Louisiana bill would end local sales taxes on groceries, soft drinks and other essentials

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A bill filed for the 2025 regular legislative session would eliminate local sales tax on certain food and beverage items in Louisiana.

House Bill 229, authored by Rep. Danny McCormick (R-Oil City), proposes a mandatory local sales and use tax exemption on the same types of grocery items that are already exempt from state sales tax.

If passed, local governments would no longer be able to tax the following:

• Food for home consumption...