New Orleans Property Assessor 2026: Search & Tax Records

New Orleans • Orleans Parish • verified August 14, 2026

Search the Right Orleans Parish Property Record

Use the Orleans Parish Assessor for assessment records, owner and address information, exemptions and appeals; use City Treasury when you need the actual tax bill or payment status.

This guide also covers the active 2027 assessment-review window, BOR-1 appeal requirements, map searches, 2026 delinquent taxes, payment error statuses, historical records and deed research.

Start Property Search 2027 Appeal Deadline Choose the Right Office

2027 roll inspection Ends Aug. 17 Assessment-roll public inspection is currently active.

Online appeal Aug. 20 at 4 p.m. Current Orleans Parish Assessor online deadline.

2026 property tax Due Feb. 28 Unpaid balances accrue 1% monthly interest.

Public lookup Free No paid private property-search subscription is required for the Assessor or Property Viewer.

Active August 2026 deadline: the 2027 Orleans Parish assessment rolls are open for public inspection through August 17, 2026. Online appeals are being accepted until 4:00 p.m. August 20, 2026. Owners who plan to challenge value should review the assessment and evidence now rather than waiting for the later property-tax bill.

New Orleans Uses a Parish, Not a County

If you searched “NOLA County Assessor,” the correct government jurisdiction is Orleans Parish. The Orleans Parish Assessor handles property assessment for New Orleans. Property-tax collection is handled separately by the City of New Orleans Bureau of Treasury.

Independent guide: AssessorPropertySearch.org does not store Orleans Parish property records, collect tax payments, approve exemptions or decide assessment appeals.

Assessor, Treasury, Property Viewer or Land Records?

Many search failures happen because the user is in the correct city but the wrong government system.

Orleans Parish Assessor

Use for fair market value, assessed value, owner/address assessment information, Homestead Exemption, Special Assessment Level, building facts, open rolls and assessment appeals.

Official Orleans Parish Assessor Open Property Search

City Bureau of Treasury

Use for current tax bills, balances, payment posting, delinquent interest, refunds, tax-sale status and payment problems.

Official City of New Orleans Treasury Find Tax Bill

City Property Viewer

Use for map-based lookup by address, owner or Tax Bill ID, plus zoning, historic/conservation district and parcel-location context.

Official New Orleans GIS Open Property Viewer

Land Records Division

Use for acts of sale, mortgages, liens, building contracts, judgments of possession and legal recorded-document research.

Official Clerk of Civil District Court Review Land Records

Wrong-office shortcut: Assessor = value and exemptions. Treasury = bill and payment. Property Viewer = map. Land Records = recorded legal documents.

How to Search Orleans Parish Property Records

Use this sequence for a free New Orleans assessor property search without sending personal information to a private lookup site.

Open the official Assessor Property Search

Start at the Orleans Parish Assessor Property Search and review the assessment-data disclaimer before entering the records system.

Search the cleanest identifier

Use the property address first when known. Use owner name when you do not know the address, and save the Tax Bill ID or parcel clues once you find the correct result.

Confirm the correct property

Compare owner, property location, legal description, square, municipal district, assessment and map position before relying on the result.

Review assessment details

Check land and improvement assessment, Homestead status, building data and property-description fields for obvious errors.

Open Property Viewer when visual confirmation helps

Search the same property by address, owner or Tax Bill ID and confirm the mapped location and district context.

Move to Treasury or Land Records

Use Treasury for the bill or payment. Use Land Records when you need the recorded ownership instrument, mortgage, lien or conveyance history.

Search by Address, Owner Name or Tax Bill ID

You have	Best tool	Best first search	If it fails
Property address	Assessor or Property Viewer	Begin entering the assessed street address.	Remove punctuation and extra unit or ZIP information.
Owner name	Property Viewer / Assessor	Use last name, first name, middle initial.	Keep adding first-name letters when the surname is common.
Tax Bill ID	Property Viewer / Treasury	Enter the complete ID.	Tax Bill IDs do not autocomplete, so verify every character.
Only map location	Property Viewer	Navigate to the neighborhood and select the parcel.	Use surrounding streets and parcel geometry to orient yourself.
Prior owner	Assessor then Land Records	Try old name plus known property address.	Use conveyance records when ownership history is legally important.

Property Viewer formatting: its help page recommends omitting periods in addresses. An input such as 801 st mary is preferable to adding unnecessary punctuation. Owner names use the format last first middle-initial.

What the Assessor Record Means

Assessment records are designed for property-tax administration. They are not substitutes for title work or surveys.

