Check List for New Businesses:
 
  1. Complete a General Registration Application.
  2. If business is a corporation, LLC, or LLP, organization must be in good standing with the LA Secretary of State.
  3. If the business is located in the unincorporated area of Jefferson Parish, a zoning clearance issued by the Jefferson Parish Department of Inspection and Code Enforcement must be obtained. Zoning clearances may be obtained at the following locations:
    • 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 101, Harahan, LA (504) 736-6957
    • 400 Maple Street, Harvey, LA (504) 364-3514
  4. If the trade name of the business does not include your full legal name or the name of the corporation, LLC or LLP, a receipt indicating that the trade name of the business has been recorded with the Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court. The Clerk of Court requires a notarized affidavit and imposes a fee for recordation. Trade name recordation may be completed at the following Clerk of Court offices:
    • 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 603, Harahan, LA (504) 736-6390
    • Gretna Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Suite 2200 Gretna, LA (504) 364-2943
  5. If applicable, the appropriate license tax due. Checks should be made payable to Newell Normand, Sheriff and Tax Collector.
  6. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. You may mail your completed application, along with the proper documents and remittance referenced above, to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Revenue and Taxation, P.O. Box 248, Gretna, LA 70054-0248 or you may visit one of our offices below:
    • Gretna Courthouse, 200 Derbigny Street, 1st Floor, Suite 1200, Gretna, LA
    • 1233 Westbank Expressway, Bldg. B., 4th Floor, Room 423, Harvey, LA
Applicants should consult with the following governmental agencies for additional regulatory requirements that may apply.

LA Department of Revenue
LA Alcohol Beverage Control Board
Jefferson Parish Health Unit
Jefferson Parish Zoning Department
Internal Revenue Service


This site was designed by JPSO. For information about Revenue and Taxation, contact Chief Gregory A. Ruppert