October 06, 2025
Louisiana Department of Revenue to stop accepting cash paymentsBATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge office of the Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) will stop accepting cash payments effective Nov. 1, 2025.
September 02, 2025
Hunters get a tax break during the 2nd Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday, Sept. 5-7BATON ROUGE – Consumer purchases of firearms, ammunition and a wide range of hunting supplies are exempt from state and local sales tax during the Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday, Friday, Sept. 5 through Sunday, Sept. 7.
August 26, 2025
LDR partners with OMV in Lafayette to resolve driver’s license suspensionsBATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) is partnering with the state Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) to help Lafayette-area taxpayers resolve driver’s license suspensions.
August 25, 2025
New Orleans-area suspects arrested; products seized in crackdown on illegal vapesBATON ROUGE – A state task force arrested four people and confiscated tens of thousands of banned substances in the second phase of a statewide crackdown on illegal and unauthorized vape products.
August 12, 2025
Guilty plea resolves fraud investigation related to Hurricane Ida recoveryA guilty plea in a Baton Rouge criminal court closes the investigation into a fraud case related to the recovery process following Hurricane Ida in 2021.
July 31, 2025
New penalties for Kratom in effect Aug. 1Starting Aug. 1, 2025, severe new penalties are in effect for the possession of the herbal supplement known as Kratom. Kratom is sold often as an energy booster, pain reliever and mood lifter. Its potential harmful side effects include liver toxicity, seizures and death.
July 28, 2025
Millions in state tax refunds moving to Unclaimed Property if taxpayers don’t claim themBATON ROUGE – Louisiana taxpayers have until Sept. 6, 2025, to claim millions of dollars in state tax refunds before they become unclaimed property.
June 16, 2025
Suspects arrested, products seized and businesses closed in multi-agency vape crackdownBATON ROUGE – A multi-agency state and federal crackdown on unauthorized vape products in Louisiana resulted in ten arrests and more than $1 million worth of illegal vape pens, pods, juices and other products taken off the streets.
June 12, 2025
Louisiana men arrested for gambling-related tax fraud schemeBATON ROUGE – Two Louisiana men face felony charges for their alleged involvement in a scheme to steal of hundreds of thousands of dollars in state income tax refunds.
May 14, 2025
Tax preparer arrested for gambling-related tax fraud schemeA Louisiana tax preparer faces felony charges over an alleged scheme to steal tens of thousands of dollars in fraudulent income tax refunds.