Louisiana Cottage Food Law

Louisiana's cottage food law sets an annual revenue cap of $30,000 and producers must register with the state before the first sale. Direct sales and farmers markets only.

Watch for: Cap was raised to $30K in recent years — older guides may still show $25K.

Annual revenue cap

$30,000

Permit / registration

Registration required

Kitchen inspection

Required

Food handler training

Not required

Acidified foods

Excluded

Interstate shipping

In-state only

Where you can sell

Direct sales and farmers markets only.

Direct (in-person)
Farmers markets

What's required before your first sale

Registration plus home kitchen inspection required.

Label requirements

Name and address of the individual who prepared the food
Complete ingredient list in descending order of predominance by weight (with sub-ingredients in parentheses for compound ingredients)
Net quantity of contents per the federal packaged-food baseline (21 CFR Part 101)
A disclosure that clearly indicates the food was not produced in a licensed or regulated facility (La. R.S. 40:4.9) — the statute prescribes the required meaning, not an exact sentence, so the producer supplies wording that conveys it
Federal allergen labeling under FALCPA + FASTER Act: "Contains:" statement for any of the nine major allergens (milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame)

How Ardent Seller helps

Generate your Louisiana disclosure label in one click

Ardent Seller assembles a print-ready cottage food label for Louisiana from data you already track — the state's required disclosure statement rendered verbatim (and sized to meet the state's minimum type size where one applies), your operator info, ingredients in descending order by weight, the federal "Contains:" allergen line, net weight, and lot code. A validation checklist flags anything Louisiana requires that's missing before you print. Included on every plan.

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