Cigarette Taxes in Louisiana
Tax News
There are currently no proposals to increase cigarette taxes in Louisiana.
However, your help is still needed to fight potential federal excise tax increases. Contact your member of congress today and make your voice heard:
- Call your member of congress 1.877.857.8074 (toll-free)
- Email your member of congress
Tax Facts
The excise tax on one pack of cigarettes in Louisiana is currently $0.36.
Take a closer look at the cigarette tax dollars being collected in Louisiana in FY2007.
| Excise Taxes | Sales Taxes | Tobacco Settlement Payments | Total Smoker Payments FY2007 | |
| State: Local: |
$133,781,000 $0 |
$52,026,000 $0 |
$135,800,000 | $321,607,000 |
Total Smoker Cigarette Payments
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| Per year: | $321,607,000 |
| Per day: | $880,512 |
| Per hour: | $36,688 |
| Per minute: | $611 |
| Per second: | $10.19 |
Help prevent more state tobacco tax increases.
Call 1.877.857.8074 or email your state representative.
Fight Federal Tobacco Tax Increases
A proposal to fund SCHIP with increased federal cigarette taxes was delayed until March 2009. Learn more about FET tax.
Call 1.877.857.8074 (toll-free)
or email your
member of Congress.
get the facts
How much do you pay?