Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday

September 5–7, 2025

No state or local sales tax on eligible items!

Eligible Items

Sales tax does not apply to consumer purchases of the following:

    •    Firearms: shotguns, rifles, pistols, revolvers, and other legal handguns

    •    Ammunition: any ammo fired from a firearm

    •    Archery equipment: bows, crossbows, arrows, quivers, shafts, cases, accessories

    •    Hunting apparel: camouflage clothing, jackets, hats, gloves, mittens, face masks, thermal underwear (must be marketed for hunting use)

    •    Hunting boots or shoes

    •    Bags for game or hunting gear

    •    Tools designed for hunting

    •    Firearm cases and accessories

    •    Pirogues

    •    Range finders

    •    Knives (if marketed for hunting)

    •    Decoys

    •    Tree stands and blinds

    •    Chairs for hunting (not household/recreational chairs)

    •    Optics: rifle scopes, hunting binoculars, shooting glasses

    •    Hearing protection gear/enhancements

    •    Holsters, hunting belts, slings

    •    Miscellaneous hunting gear (e.g., deer corn, other supplies primarily for hunting) 

Ineligible Items

Sales tax still applies to these purchases:

    •    Animals used for hunting (e.g., dogs)

    •    Animal feed for domesticated animals

    •    Toys or off-road vehicles (ATVs, go-carts, dirt bikes, mini-bikes, motorcycles, etc.)

    •    Golf carts, tractors, motor vehicles for street/highway use

    •    Heavy equipment (cranes, forklifts, backhoes, bulldozers, etc.)

    •    Float tubes, vessels, and airboats

    •    Household/recreational knives, chairs, furniture, or clothing not marketed as hunting gear 

 Note: Applies only to in-store consumer purchases, not business/commercial buys.