Record item	Use it for	Do not assume
Owner	Assessment and tax-administration identity.	That it is a complete legal chain of title.
Location address	Identifying the assessed parcel.	That it is identical to the owner mailing address.
Land assessment	Reviewing the assessment allocated to land.	That it equals market sale price.
Improvement assessment	Reviewing the building/improvement assessment.	That it equals replacement or insurance cost.
Homestead amount	Checking whether an exemption appears on the record or bill.	That a pending application is denied if it has not appeared yet.
Square / legal description	Connecting assessment data with recorded land records.	That it replaces the recorded legal instrument.
Sketch / square footage / map	Assessment research and factual review.	That it is a legally recorded map or survey.

Assessor disclaimer: Orleans Parish says its public search information can change and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Maps, sketches and square-footage data are prepared for assessment use and are not legally recorded maps or surveys.

Use the New Orleans Property Viewer for Map-Based Search

Search by text

Search address, owner name or Tax Bill ID. Address and owner suggestions autocomplete as you type.

Select a parcel visually

Zoom and pan to the property, then click or tap inside the parcel to open its information panel.

Mobile workflow

Pinch to zoom or use the plus/minus controls. On supported mobile devices, the location control can move the map to your current location after permission is granted.

What Property Viewer adds

Parcel location and surrounding street context.
Address and Assessor-provided property information.
Zoning information.
Historic and conservation district context.
Distance and area measurement tools.
A visual way to confirm the right parcel when text search is ambiguous.

Measurements are estimates: the map is useful for research, not for proving a fence line, servitude, encroachment, construction setback or legal boundary.

Property Viewer says Assessor and City data displayed in the viewer is updated weekly.

Official City of New Orleans GIS Open Property Viewer

Find the Current New Orleans Property Tax Bill

Once the correct parcel is confirmed, move to Treasury. The assessment record explains value; the Treasury record shows taxes billed, paid and still due.

Search by tax bill number or property address

The official payment system supports both. Start typing the property address and select the official dropdown result.

Verify owner and legal description

Do not pay until the location, taxpayer information and legal description correspond to the intended property.

Review every tax year shown

A property can have current taxes, prior-year taxes, interest, liens, tax-sale costs or special-district charges.

Read status messages before paying

Tax Sale, Adjudicated and certain restricted-payment records require extra action beyond the ordinary online checkout.

Save both payment confirmations

For E-check payments, Treasury says users should receive an initial confirmation and a second confirmation that the payment was drafted from the bank account.

2026 tax deadline: the City specifically set February 28, 2026 as the payment deadline for the 2026 property-tax bill. Unpaid 2026 balances now accrue interest at 1% per month.

Official City of New Orleans Treasury Find Current Tax Bill

Tax Bill Status Decoder: Tax Sale, Adjudicated and Online-Payment Blocks

A displayed balance is not always the full amount required to clear a property problem.

Status	What it can mean	Best next action
No taxes due	The displayed City tax balance is currently zero.	Still read any tax-sale warning before assuming every historical issue is resolved.
Tax Sale / Status Code 3	A tax sale remains unresolved; amounts paid to the City may not fully redeem the property.	Contact Tax Sales & Adjudications for a redemption calculation before sending a redemption payment.
Adjudicated / Status Code 4	The property has an adjudication status and the ordinary online payment path may be disabled.	Request Treasury redemption/remittance instructions.
Online payment unavailable	Possible adjudication, blight/abandonment process, scheduled tax sale, returned payment or payment under protest.	Do not force another online payment; contact Treasury.
Missing Homestead	No exemption amount appears even though the owner believes one should apply.	Contact the Assessor, not Treasury, because the Assessor corrects exemption/assessment records.
Payment not posted	Normal processing delay or a payment error.	Keep the confirmation and use Treasury’s Tax Research Unit for missing or misapplied payments.

Tax Sale warning: paying the City balance shown on a parcel with an unresolved tax sale does not necessarily redeem that tax sale. Get the redemption instructions and calculation first.

2026 New Orleans Property Tax Payment Methods and Fees

Method	Current rule	Micro-level tip
Online E-check	No service fee.	Bank account must be ACH-enabled; Treasury lists a $3,000,000 transaction limit.
Online card	2.49% processing fee.	Confirm the checkout total before authorizing.
Online wallets	The July 7, 2026 update adds Venmo, Google Pay, PayPal and Apple Pay at 2.49%.	The same update also says American Express is now available online.
In-person card	The City’s main property-tax page lists a 2.7% in-person card convenience fee.	Its evergreen page says American Express is not accepted in person; distinguish this from the newer online update.
Mail	Use the bill stub and write property address/Parcel ID and/or tax bill number on the payment.	Do not attach staples, clips, tape or correspondence to the mailed payment.
Partial payment	Partial payments are allowed through non-online routes but are not allowed in the online checkout.	Remaining balances continue to accrue applicable interest.

