Tourist tax›United States›checked 24 Oct 2026
Tourist tax in New Orleans
This is the tax inside New Orleans's own boundary. Neighbouring towns, including the ones near the airport, set their own; it follows where your accommodation is.
Across every type of stay. Your exact stay depends on dates, star rating, children and night limits: the calculator works it out.
- $1.00 to $3.00 per room per night plus 15% to 17% of the room price per night, all year.
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Quick answers
Do children pay the tourist tax in New Orleans?
It is charged per room (or as a share of the room price), not per person, so children don't change it.
How do you pay the tourist tax in New Orleans?
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Every rate and rule
Louisiana state sales tax on hotel rooms (3% at hotels of 10+ rooms, 5% at 9 or fewer) (State of Louisiana sales tax on room rentals (Orleans Parish))
Set by Louisiana Department of Revenue · 2 rates
Louisiana state sales tax on hotel rooms (3% at hotels of 10+ rooms, 5% at 9 or fewer) (State of Louisiana sales tax on room rentals (Orleans Parish))
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay: 10 or more rooms at a single location | 3% of the room price, per night (as the source defines it) |
| All types of stay: 9 or fewer rooms at a single location | 5% of the room price, per night (as the source defines it) |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Source: Louisiana state sales tax (2024 sales tax reform, rates until 2029-12-31), checked 24 Oct 2026.
Superdome (Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District) hotel tax (4%) (Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District Room Occupancy Tax)
Set by Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District (collected by the Louisiana Department of Revenue) · 1 rate
Superdome (Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District) hotel tax (4%) (Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District Room Occupancy Tax)
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 4% of the room price, per night (as the source defines it) |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Source: LSED hotel occupancy tax, Orleans and Jefferson parishes, as listed by LDR, checked 24 Oct 2026.
Convention center (Morial Exhibition Hall Authority) hotel tax (3%) (Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Tax)
Set by Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (collected by the Louisiana Department of Revenue) · 1 rate
Convention center (Morial Exhibition Hall Authority) hotel tax (3%) (Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Tax)
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 3% of the room price, per night (as the source defines it) |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Source: Exhibition Hall Authority hotel occupancy tax, Orleans Parish only, as listed by LDR, checked 24 Oct 2026.
Convention center (Exhibition Hall Authority) $ per room per night ($0.50 to $2.00 by hotel size) (Exhibition Hall Authority Additional Paid Occupancy Tax)
Set by Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (collected by the Louisiana Department of Revenue) · 3 rates
Convention center (Exhibition Hall Authority) $ per room per night ($0.50 to $2.00 by hotel size) (Exhibition Hall Authority Additional Paid Occupancy Tax)
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay: hotel with 10 to 299 rooms | $0.50 per room, per night |
| All types of stay: hotel with 300 to 999 rooms | $1.00 per room, per night |
| All types of stay: hotel with 1,000 or more rooms | $2.00 per room, per night |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Source: Exhibition Hall Authority additional paid occupancy tax (Form R-1325), checked 24 Oct 2026.
Orleans Parish (City of New Orleans) sales tax on hotel rooms (5%) (Orleans Parish sales tax on hotel/motel sales)
Set by City of New Orleans Bureau of Revenue · 1 rate
Orleans Parish (City of New Orleans) sales tax on hotel rooms (5%) (Orleans Parish sales tax on hotel/motel sales)
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 5% of the room price, per night (as the source defines it) |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Source: City Code of New Orleans, sales tax on furnishing of sleeping rooms (secs. 150-441, 150-576, as cited on Form 8010), checked 24 Oct 2026.
New Orleans hotel occupancy privilege tax ($0.50 or $1.00 per room per night) (Orleans Parish Hotel Occupancy Privilege Tax)
Set by City of New Orleans Bureau of Revenue · 2 rates
New Orleans hotel occupancy privilege tax ($0.50 or $1.00 per room per night) (Orleans Parish Hotel Occupancy Privilege Tax)
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay: 1 to 299 rooms | $0.50 per room, per night |
| All types of stay: 300 rooms or more | $1.00 per room, per night |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Source: City Code of New Orleans sec. 150-1002 (as cited on Form 8010), checked 24 Oct 2026.
Checked 24 Oct 2026 · next check due by 22 Jan 2027.