Louisiana Business Licenses

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Louisiana State Licensing Agencies

Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Louisiana that a business should check for business license requirements.

East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
Board of Pharmacy
Department of Insurance
Department of Justice - Public Protection Division - Charities
Department of Revenue

Department of Revenue - Alcohol and Tobacco Control Office
Horticulture Commission
Office of Charitable Gaming
Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board
Real Estate Commission

Secretary of State - Commercial Division
State Board of Architectural Examiners
State Board of Private Investigator Examiners
State Licensing Board for Contractors
Workforce Commission
State Board of CPAs of

Louisiana Local Business Licences

Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Louisiana that a business should check for local business license requirements.

County / Parish

Acadia Parish
Allen Parish
Ascension Parish
Assumption Parish
Avoyelles Parish
Beauregard Parish
Bienville Parish
Bossier Parish
Caddo Parish
Calcasieu Parish
Caldwell Parish
Cameron Parish
Catahoula Parish
Claiborne Parish
Concordia Parish
De Soto Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
East Carroll Parish
East Feliciana Parish
Evangeline Parish
Franklin Parish

Grant Parish
Iberia Parish
Iberville Parish
Jackson Parish
Jefferson Davis Parish
Jefferson Parish
La Salle Parish
Lafayette Parish
Lafourche Parish
Lincoln Parish
Livingston Parish
Madison Parish
Morehouse Parish
Natchitoches Parish
Orleans Parish
Ouachita Parish
Plaquemines Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish
Rapides Parish
Red River Parish
Richland Parish

Sabine Parish
St. Bernard Parish
St. Charles Parish
St. Helena Parish
St. James Parish
St. John the Baptist Parish
St. Landry Parish
St. Martin Parish
St. Mary Parish
St. Tammany Parish
Tangipahoa Parish
Tensas Parish
Terrebonne Parish
Union Parish
Vermilion Parish
Vernon Parish
Washington Parish
Webster Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish
West Carroll Parish
West Feliciana Parish
Winn Parish

City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood

Abbeville
Addis
Alexandria
Ama
Amelia
Amite City
Arabi
Arcadia
Arnaudville
Baker
Ball
Barksdale Air Force Base
Bastrop
Baton Rouge
Bayou Cane
Belle Chasse
Benton
Blanchard
Bogalusa
Bossier City
Boutte
Breaux Bridge
Broussard
Bunkie
Buras-Triumph
Cade
Calhoun
Cameron
Carencro
Carlyss
Centerville
Central
Chalmette
Chataignier
Chauvin
Clinton
Colfax
Collinston
Columbia
Convent
Coushatta
Covington
Crowley
Cut Off
Delcambre
Denham Springs
DeRidder
Destrehan
Donaldsonville
Downsville
Duson
Elm Grove
Elmwood
Empire
Enterprise
Estelle
Eunice
Evangeline
Farmerville
Ferriday
Folsom
Fort Polk South
Franklin

Franklinton
Galliano
Geismar
Golden Meadow
Gonzales
Grambling
Grand Coteau
Grayson
Greensburg
Greenwood
Gretna
Hahnville
Hammond
Harahan
Harrisonburg
Harvey
Haughton
Holden
Homer
Houma
Independence
Inniswold
Iota
Jackson
Jefferson
Jena
Jennings
Jonesboro
Jonesville
Kaplan
Keithville
Kenner
Killona
Kinder
Lacombe
Lafayette
Lake Charles
Lake Providence
LaPlace
Larose
Leesville
Lillie
Livingston
Livonia
Lockport
Logansport
Luling
Lutcher
Madisonville
Mandeville
Mansfield
Many
Maringouin
Marksville
Marrero
Mathews
Metairie
Minden
Monroe
Morgan City
Moss Bluff
Napoleonville
Natchitoches

Negreet
New Iberia
New Orleans
New Roads
Norco
Oak Grove
Oakdale
Oberlin
Old Jefferson
Opelousas
Patterson
Pearl River
Pierre Part
Pineville
Plain Dealing
Plaquemine
Plattenville
Ponchatoula
Port Allen
Prairieville
Raceland
Rayne
Rayville
Reserve
River Ridge
Robert
Ruston
Saint Bernard
Saint Francisville
Saint Joseph
Saint Martinville
Saint Rose
Scott
Shenandoah
Shreveport
Sicily Island
Slaughter
Slidell
Sorrento
Springhill
Sulphur
Summerfield
Sunset
Sunshine
Tallulah
Terrytown
Thibodaux
Trout
Vacherie
Vidalia
Ville Platte
Vivian
Waggaman
Walker
Waterproof
Welsh
West Monroe
Westlake
Westwego
Winnfield
Winnsboro
Youngsville
Zachary