Louisiana charges sales and use tax (state plus parish/municipal) of 5% at the state level, and local jurisdictions add their own, which brings a typical vehicle to about 10%. A trade-in does reduce the taxable price, which is real money on the deal.
Type your own numbers and see the same car priced as cash and as a loan, with the taxes and state fees for Louisiana. Nothing you type leaves this page.
To see a lease, pick a vehicle. A lease is priced on one car: what it is expected to be worth at the end (its residual) and the leasing company's money factor change by model and by month.
An estimate on the numbers you type, not an offer of credit or a quote from any dealership. Starting loan rates are Rateous's rates for each credit range and term; they are not an offer from any lender. The documentary fee starts at an example figure, the state's legal cap where it has one or $599 where it does not, not any dealership's fee; each dealership sets its own. Taxes and state fees are estimates for Louisiana; the dealership's paperwork and your motor vehicle agency have the final numbers. Nothing you type is sent, saved, or used to check your credit.
State rate rose from 4.45% to 5% on January 1, 2025 (Act 11 of 2024 3rd Extraordinary Session) and is scheduled to fall to 4.75% in 2030.
Local tax on a vehicle is collected by OMV at the parish/municipal rate of the buyer's domicile, not the dealer's location. Per the OMV parish rate data: Orleans Parish 5.0%, Jefferson Parish 4.75%, Baton Rouge 5.5%, Shreveport 4.6%-5.25%, Lake Charles 5.75%; the median domicile is 5.25%. Economic development districts can reach 8.5%; 7.75% is the highest ordinary municipal/parish combination.
Manufacturer rebates are included in the taxable sales price in Louisiana; dealer discounts reduce it.
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in New Orleans, no trade-in: the same figures the calculator above uses. The dealership's documentary fee is its own and is not included.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Title fee | $68.50 |
| Registration (est., value based) | $80.00 |
| OMV handling fee (each title/registration transaction) | $8.00 |
| In all | $156.50 |
Louisiana taxes a lease one payment at a time: the tax is added to each monthly payment, so you pay it as you go.
Pick your city for the exact combined rate where you register, plus what title and registration run there.
Louisiana charges 5% at the state level and local jurisdictions add more, so a typical combined rate on a vehicle is about 10% and can reach 12.75% at the high end. The rate is set by where you live, so pick your city above for the exact figure.
Trade-in allowance on a motor vehicle taken in trade reduces the taxable sales price (R.S. 47:301(13)).
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in New Orleans: Title fee $68.50, Registration (est., value based) $80.00, OMV handling fee (each title/registration transaction) $8.00, about $156.50 in all. License plate fee is 0.1% of the vehicle's value per year with a $10,000 minimum value ($10/year), sold in two-year increments (minimum $20). A $40,000 car pays $80 for two years.
Yes, at $436. That is the 2026 figure: under R.S. 6:969.18 the cap is adjusted for inflation each year.
Louisiana taxes a lease one payment at a time: the tax is added to each monthly payment, so you pay it as you go.