Louisiana: the home-kitchen movement
Cottage food (restricted) Cottage food law
Louisiana exempts home preparers of defined 'low-risk foods' from the state Sanitary Code and commercial kitchen rules under La. R.S. 40:4.9, with no health permit or inspection required, as long as gross annual sales stay under $100,000.
Status, history, and administering agency are verified from the state law guide's primary sources. Supporter/opposition research for this state is still in progress — nothing is listed until it can be sourced.
Where it stands
2022: HB 828 (Act 357) raised the sales cap from $20,000 to $30,000, effective 8/1/2022. 2025: HB 150 (Coates), a food-freedom-style bill creating 'farm food products' (proposed R.S. 40:4.13) with a $150,000 cap, passed the House 70-21 on 6/8/2025 but died in the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee — never became law. 2026: HB 403 (Coates), Act 801, raised the cap from $30,000 to $100,000, effective 8/1/2026. No pending bills or scheduled future changes found as of 9/29/2026; the 2026 Regular Session has adjourned.
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Cottage food fight in Louisiana
How we got here
- 2022 — Cottage food law Cottage food fight
2022: HB 828 (Act 357) raised the sales cap from $20,000 to $30,000, effective 8/1/2022. Source - 2025 — Cottage food law
2025: HB 150 (Coates), a food-freedom-style bill creating 'farm food products' (proposed R.S. Source - 2025 — Cottage food law
40:4.13) with a $150,000 cap, passed the House 70-21 on 6/8/2025 but died in the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee — never became law. Source - 2026 — Cottage food law Cottage food fight
2026: HB 403 (Coates), Act 801, raised the cap from $30,000 to $100,000, effective 8/1/2026. Source
Supporters
Supporter research for this state is in progress — nothing is listed until it can be sourced.
Opposition
No on-record opposition has been verified for this state yet.
The deciders
Governor
Office of the Governor of Louisiana (name not yet verified in this research pass)
Contact the deciders
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