Louisiana Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Louisiana bases the plate fee on the value at purchase and bills two years at a time.

Verified September 20, 2026 · against the official fee schedule

Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes — R.S. 47:463, private passenger vehicles. Fee schedule from the Office of Motor Vehicles.
“For an automobile having an actual value of ten thousand dollars or less, the annual license tax shall be ten dollars ... greater than ten thousand dollars, the annual license tax shall be the base tax of ten dollars plus an additional tax of one dollar per each one thousand dollars of actual value above ten thousand dollars.”
Last verified: September 20, 2026.

Vehicle value at purchase (USD)

New title needed (adds $68.50)

Electric vehicle (adds $110 per year road usage fee)

Hybrid vehicle (adds $60 per year road usage fee)

How the value is treated

The statute fixes the value at the time of purchase or first renewal and uses that same figure for every renewal afterward. There is no depreciation. A vehicle worth $10,000 or less pays the $10 minimum, which becomes $20 for the two-year plate.

Amounts of $500 or more round up to the next $1,000 and amounts under $500 are ignored, which is why the fee moves in $1 steps.

The road usage fee moved

The electric and hybrid road usage fees are not part of the registration tax. Through 2025 they were paid to the Department of Revenue with your income tax return. Starting in 2026 the Office of Motor Vehicles collects them instead.

A local fee of up to $6 may also apply depending on the parish.

Estimates only. The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles issues the final bill. This page does not collect or store anything you enter.