Louisiana Sales Tax Rates: St James Parish

Louisiana:

St James Parish, Louisiana Sales Tax Rate 2026 Up to 10.25%

The St James Parish Sales Tax is 3.5%

A county-wide sales tax rate of 3.5% is applicable to localities in St James Parish, in addition to the 5% Louisiana sales tax.

Some cities and local governments in St James Parish collect additional local sales taxes, which can be as high as 1.75%.

Here's how St James Parish's maximum sales tax rate of 10.25% compares to other counties around the United States:

Lower maximum sales tax than 86% of Louisiana counties
Higher maximum sales tax than 91% of counties nationwide

Last updated June 2026

Tax Rates By City in St James Parish, Louisiana

The total sales tax rate in any given location can be broken down into state, county, city, and special district rates. Louisiana has a 5% sales tax and St James Parish collects an additional 3.5%, so the minimum sales tax rate in St James Parish is 8.5% (not including any city or special district taxes). This table shows the total sales tax rates for all cities and towns in St James Parish, including all local taxes.

City	Sales Tax Rate	Tax Jurisdiction
Vacherie	10.25%	St John The Baptist
Gramercy	9.5%	Lutcher
Paulina	8.5%	St James
Lutcher	9.5%	Lutcher
Saint James	9.5%	Ascension
Convent	8.5%	St James
Hester	8.5%	St James
Uncle Sam	8.5%	St James

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St James Parish, Louisiana has a maximum sales tax rate of 10.25% and an approximate population of 18,438.

Sales tax rates in St James Parish are determined by four different tax jurisdictions, Ascension, Lutcher, St James and St John The Baptist.

Back to Louisiana Sales Tax Handbook Sales tax rates for St James Parish are current as of June 2026