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Louisiana property tax

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Statewide rules

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Penalty statute

R.S. 47:2127(B): delinquent statutory impositions bear noncompounding interest of 1% per month or part thereof from the day after taxes were due.

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Appeal process

Assessment correctness proceeds from the parish governing authority to the Louisiana Tax Commission and then the courts (LAC 61:V.3103(A), citing Constitution Article VII §18(E)).

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Who may represent homeowners

At the Louisiana Tax Commission, a natural person may self-represent or use an immediate family member, attorney, or Registered Tax Representative.

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Homestead Exemption

Article VII §20 exempts $7,500 assessed value of a qualifying owner-occupied bona fide homestead, with acreage and other constitutional conditions.

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Official exemption information

Official exemption information

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Common questions

How do property tax appeals work in Louisiana?

Assessment correctness proceeds from the parish governing authority to the Louisiana Tax Commission and then the courts (LAC 61:V.3103(A), citing Constitution Article VII §18(E)).

Who may represent a homeowner in a Louisiana property tax appeal?

At the Louisiana Tax Commission, a natural person may self-represent or use an immediate family member, attorney, or Registered Tax Representative.

Sources

www.legis.la.gov
All delinquent statutory impositions, whether levied on movable or immovable property, shall bear interest from the day after the taxes were due, at the rate of one percent per month or any part thereof, calculated on a noncompounding basis.

Verified October 24, 2026

dam.ldr.la.gov
The Louisiana Constitution provides that the correctness of assessments made by an assessor will be subject to review first by the parish governing authority, then by the Louisiana Tax Commission, and finally by the courts, all in accordance with procedures established by law.

Verified October 24, 2026

dam.ldr.la.gov
a natural person may appear in his own behalf, through an immediate family member, an attorney, or Registered Tax Representative as herein defined below;

Verified October 24, 2026

legis.la.gov
Homestead Exemption

Verified October 24, 2026

legis.la.gov
The bona fide homestead, consisting of a tract of land or two or more tracts of land even if the land is classified and assessed at use value pursuant to Article VII, Section 18(C) of this constitution, with a residence on one tract and a field with or without timber on it, pasture, or garden on the other tract or tracts, not exceeding one hundred sixty acres, buildings and appurtenances, whether rural or urban, owned and occupied by any person or persons owning the property in indivision, shall be exempt from state, parish, and special ad valorem taxes to the extent of seven thousand five hundred dollars of the assessed valuation.

Verified October 24, 2026