Posting time: the main Treasury payment page says allow approximately 24–48 hours for web payments to appear online, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

Official Treasury payment instructions Review Current Payment Rules

Historical Tax Bills and Tax-Roll Research

Different tools answer different historical questions.

As-printed historical tax bills

Use the City’s Tax Bills application for historical PDF bills. The City’s apps directory describes this system as an index of as-printed tax bills from 2008 forward.

Official historical bill archive Search Historical Bills

Tax rolls for lender/title research

Treasury’s Property Tax Research page provides 2017–2026 tax rolls. It notes that 2020–2026 rolls are not arranged by tax bill number, so users can search the document with Ctrl+F using parcel ID or parcel address.

Official Treasury research resource Open Property Tax Research

Payment error or refund?

For missing, misapplied or duplicate payment questions and property-tax refunds, Treasury routes property owners to the Tax Research Unit at 504-658-1712.

“I am researching Tax Bill Number [number] for [year]. The payment of [amount] was made on [date], but the record currently shows [problem]. I have the confirmation/reference number available.”

Market Value, Assessment, Homestead and Millage

Term	What it means
Fair market value	The Assessor’s valuation of the property under Louisiana assessment rules.
Residential assessment	Residential property is generally assessed at 10% of fair market value.
Commercial / industrial improvements	Commercial and industrial improvements generally use a higher assessment percentage than residential property.
Homestead Exemption	A qualifying primary residence receives an exemption on the first $75,000 of market value, corresponding to $7,500 of assessed value.
Millage	The tax rate per $1,000 of taxable assessed value set by taxing authorities.
2026 citywide millage	The City currently publishes a 2026 citywide total of 121.20 mills before applicable special millages and flat charges.

Residential example: a $300,000 market value generally begins with a $30,000 assessment at a 10% residential assessment ratio. A full qualifying Homestead Exemption can reduce taxable assessed value by up to $7,500 for taxes to which the exemption applies.

Do not estimate the final bill from 121.20 mills alone. Special levee millages, security districts, flat charges and millages to which Homestead does not apply can change the final amount for a specific parcel.

Official City tax-calculation page Review 2026 Millages

Homestead Exemption: Documents That Matter

The Orleans Parish Assessor currently lists specific ownership, identity and utility-document requirements.

Basic qualification

Own the property in Orleans Parish.
Occupy it as the primary residence.
Claim only the legally permitted primary residence Homestead.
Have resident owners participate in the appointment when required.

Current document list

Proof of ownership.
Valid driver license or state ID with address matching the property.
Current Entergy or cable bill.
Name, service location and mailing address on the bill matching the property.
Normal residential usage shown on the qualifying bill.

Utility-document trap: the current Assessor page says Sewerage & Water Board, internet and Delta bills are not accepted for the listed Homestead utility requirement.

All owners who reside in the property must be present for the appointment under the Assessor’s current instructions.

Official Orleans Parish Assessor Review Homestead Requirements

Age Freeze, Disability Freeze, Disabled Veteran and First Responder Benefits

Program	Current key qualification	Important documents / benefit
Age 65 Special Assessment Level	Age 65+; Homestead Exempt property; annual household income currently $102,700 or less.	Matching ID, previous year signed 1040, Social Security / retirement / pension documentation.
Disability Special Assessment Level	Federal/state verification of 50%–100% disability; Homestead; same current household-income ceiling.	Matching ID, qualifying disability award and prior-year signed 1040.
Disabled Veteran	Service-connected disability of at least 50% on a Homestead Exempt property.	VA certification and benefit summary; benefit increases by disability level.
First Responder	Qualifying responder with Orleans Parish Homestead and qualifying Orleans Parish employment.	Matching ID plus official employment verification; additional $25,000 market-value exemption / $2,500 assessed value.

Income limits and exemption amounts can change. Use the current Assessor page for the year of application rather than an older article or saved form.

How to Appeal the 2027 Orleans Parish Assessment

The appeal happening in August 2026 concerns the 2027 assessment roll.

Review the property before August 17

Compare assessment value, building characteristics, land information and Homestead status while the roll is still open for public inspection.

