Welcome to Baton Rouge: Home to nation’s third-highest sales tax rate

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Those making purchases in Baton Rouge are paying some of the highest sales tax rates in the country, a new Tax Foundation report finds. The combined 10% rate in Baton Rouge—5% to the state and 5% levied locally—ranks the city third in the country for the highest sales tax. Long Beach, California, and Chicago, Illinois,

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