Lafayette Parish Assessor

10/23/2026

🗳️𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

Wondering how the proposed ad valorem amendments will appear on your ballot?

We've created a sample ballot graphic to help you become familiar with the five proposed amendments highlighted in our 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗺 𝗧𝗮𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 guide.

📖 Want to learn more before heading to the polls? Visit our website for an overview of each amendment, explanations of what a 𝗬𝗘𝗦 or 𝗡𝗢 vote would mean, and our downloadable 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗺 𝗧𝗮𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 guide.

📅 Early voting ends Tuesday, October 27!

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10/23/2026

10/14/2026

KNOW BEFORE YOU VOTE: AMENDMENT NO. 10

Amendment No. 10 addresses property tax exemptions for blighted or derelict properties that have been rehabilitated.

A YES vote would authorize an optional property tax exemption for qualifying rehabilitated properties and require the Legislature to establish the definitions, conditions and procedures for administering it.

A NO vote would keep the current law, which does not provide this specific exemption.

The amendment itself does not establish the amount or duration of the exemption. Those details would be determined through legislation.

Election Day is November 3, 2026.

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10/12/2026

🗳️ KNOW BEFORE YOU VOTE: AMENDMENT NO. 9

Amendment No. 9 addresses the income limit for the Special Assessment Level, which “freezes” the assessed value of a qualifying homestead.

A YES vote would increase the maximum adjusted gross income from the current income limit of $102,700 to $150,000, allowing more otherwise-eligible homeowners to qualify.

A NO vote would keep the current income limit of $102,700, subject to annual inflation adjustments.

The Special Assessment Level is available to certain qualifying homeowners, including individuals age 65 or older, certain veterans with service-connected disabilities and individuals who are permanently and totally disabled.

Election Day is November 3, 2026.

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10/10/2026

🗳️ KNOW BEFORE YOU VOTE: AMENDMENT NO. 6

Amendment No. 6 concerns an additional property tax exemption for qualifying seniors age 65+.

A YES vote would authorize parishes and municipalities to ask their local voters to approve an additional age-based exemption for homeowners who are at least 65, receive the homestead exemption and qualify for the Special Assessment Level (“freeze”).

A NO vote would keep the current homestead exemption and Special Assessment Level (“freeze”) provisions without creating this additional exemption option.
Statewide approval would not automatically establish the exemption in Lafayette Parish. It would first require approval through a separate local election.

Election Day is November 3, 2026.

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10/08/2026

KNOW BEFORE YOU VOTE: AMENDMENT NO. 2

Amendment No. 2 addresses how a local taxing authority’s maximum authorized millage rate is affected when it chooses to levy a lower rate.

A YES vote would allow a taxing authority to keep millage rates below the voter approved maximum without the need to periodically raise—or “roll forward”—the rate simply to preserve the maximum approved by voters

A NO vote would keep the current rules, under which continuing to levy a lower rate may reduce the taxing authority’s maximum authorized rate in future years.

This amendment would preserve the authority to adjust the rate—it would not automatically increase the millage rate.

Election Day is November 3, 2026.

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