Messages from Louisiana Officals
I’m proud to welcome you to Louisiana. Whether you are here for business or for pleasure, I hope you will enjoy all that our great state has to offer. In Louisiana, you will find a rich cultural heritage that is celebrated in our food, our music, and our traditions. We have a vibrant arts community, museums that showcase our unique history, and a state park system that captures Louisiana’s natural beauty and offers a variety of recreational resources.You will also find in Louisiana some of the nation’s fastest-growing companies, cutting-edge biomedical research and development, a business friendly environment and a productive work force. Louisiana is a great place to visit, live, work and play. We hope you think so, too.
Mitchell J. Landrieu
Lieutenant Governor
As Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue, I welcome you to Louisiana’s Tax Free Shopping Program. The program is designed to boost foreign tourism and to complement every attraction in our state by issuing refunds of sales tax paid on retail purchases made by international visitors to Louisiana. Our state was the first state in the nation to approve a tax-free shopping program for foreign visitors. We warmly welcome all international visitors to our wonderful state and invite you to shop Tax Free at more than 1,000 stores statewide.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Bridges, Secretary
Louisiana Department of Revenue
