Property tax appeal · Louisiana
Appeal your property taxes in Louisiana.
In Louisiana, the parish assessor sets your value and the parish Board of Review (then the Louisiana Tax Commission) hears your case. Boards act on evidence of market value as of the assessment date, and a licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal is that evidence.
$5, credited toward your appraisal.
Louisiana
6 county pages below
- Values your home
- Parish assessor
- Hears your case
- Parish Board of Review (then the Louisiana Tax Commission)
- Desktop appraisal
- $225
- $5 check credited
- Timing
- Confirmed with your order
Deadline
The “open books” inspection period typically runs August 15 – September 15, but the exact window varies by parish — check your parish assessor’s published dates.
Confirm your filing window and recipient requirements before ordering. Service availability and delivery depend on the property, evidence and appraiser. You remain responsible for filing on time.
How it works
How to appeal your property taxes in Louisiana.
- Step 1
Check your savings
Enter your address and pay $5. We check your Louisiana assessment against recent nearby sales.
- Step 2
Order the appraisal
A desktop appraisal valued as of your assessment date, with the $5 credited. Complex homes get one exact quote.
- Step 3
Show us your home
Walk through on your phone so the appraiser sees its condition. A desktop appraisal needs no visit.
- Step 4
File your appeal
A state-licensed LA appraiser signs it, with a cover letter and filing steps. You file by your deadline, and the parish Board of Review (then the Louisiana Tax Commission) hears your case.
The evidence
Boards act on value, not frustration.
However Louisiana labels the process, the case underneath is the same: show what your home was actually worth on the assessment date. A licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal, with comparable sales, documented adjustments and a signed opinion of value, is that showing.
What the appraisal gives you
- Valued as of your assessment date, not today
- Comparable sales with adjustments and citations
- Signed by a state-licensed LA appraiser
- A phone walkthrough; a desktop appraisal needs no visit
Confirm before you file
- Your filing deadline, from your assessment notice
- Appraiser availability and delivery timing, before you order
The process
How Louisiana handles appeals.
Each Louisiana parish has an elected assessor who values homes at 10% of fair market value, with a parish-wide reassessment every four years. The process starts at “open books” — a late-summer inspection period when the rolls are public and you can sit down with the parish assessor’s office to contest your value informally. If that doesn’t fix it, you appeal to the parish Board of Review (the parish governing body), and from there to the Louisiana Tax Commission. Reassessment years are when values move and when checking the assessor’s number pays off most.
Worth knowing in Louisiana
Louisiana’s homestead exemption shields the first $75,000 of market value ($7,500 assessed) from most parish taxes, so the appeal math starts above that line. The board’s question is fair market value — a licensed appraisal keyed to the assessment date is the document built to answer it.
FAQ
Louisiana questions
What is the “open books” period in Louisiana?
A roughly two-week window in late summer — typically Aug 15 to Sep 15, parish-varying — when assessment rolls are open for public inspection and you can contest your value with the parish assessor before the formal appeal window closes.
Who hears a Louisiana property tax appeal?
First the parish Board of Review, then the Louisiana Tax Commission if you appeal further. Both weigh evidence of fair market value — documented comparable sales carry the case.
How does the homestead exemption interact with an appeal?
The exemption removes the first $75,000 of market value from most parish taxes automatically. An appeal attacks the valuation above that — worthwhile whenever the assessor’s market value overshoots what comparable sales support.
