- Home occupation permit required:
- Varies
- Details:
- No parish-specific home occupation ordinance identified. Local ordinances are NOT preempted by state law. Parish may have home occupation zoning requirements. Sales tax certificate from parish tax authority required before selling.
- Home kitchen:
- Annual sales cap $30,000. No license, permit, or registration required (only sales tax certificates from LA Dept of Revenue and local parish tax authority). No food handler cert required. No kitchen inspection required. Direct-to-consumer and limited retail/wholesale allowed. Big Four (breads, cakes, cookies, pies) are direct-to-consumer only. Other low-risk foods may be sold wholesale to restaurants/retail stores. Prohibited: meat/poultry/fish, fresh dairy, low-acid canned goods, fermented foods, cannabis-infused products. Cream/custard items must use pasteurized milk only.
Last verified 2026-05-06. Not legal advice.
