LAPLACE — St. John the Baptist Parish is participating in Louisiana’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday Friday and Saturday by exempting 5 percent local sales tax in addition to the state’s 2 percent sales tax on the first $2,500 of the purchase price of tangible personal property for non-business use.

The holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday and continues through 11:59 p.m. Saturday.

In addition to the specific exclusions in the Act for vehicles and meals, the sales tax holiday will not apply to purchases of taxable services such as hotel occupancy; amusement, recreational and athletic admissions; repairs to tangible personal property; laundry, cleaning, pressing, and dyeing services; vehicle parking; the furnishing of cold storage space; printing services; and telecommunication services or to leases or rentals of tangible personal property.

For more information on the sales tax holiday, visit revenue.louisiana.gov/NewsAndPublications/SalesTaxHoliday.