It seems that there is a mini-scandal going on in Rapides Parish. Some elected officials benefit from abnormally low assessments on their personal property. As KALB reports, our elected sheriff, Mark Wood, lives in a nice house on an acre of land in a rural area. His house was assessed at $31,000. Under Louisiana's Homestead Exemption law, he paid no property taxes.
PawPaw, on the other hand, lives in a nice house on an acre of land in a rural area. PawPaw also has in in-ground pool. PawPaw's hovel is assessed at $135,000. PawPaw pays property taxes.
It turns out, our former sheriff, Willian Earl Hilton, also benefited from a likewise low assessment. Believe me, Hilton's house is at least as nice as mine He paid no property taxes on his residence.
There were also a number of Police Jurors (for those not in Louisiana, think County Commissioner) who enjoyed low assessments. Our Tax Assessor says he will look into it.
If you live in a subdivision, it is very easy to re-assess.
ReplyDeleteLike you, I pay property taxes.
Look into it.. he means figure out how they can get in on it?
ReplyDeleteLooked into it.
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Yes, it is as reported. Thank you.