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Opelousas tax sale rescheduled to June 25; property tax clerk outlines payment rules
Summary
The city's property tax clerk told the council the tax sale originally scheduled for June 12 was rescheduled to June 25 at 10 a.m. and outlined redemption procedures, payment methods and publication of the sale list; council accepted the property tax report 6-0.
Yosha Cannon, the city's property tax clerk, told the Opelousas City Council that the property tax sale originally scheduled for Thursday, June 12, 2025, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 10 a.m. in the council chambers.
Cannon cited Louisiana Revised Statute 47:2153 when explaining how delinquent owners may stop a sale: a property owner may prevent a sale by paying the amounts due up until the day before the sale, she said. Cannon told property owners that payments cannot be accepted on the day of the tax sale and that redemption payments must be by money order or cashier's check.
Cannon said about 200 properties were scheduled to be placed in the tax sale; that list was advertised in the legal section of the Daily World on May 11 and June 1. She said interest and penalties are added monthly to delinquent bills and advised property owners to contact the property tax office for up-to-date payoff information.
Council voted to accept the property-tax report as presented by Cannon by a 6-0 voice vote.
No new policy was adopted; Cannon and councilmembers encouraged property owners to verify amounts with the tax office before making payments.
