New Orleans Transfer Tax Calculator

Every layer that applies to a New Orleans sale, added up.

Verified September 21, 2026 · city ordinance and state source checked

Sale price (USD)

Who pays in New Orleans

Seller, donor or mortgagor at recording.

What catches people out

Louisiana banned transfer taxes in 2011, but New Orleans kept the flat documentary tax it already had. It is $325 whether the house sells for $150,000 or $2 million. Everywhere else in Louisiana there is no transfer tax at all. A $500 penalty applies if it is not paid within 30 days.

Sources

Orleans Parish Civil District Court Clerk, Documentary Tax
“All of the above documents are assessed a flat tax of $325.00 except mortgages whose loan amount is under $9,000.00.”

Louisiana Constitution Art. VII § 2.3
“No new tax or fee upon the sale or transfer of immovable property ... shall be levied ... after November 30, 2011.”

Last verified: September 21, 2026.

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