News & Announcements

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January 08, 2025

To reduce costs, LDR to cease mailing state sales tax returns to businesses

Louisiana Department of Revenue will cease printing and mailing copies of the Louisiana state sales tax return to businesses registered for sales tax in the state.

December 11, 2024

Tax preparer faces multiple felony fraud charges

A Terrebonne Parish woman faces multiple felony charges for the attempted theft of thousands of dollars in fraudulent state income tax refunds.

October 01, 2024

LDR partners with OMV in Lake Charles to resolve driver’s license suspensions

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) is partnering with the state Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) in Lake Charles to help resolve driver’s license suspensions due to non-payment of taxes.

September 16, 2024

LDR provides state tax relief to Louisiana residents following Hurricane Francine

The Louisiana Department of Revenue is granting automatic filing and payment extensions to individual and business taxpayers affected by Hurricane Francine.

September 09, 2024

Protect tax records and financial documents from weather-related threats (Francine 2024)

As Tropical Storm Francine takes potential aim at the Gulf Coast, the Louisiana Department of Revenue encourages taxpayers to protect their tax records and other financial documents from flood damage and other weather-related threats.

September 03, 2024

Hunters get a tax break during the 2nd Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday, Sept. 6-8

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. 6 through Sunday, Sept. 8.


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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.


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