property taxes

One local nonprofit has raised questions over the legitimacy – and legality – of a tax break between the Port of South Louisiana and a planned grain terminal in St. John Parish.

Voters have rejected an amendment to the state constitution that would have allowed industry to negotiate tax rates with local municipalities.Amendment 5…

Voters in Jefferson Parish will decide on May 4 whether to approve a millage to give Jefferson Parish teachers and staff a pay raise. It would be the…

New Orleans voters will decide on March 30 whether the city should increase property taxes to raise money for elderly services. The plan comes from the…

There will be several proposed changes to the state constitution on the ballot next Tuesday. One of them, Amendment 6, is meant to ease the blow of a…

A coalition formed by clergy and public interest groups wants the state to re-examine the tax breaks it’s granting industry. The group says local property…

Police and fire protection in New Orleans may soon get a boost from a proposed property tax increase.A constitutional amendment to raise ad valorem taxes…

The City of New Orleans has extended the deadline for paying 2014 property taxes to Friday, Feb. 7 due to the closure of City Hall as a result of the…

Terrebonne Parish voters will decide May 4 whether to approve a property tax to pay for water service or risk higher water costs under a new contract.The…