Press Release – $187,000 IN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE OWED TO THE CITY
July 25, 2023
For the first and second quarters of 2022, the City of New Orleans Bureau of Treasury has issued 26 Revised Real Estate Tax Bills concerning residential properties that the OIG identified as having benefited from homestead exemptions and a senior freeze reduction, despite the listed homeowners reportedly being deceased. The Assessor’s Office has also removed the homestead exemptions and senior freeze reductions for these properties. According to the Bureau of Treasury, the City of New Orleans is due more than $187,000 in additional property tax revenue from these 26 properties.