The Homestead Exemption is a state exemption for residential property owners. A property owner may be exempt from a portion of property taxes if the owner is eligible for the Homestead Exemption. A domicile is one’s permanent owned residence. A person can have only one domicile. Every homeowner in Orleans Parish is able to claim exemption from property taxes for the first $75,000 of value of their domicile or the home they occupy as their primary residence.

The investigation into this matter was predicated on an email received from an anonymous complainant. The anonymous complainant reported that the homeowners of three residential properties; 2134 Milan Street New Orleans, LA 70115, 2425 Delachaise Street New Orleans, LA70115, and 4030 Vendome Place New Orleans, LA 70125 were deceased, but the current owners of the properties were still receiving a homestead exemption.