STATE-administered: Louisiana Dept of Health (LDH) runs retail food permitting statewide via a single fee schedule; there is no separate parish schedule for Lafayette Parish. Class 7 covers restaurants, bars, meat/seafood markets - a single operator with multiple locations pays the tapering per-permit fee. Fees are collected at opening unless fee-exempt (state/local government facilities, churches and nonprofits are exempt).
STATE-administered: a mobile unit permitted in one parish does NOT need another permit or additional fee to operate in another parish (statewide reciprocity). Some parishes/cities may require a separate application/occupational license before the unit operates locally; contact the parish sanitarian to have the vehicle inspected.
| Category | Annual fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bar / limited food service | $100 (1st permit); $75 each (2nd-5th); $50 each (6th+) | STATE-administered: bars are explicitly part of LDH Class 7 (restaurants, bars, meat/seafood markets) on the same tapering per-permit schedule. |
| Grocery / market with deli | Grocery (>=60% food sales, Class 1-5): $75 (<$500,000), $125 ($500,000-$1,000,000), $250 ($1,000,001-$2,500,000), $400 ($2,500,001-$5,000,000), $500 (over $5,000,000). Non-grocery (<60% food, Class 6): same tiers, charged per operation type. | STATE-administered: LDH prices grocery/market by gross revenue; a store with <60% food sales is Class 6 on the same dollar tiers. |
| Bakery / food processing | null - a retail bakery that prepares food is permitted as a Class 7 restaurant ($100 first permit); commercial food manufacturing/processing is regulated separately under LDH's manufactured-food/new-food-manufacturer program, not the retail fee schedule. Confirm the applicable path with the Bureau of Sanitarian Services. | STATE-administered: retail vs. manufacturing determines the licensing path in Louisiana. |
| Temporary / seasonal event | Special Event / Temporary permit: flat $25. Fair or Festival: flat $25 for the event (permit issued to the sponsor; individual approved stands pay no fee). Seasonal permit: $10 per month of operation (minimum $10). | STATE-administered LDH schedule; fair/festival is a single sponsor permit. |
| Pushcart / mobile vending | $100 (Mobile Unit - same as Class 7 first-permit fee) | STATE-administered: a mobile unit permitted in one parish needs no additional permit/fee to operate in another parish (statewide reciprocity); a local application/occupational license may still be required. |