Meet with appraisal staff when useful

The Assessor strongly encourages online or in-person meetings. Appointments must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance; walk-ins are first come, first served and appointments receive priority.

Select the correct BOR form

BOR-1 is for single-family homes, townhomes and condos. Separate appeal forms exist for vacant land, apartments, commercial/industrial property and personal property.

State the requested value

For residential BOR-1, enter the land value, building/house value and total value you believe is correct.

Attach evidence that supports the correction

Use an appraisal, property photos, repair estimates, written explanation and other documentation that directly supports the requested value or factual correction.

File before the applicable deadline

Online appeals are currently accepted through 4:00 p.m. August 20, 2026. Hand/mail BOR submissions require four copies of the form and all supporting materials.

Official current Orleans Parish Assessor announcement Verify Current Appeal Window

BOR-1 Residential Appeal Form: Avoid These Rejection Problems

The official three-page BOR-1/LAT-1 PDF goes much deeper than the short online appeal description.

Two critical BOR-1 rules: the form says appeals will not be accepted without a requested value, and four copies of the form plus all additional information must be supplied when filing with the Assessor. An incomplete form or lack of copies can result in denial.

Appeal cover sheet

Appellant name, phones and email.
Complete mailing address for notices.
Taxpayer of record when different from appellant.
Property street address.
Requested land value.
Requested building/house value.
Requested total property value.
Authorization form if appellant is not taxpayer of record.

Evidence categories named on BOR-1

Appraisal.
Photos.
Letter / written explanation.
Estimate of necessary repair costs.
Other relevant supporting documentation.
Interior and exterior property photos when available.

Property facts BOR-1 asks you to check

Form field	Why it can matter
Land dimensions / acreage	Can reveal a parcel-size or land-data error.
Purchase date / cost	May provide useful transaction evidence.
Zoning	Can affect land use and comparable selection.
Living area	An incorrect square-footage figure can materially affect valuation.
Year built	Age is relevant to depreciation and comparable properties.
Bathrooms / bedrooms	Incorrect room counts can affect mass-appraisal comparisons.
Garage / carport / porch / patio	Missing or overstated features can affect improvement value.
Condition and quality	Poor condition should be documented rather than merely asserted.
Extra features	Pool, elevator, greenhouse, boathouse, pier and other features can influence value.
Factors increasing/decreasing value	Use this to explain unusual property-specific conditions.

Official Orleans Parish Board of Review BOR-1 PDF Open Residential BOR-1

Find Deeds, Mortgages, Liens and Recorded Land Documents

Assessment ownership is a useful clue. Recorded land documents are the stronger source when legal ownership or encumbrance history matters.

What Land Records contains

Sales and conveyances.
Mortgages.
Building contracts.
Judgments of possession.
Liens and encumbrances.
Other instruments affecting Orleans Parish real estate.

Remote vs in-office research

Modern legal/abstract research is available online through a paid Clerk subscription. Research at the Land Records office is available without the remote subscription charge.

24-hour subscription	$20
30-day subscription	$100
365-day subscription	$700
In-office index research	No remote subscription fee

Address-to-deed workflow

Find the Assessor property first

Save the owner name, square, municipal district and other legal-description clues.

Estimate the transaction period

Use purchase date, owner change or known succession/transfer timing.

Search the correct Land Records index

Modern unified Land Records and older mortgage/conveyance/notarial indexes cover different recording periods.

Match the legal description

Do not decide that a document belongs to your property based only on a similar party name.

Request the copy you actually need

Research copies and certified copies serve different purposes; use the Clerk’s current copy process when certification is required.

Historical notarial research: records after July 29, 1970 can use an NA number. Older records may require the notary name and date of the act; conveyance indexes can help locate those clues.

Property Search Problems and Exact Fixes

Problem	Likely cause	Best next step
Address not found	Formatting mismatch.	Remove punctuation, unit, ZIP and unnecessary suffix details.
Too many owner results	Common surname.	Add more first-name characters or search the address instead.
Prior owner still shown	Recent sale, succession, trust or record-update timing.	Check Land Records and contact the Assessor for assessment-record correction.
Tax bill not found	Owner-name mismatch.	Use Property Viewer to retrieve the exact Tax Bill ID.
Homestead missing	Missing, pending or removed exemption.	Contact the Assessor before paying a future bill with an apparent exemption error.
Payment missing	Posting delay or payment error.	Keep confirmations and contact Tax Research Unit at 504-658-1712.
Online payment disabled	Tax sale, adjudication, returned payment, payment under protest or other restricted status.	Contact Treasury rather than trying another online payment.
Map boundary looks wrong	GIS is not a legal survey.	Use recorded documents and a licensed surveyor.
Search leads to another parish	Mailing geography / parish confusion.	Confirm the property is actually inside Orleans Parish.

