Louisiana Tax Relief for Winter Storm
Summary
The Louisiana Department of Revenue is providing automatic filing and payment extensions to individual and business taxpayers affected by Winter Storm Fern in January 2026. The extensions apply to various tax types for affected taxpayers in federally declared disaster areas, with an extended deadline of March 31, 2026.
What changed
The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LA DOR) has issued a notice granting automatic filing and payment extensions to state taxpayers impacted by Winter Storm Fern in January 2026. This relief is available to individual and business taxpayers whose homes, principal places of business, critical tax records, or tax preparers are located within federally declared disaster areas, which encompass all 64 parishes in Louisiana. The extensions cover excise tax, sales tax, severance tax, W2, L3, and 1099 forms, and withholding tax for returns and payments originally due between January 23, 2026, and February 21, 2026.
Affected taxpayers will benefit from an extended deadline of March 31, 2026, for these eligible tax filings and payments. Compliance officers should ensure that all relevant tax obligations falling within the specified period and affected by the storm are processed under this extended deadline. The LA DOR has provided Revenue Information Bulletin 26-008 for further details on the scope and application of this disaster relief measure.
What to do next
- Verify taxpayer eligibility for disaster relief based on location within declared disaster areas.
- Apply the extended filing and payment deadline of March 31, 2026, to eligible tax types.
- Consult Revenue Information Bulletin 26-008 for specific details on affected taxes and conditions.
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State tax relief available to Louisiana residents affected by January winter storm
Updated February 18, 2026
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue is granting automatic filing and payment extensions to state taxpayers affected by severe winter weather in January 2026.
The extensions are available to individual and business taxpayers whose homes, principal places of business, critical tax records or paid tax preparers are in federally declared disaster areas following Winter Storm Fern, which includes all 64 parishes in the state.
Tax returns, forms and payments eligible for these extensions include:
- Excise tax
- Sales tax
- Severance tax
- W2, L3 and 1099 forms
- Withholding tax The extensions apply to returns and payments due on or after Jan. 23, 2026, and on or before Feb. 21, 2026. The extended deadline is March 31, 2026.
Read Revenue Information Bulletin 26-008 for more information.
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