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Calcasieu Parish jury upholds assessor valuation in Phillips 66 tax appeal
Summary
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury voted to uphold the parish assessor’s 2025 valuation of Phillips 66, rejecting the refinery’s appeal over a recent escalation in business personal property assessments. Phillips 66 said it pays more than $7 million a year in property tax and seeks to resolve valuation discrepancies.
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury on a straight voice vote upheld the parish assessor’s 2025 valuation of the Phillips 66 refinery in Westlake, denying the refinery’s appeal of recent increases in business personal property assessments.
Scott Tyler, general manager of the Phillips 66 Westlake refinery, told jurors the company is appealing increases since 2022 that “don’t seem to be in line with other refineries.” Tyler said Phillips 66 continues to pay substantial tax during appeals and that the company pays “more than $7,000,000” a year in property tax in Calcasieu Parish, but challenged what it described as an unusual escalation in assessed value.
Wendy Aguilar, Calcasieu…
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