Louisiana Tax Relief for Winter Storm Survivors

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Published February 18th, 2026

Detected March 17th, 2026

Summary

The Louisiana Department of Revenue is providing automatic filing and payment extensions to taxpayers affected by Winter Storm Fern. This relief applies to all 64 parishes and extends deadlines for various tax types originally due between January 23, 2026, and February 21, 2026, to March 31, 2026.

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What changed

The Louisiana Department of Revenue (DOR) has announced automatic filing and payment extensions for state taxpayers impacted by Winter Storm Fern, which affected all 64 parishes. This relief covers individual and business taxpayers whose homes, principal places of business, critical tax records, or tax preparers are located in federally declared disaster areas. The extensions apply to excise, sales, severance, W2, L3, 1099, and withholding taxes originally due from January 23, 2026, to February 21, 2026.

Affected taxpayers will now have until March 31, 2026, to file their returns and make payments. This notice is based on Revenue Information Bulletin 26-008. Compliance officers should ensure that all relevant tax filings and payments due within the specified period are processed by the new March 31, 2026 deadline, and that internal systems are updated to reflect this extended compliance period.

What to do next

Update internal systems to reflect the March 31, 2026, tax filing and payment deadline for affected Louisiana taxpayers.
Ensure all tax returns and payments due between January 23, 2026, and February 21, 2026, for eligible taxpayers are processed by the new March 31, 2026 deadline.
Review Revenue Information Bulletin 26-008 for specific details on eligible tax types and taxpayer criteria.

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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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