Louisiana cottage food laws
Rules change, so always confirm with the official Louisiana source.
The law: Low-risk foods prepared at home; R.S. 40:4.9
What you can sell
Listed foods include breads, cakes, cookies, pies, candies, cane syrup, dried mixes, honey, jams, pickles, acidified foods, sauces, syrups and spices. The statute expressly gives sanitation and temperature rules for cream/custard bakery products.
What you can't sell
Animal muscle protein and fish protein are excluded. CBD foods are prohibited unless FDA approves CBD as a food additive.
Do you need a license or permit?
The statute exempts qualifying home preparation from specified sanitary-code requirements. Register to collect applicable local sales/use taxes and hold the parish sales-tax certificate; bakery preparers cannot employ helpers under this exemption.
Sales limits
Gross annual sales must be below $30,000; the exemption does not apply at $30,000 or more.
Where you can sell
Breads, cakes, cookies and pies cannot be sold for resale. Online ordering, shipping and interstate permissions were not confirmed in the statute.
Label requirements
Affix a label clearly indicating that the food was not produced in a licensed or regulated facility; no exact sentence is prescribed here. Unprocessed raw honey retaining natural pollen has an exception.
Good to know
This summary uses the currently published statute, not the original text of proposed 2025 HB150. The proposal alone is not proof of enactment. Some details on this page could not be fully confirmed from official sources, so check with the state agency before you sell.
Pricing your products
Knowing your real cost per item matters as much as following the law.
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General summary, not legal advice.
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