News & Announcements

February 18, 2026

State tax relief available to Louisiana residents affected by January winter storm

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue is granting automatic filing and payment extensions to state taxpayers affected by severe winter weather in January 2026.

February 05, 2026

USPS Postmark Changes May Affect Timely Tax Filings and Payments

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) is advising taxpayers of a change in how the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) applies postmarks to mailed items. This change may affect whether certain mailed tax returns and payments are considered timely.

January 19, 2026

Louisiana state income tax filing begins Monday, Jan. 26

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) will begin accepting 2025 state individual income tax returns on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026.

December 10, 2025

Monroe tax preparer arrested for fraud

BATON ROUGE – A Monroe woman faces multiple felony charges for a fraud scheme to steal tens of thousands of dollars in state income tax refunds.

December 04, 2025

State expands electronic filing and payment mandate for business taxes

BATON ROUGE – Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the Louisiana Department of Revenue will expand its electronic filing and payment mandate to business tax returns, forms, payments and fees including all withholding taxes and most sales & use taxes.

October 06, 2025

Louisiana Department of Revenue to stop accepting cash payments

BATON 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. 5-7

BATON 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 suspensions

BATON 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 vapes

BATON 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 recovery

A 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.