Assessments

Erroll Williams faces three challengers in citywide race for New Orleans Assessor

By Jeff Adelson

Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

October 30, 2021

Three candidates have lined up to challenge longtime Orleans Parish Assessor Erroll Williams in this fall’s election. Anthony Brown,...

Property taxes for New Orleans homes have surged; now businesses could get a huge tax cut

By Anthony McAuley

Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

October 23, 2020

Over the past two years, thousands of homeowners across New Orleans have opened unwelcome letters from the Orleans Parish...

Newell: Does NOLA assessor rely on “sales chasing” to set property values?

By Newell Normand

Source: WWL Radio

August 12, 2020

The Orleans Parish Assessor Erroll Williams is responsible for determining the value of your real estate, your home and...

Does the N.O. Assessor Rely on ‘Sales Chasing’ to Set Property Values?

By Rich Collins

Source: Biz New Orleans

August 5, 2020

NEW ORLEANS – Orleans Parish Assessor Erroll Williams is responsible for determining the value of more than 167,000 properties...

PolicyWatch Revisits Assessment Issues in New Orleans

July 9, 2020

Today, BGR published a new PolicyWatch newsletter, focusing on property assessment issues in New Orleans. Last year’s incomplete property reassessment...

Newell: Is New Orleans better off with one property tax assessor instead of seven?

By Newell Normand

Source: WWL Radio

November 25, 2019

Newell talks to BGR Vice President and Research Director Stephen Stuart and research analyst Jamie Parker about what’s changed...

Orleans Parish assessor’s budget, methods questioned by nonpartisan research group

By Jessica Williams

Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

November 20, 2019

Property tax assessments in Orleans Parish have come a long way from the days when seven assessors with a...

BGR Evaluates Assessor’s Progress on Property Assessment Reform in New Orleans

November 19, 2019

Today, BGR releases Assessing the Assessor: Progress on Property Assessment Reform in New Orleans. The report evaluates whether and...

BGR Releases November 6, 2018 Ballot Reports

October 24, 2018

Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases reports to inform voters on proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 6 and...