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Parish tax assessor to hold "parish pop-ups" in Broussard; residents encouraged to check assessments
Summary
Lafayette Parish Tax Assessor Justice Santatini told the council the assessor's office will host local "parish pop-ups" on Aug. 4 (8 a.m.–11:30 a.m.) and Aug. 6 (1 p.m.–4:30 p.m.) so residents can review assessments and apply exemptions locally.
Lafayette Parish Tax Assessor Justice Santatini briefed the Broussard City Council on a new outreach effort the assessor’s office is calling "parish pop-ups," scheduled for the morning of Aug. 4 and the afternoon of Aug. 6. Santatini said residents can visit the events to review assessment notices, get help applying for homestead exemptions and discuss other assessment questions without traveling to Downtown Lafayette.
"We recognize that maybe traveling around Lafayette Parish is not the easiest thing in the world for people these days," Santatini said, describing the pop-ups as an effort to make assessor services more convenient for seniors and others who have trouble traveling. He said the parish’s net assessed real-estate value for the city increased 3.1% this year, a change he attributed to new construction and sales rather than reassessments by his office.
Santatini asked that council members share the pop-up dates and outreach information with constituents via their channels; staff said the assessor’s office will provide outreach materials for the city to share.
