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Read. Follow. Verify.New Orleans Authorized to Levy Up to 2% Sales and Hotel Taxes in Faubourg Marigny District Pending Voter Approval
Last action · April 1, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.Sponsor: Candace Newell
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What This Bill Proposed
New Orleans city officials are authorized to levy a sales tax and a hotel occupancy tax of up to 2% within the Faubourg Marigny Security and Improvement District, provided voters approve the taxes in a local election. The measures are set to take effect on July 1, 2026, if enacted.
Residents, shoppers, and hotel guests within the Faubourg Marigny district face potential new local taxes of up to 2% on retail sales, digital products, services, and hotel room rentals, pending a local referendum.
- The Faubourg Marigny Security and Improvement District is an existing political subdivision in Orleans Parish established to promote neighborhood security and quality of life initiatives. context
- House Bill 483 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature by Representative Candace N. Newell. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Faubourg Marigny Security and Improvement District residents
District residents are subject to potential new local sales taxes and voter referendums regarding district funding.
Hotel operators and guests in the district
Individuals renting hotel rooms within the district must pay a hotel occupancy tax of up to 2% if approved by voters.
City of New Orleans
The governing authority is granted the power to levy, collect, and contract administration for the new sales and hotel occupancy taxes.
Key Facts
- The governing authority of the city of New Orleans is authorized to levy and collect a sales and use tax within the Faubourg Marigny Security and Improvement District not to exceed two percent.
- The sales tax applies to retail sales, leases, rentals, consumption, distribution, storage of tangible personal property or digital products, and services within the district boundaries.
- Imposition of the sales tax requires approval by a majority of qualified electors of the district voting on the proposition at an election.
- The city of New Orleans is authorized to levy a hotel occupancy tax not to exceed two percent of the rent or fee charged for hotel rooms located within the district.
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- The hotel occupancy tax must be paid by the person who exercises or is entitled to occupancy of the hotel room when the fee is paid.
- The hotel occupancy tax requires approval by a majority of electors of the district voting at an election.
- The governing authority may contract with any public entity authorized to collect sales or use taxes for the collection of the hotel occupancy tax.
- The district is authorized to solicit and accept additional voluntary contributions and grants.
- The Act becomes effective on July 1, 2026.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 1, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
- Mar 31, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title. Lies over under the rules.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 26, 2026HouseIntroducedPrefiled. To be introduced at a later date.
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Expansion of District Funding Mechanisms
The bill expands the funding tools available to the Faubourg Marigny Security and Improvement District from parcel fees and voluntary contributions to include local sales and hotel occupancy taxes.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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