Mission and Vision

Mission

The Louisiana Department of Revenue is dedicated to fairly and efficiently administering the state’s tax laws to ensure compliance while providing exceptional customer service. We are committed to fostering public trust, enhancing economic growth, and maximizing revenue collection to support essential services that benefit all citizens of Louisiana.

Vision

To be a trusted leader in tax administration, fostering economic prosperity and public confidence through innovation, transparency, and service excellence.

Values

  • Unity – one team, working together to accomplish our common goals.
  • Communication – an environment that encourages an ongoing, creative exchange of ideas between employees and management.
  • Responsiveness – a focus on identifying and satisfying external and internal customer needs.
  • Professionalism – a reputation (with internal and external customers) of fairness, courtesy, and reliability.
  • Integrity – an ethical standard of honesty and consistency.
  • Trust – a mutual respect and a shared confidence between managers and all fellow employees.

Updated February 10, 2025


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News & Announcements

September 02, 2025

Hunters get a tax break during the 2nd Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday, Sept. 5-7

BATON ROUGE – Consumer purchases of firearms, ammunition and a wide range of hunting supplies are exempt from state and local sales tax during the Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday, Friday, Sept. 5 through Sunday, Sept. 7.

August 26, 2025

LDR partners with OMV in Lafayette to resolve driver’s license suspensions

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) is partnering with the state Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) to help Lafayette-area taxpayers resolve driver’s license suspensions.

August 25, 2025

New Orleans-area suspects arrested; products seized in crackdown on illegal vapes

BATON ROUGE – A state task force arrested four people and confiscated tens of thousands of banned substances in the second phase of a statewide crackdown on illegal and unauthorized vape products.


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