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• Property tax deadline approaching though many cannot pay due to COVID-19 Play Video

  December 10, 2020 6:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Property taxes are coming due in the next three weeks. With many people still struggling during the pandemic, that year-end payment could be difficult to make. Even though many people have been unemployed over the last few months, no one is doing any favors, and property... more »

• Property tax assessment to be adjusted for homeowner concerned over huge increase Play Video

  August 31, 2020 6:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As residents living in East Baton Rouge Parish continue to receive their property tax reassessments in the mail, they're learning more about the numbers. Last week, 2 On Your Side met with Dal Daigle as he was trying to make sense of his surprising new property... more »

• Flood victims continue to receive deductions on 2017 property taxes Play Video

  December 5, 2017 5:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Mike and Margie Johnson are just about done rebuilding from the August 2016 flood. They're still living in a Manufactured Housing Unit but like their neighbors, whether they flooded or not, property taxes are coming due. Homeowners in Ascension, Livingston, and East Baton Rouge Parishes are... more »

• Tax assessor begins surveys of flood-damaged property in Ascension Play Video

  March 27, 2017 6:57 PM

  ASCENSION – The tax assessor is going door-to-door in Ascension Parish, surveying residents' property that were impacted by the August flood. Justin Champlin, the chief deputy tax assessor says they plan on going to more than 6,000 flood-damaged properties in the parish. "All houses are different, so each... more »

• Tax bill assessments delayed until February due to flood Play Video

  October 14, 2016 12:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Tax Assessor has announced that due to the August flood some tax assessments are null and void and will require reassessment, delaying when residents will receive them. At this time, the tax assessor anticipates that reassessments will be completed by the first... more »

• Homeowners will pay less property taxes Play Video

  September 26, 2016 7:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Homeowners with flood damage will pay less property taxes this year. Per state law parishes will reduce a home's value based on its damage. East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes expect to mail bills a few months late, maybe early next year. The tax assessors need time to... more »