Tax Collection
The Civil Department of the St. James Parish Sheriff mails notices from the annual tax rolls prepared by the St. James Parish Assessor for collection on property located in St. James Parish. The notices are mailed out the last week of November and taxes are due by December 31st of each year.
For questions concerning the assessed value or amount of taxes due call the St. James Parish Assessor’s Office. For other questions, such as, whether your bill was paid or status of your account please contact: Missy Folse with St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office at 225-562-2501.
Search Tax Roll
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Tax Rates
Click on the links below to view current and past tax rates.
Assessment Examples
Example # 1
| $ 100,000 – 75,000 $ 25,000 x 0.10 $ 2,500 x .10703 $ 267.58 |
Fair Market Value Homestead Exemption Taxable Value Level of Assessment Assessed Value Millage or Tax Rate * Tax Bill |
The assessor of the parish determines fair market value. You can say that the assessor of the parish is the chief appraiser for the parish.
Example # 2
| $ 125,000 – 75,000 $ 50,000 x 0.10 $ 5,000 x .10703 $ 535.15 |
Fair Market Value Homestead Exemption Taxable Value Level of Assessment Assessed Value Millage or Tax Rate * Tax Bill |
In Example # 2, the tax bill doubles because the homestead exemption is still $75,000. This makes the assessed value double. In this case, just $25,000 of value makes the tax bill double.
Example # 3
| $ 150,000 – 75,000 $ 75,000 x 0.10 $ 7,500 x .10703 $ 802.73 |
Fair Market Value Homestead Exemption Taxable Value Level of Assessment Assessed Value Millage or Tax Rate * Tax Bill |
Mills means in the thousandths or — .10703 or — $107.03 per $1000 of Assessed Value or simply — 10.703%
For every $25,000 of taxable value, the tax bill increases by $267.58