Office Contacts and What to Ask

Office	Location / hours	Phone
Assessor — East Bank	City Hall Room 4E01, 1300 Perdido St. Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.	504-754-8811
Assessor — West Bank	Algiers Courthouse Room 104, 225 Morgan St. Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.	504-368-7642
Bureau of Treasury	City Hall Room 1W40, 1300 Perdido St.	504-658-1701
Tax Research Unit	Payment errors, missing payments and refunds.	504-658-1712
Tax Sales & Adjudications	Redemption, adjudication and tax-sale issues.	504-658-1703
Land Records Division	1340 Poydras St., 4th Floor Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.	504-407-0005

Assessor script

“I am calling about property at [address], Tax Bill ID [number if known]. I need help with the [2027 assessment / Homestead / owner record / property characteristic].”

Treasury script

“I am calling about Tax Bill Number [number] for 2026. The account shows [balance/status]. I need to confirm the correct payment or research step before submitting money.”

Land Records script

“I have the property address, owner name and approximate transfer date. I need help identifying the correct land-record index or recorded instrument.”

Official Action Links

Use these links after the guide above has identified the correct task and office.

Assessor Search

Assessment records and maps.

Open Assessor Search

Property Viewer

Address, owner, Tax Bill ID and map lookup.

Open Map Search

Tax Bill

Current property-tax record and payment route.

Find Tax Bill

Online Appeal

Current 2027 assessment appeal filing.

Review E-File Appeal

Assessor Forms

BOR, Homestead, SAL and other property forms.

Open Forms

Land Records

Recorded sales, mortgages, liens and conveyances.

Open Land Records

New Orleans Property Assessor Search FAQs

What is the official New Orleans property assessor search?

The official assessment lookup is provided by the Orleans Parish Assessor. Use it for real-property assessment records, owner and address information, values, property characteristics and assessment maps. Use City Treasury separately for tax bills and payments.

Can I search Orleans Parish property records for free?

Yes. The Orleans Parish Assessor property search and City Property Viewer are public lookup tools and do not require a private property-search subscription.

How do I search New Orleans property records by owner name?

Use the Assessor search or City Property Viewer. In Property Viewer, use the owner format last name, first name and middle initial. Add more of the first name when a common surname produces too many results.

How do I search a New Orleans property by address?

Start with the Orleans Parish Assessor or Property Viewer and use a clean assessed street address. Property Viewer recommends omitting periods. Confirm the owner and Tax Bill ID before moving to the Treasury payment record.

When does the current 2027 Orleans Parish assessment appeal close?

The 2027 assessment rolls are open for public inspection through August 17, 2026. The current online appeal system remains open until 4:00 p.m. August 20, 2026.

What can cause a BOR-1 residential appeal to be rejected?

BOR-1 requires the requested land, building and total property value. The form also says four copies of the form and all additional information must be supplied when filing with the Assessor; incomplete appeals or missing copies can result in denial.

How much is the Orleans Parish Homestead Exemption?

A qualifying homeowner can exempt the first $75,000 of the primary residence’s market value, corresponding to $7,500 of assessed value, from taxes to which the Homestead Exemption applies.

When were 2026 New Orleans property taxes due?

The City set the 2026 property-tax payment deadline at February 28, 2026. Unpaid balances accrue interest at 1% per month.

Why is my New Orleans property tax bill unavailable for online payment?

Possible reasons include adjudication, a blight or abandonment legal process, a scheduled tax sale, a previously returned payment or a payment-under-protest restriction. Contact Treasury before attempting another payment.

Where do I find a New Orleans deed or mortgage record?

Use the Clerk of Civil District Court’s Land Records Division for acts of sale, mortgages, liens, building contracts, judgments of possession and other recorded Orleans Parish property documents.

Complete the Search in the Right Order

Start with the Orleans Parish Assessor or Property Viewer, confirm the property and save the Tax Bill ID and legal-description clues. Move to Treasury only when you need the bill, payment or delinquency record, and use Land Records for legal ownership history.

If you are reviewing the current 2027 assessment, the August 2026 appeal dates are active now. If you are researching 2026 taxes, remember that the February 28 deadline has passed and delinquent balances can include monthly interest and special status restrictions.