Louisiana hunters eligible for tax break on some consumer purchases this weekend

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Hunters in Louisiana will not have to pay state and local sales taxes on some consumer purchases during the Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday.

The holiday runs from Friday, Sept. 6 through Sunday, Sept. 8.

According to the Louisiana Department of Revenue, “The sales tax exemption applies to all consumer purchases of firearms, ammunition and specified hunting supplies, including archery items, hunting apparel and certain types of knives.”

The sales tax exemption does not apply to certain purchases. LDR said those purchases “include hunting dogs, animal feed, off-road vehicles and vessels such as airboats.”

More information about purchases that are eligible and ineligible can be found in this bulletin.

LDR said, “The exemption applies to individual consumer purchases only.” They said business and commercial purchases are not part of the exemption.