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Wholesale alcohol rules in Louisiana

Whether a producer may sell direct to a retailer here, by beverage class. Each row says how well sourced it is: whether we read the statute ourselves, or are still working from our own notes or a secondary summary.

This is the producer-to-retailer lane. Sales through a licensed wholesaler are the ordinary route and are not what these rows describe. Nothing here is legal advice — it is a record of what we read, published so you can check it.

Beer

Open, but conditional

Condition: A SECOND permit ($1,500/yr), AND the brewery must have NO wholesaler distribution agreement at all - 26:242(C) makes the two mutually exclusive - AND a warehouse separate from the brewery, AND dedicated delivery equipment.

La. R.S. 26:242 — verified 2026-10-26.

Wine

Closed

La. R.S. 26:359(A), (B)(1) — verified 2026-10-26.

Spirits

Closed

La. R.S. 26:359(A) — verified 2026-10-26.

RTD / canned cocktails

Open, but conditional

Condition: An RTD follows its base, and the three bases do not agree here — beer: conditional, wine: prohibited, spirits: prohibited. The order does not carry the base.

Derived from this state's beer, wine and spirits lanes (La. R.S. 26:242; La. R.S. 26:359(A), (B)(1); La. R.S. 26:359(A))

A class not listed above is one nobody has read yet — not even a secondary summary. It is not a finding that Louisiana forbids it. Every row above links the statute it rests on, so you can check the reading for yourself.