The tax burden on municipal and church property owners could rise next fiscal year if city and town councils vote in September to increase or maintain current tax rates, a common property tax adjustment known as a “roll forward.”
The City Council will consider allocating funds for public building maintenance, police and fire department salaries, the city’s general fund and more. Rate adjustments before the City Council include funding for the library, juvenile detention center, municipal court and airport, among others.
LCG is facing a tighter budget cycle, rising costs and the Boulet government plans to increase public employees’ salaries to fill vacancies.
By law, property tax rates rise and fall with property values to ensure consistent revenue from year to year. When municipalities “roll over” tax rates, they either reset taxes to the maximum rate approved by voters, thereby increasing the tax burden, or they maintain a new maximum rate set by a decline in assessed property values.
Here is the list of tariff adjustments proposed by the municipality.
Municipal property taxes
Lafayette – General Maintenance Tax:
- Estimated tax revenue: $10,502,150
- Tax increase: $517,254
Lafayette – Streets/Paths/Alleys Millage:
- Estimated tax revenue: $2,500,512
- Tax increase: $228,814
Lafayette – Playgrounds/Recreation Centers Millage:
- Estimated tax revenue: $3,722,984
- Tax increase: $341,856
Lafayette – Public Buildings Millage:
- Estimated tax revenue: $2,185,633
- Tax increase: $195,695
Lafayette – Police and Fire Departments Millage:
- Estimated tax revenue: $6,167,929
- Tax increase: $567,932
Lafayette – Police salaries in millage:
- Estimated tax revenue: $5,556,693
- Tax increase: $273,642
Lafayette – Fire Department Salaries per Year:
- Estimated tax revenue: $3,704,462
- Tax increase: $182,440
Municipal property taxes
Parish – General maintenance tax:
- Estimated tax revenue: $1,539,632
- Tax increase: $124,982
Tax-exempt municipalities:
- Estimated tax revenue: $3,752,079
- Tax increase: $215,194
Courthouse Complex Millage:
- Estimated tax revenue: $6,984,588
- Tax increase: $428,947
Juvenile prison and rehabilitation tax:
- Estimated tax revenue: $3,478,380
- Tax increase: $213,539
Prison sentence Correctional facility Millage:
- Estimated tax revenue: $6,149,777
- Tax increase: $377,678
Drainage District Millage:
- Estimated tax revenue: $9,962,082
- Tax increase: $611,804
Road and bridge millage:
- Estimated tax revenue: $12,438,688
- Tax increase: $763,903
Health Unit, Mosquito etc. Millage:
- Estimated tax revenue: $10,602,104
- Tax increase: $1,095,122
Library (2017-2026) Millage:
- Estimated tax revenue: $8,682,038
- Tax increase: $1,081,674
Library (2023-2032) Millage:
- Estimated tax revenue: $5,120,176
- Tax increase: $314,451
Airport, regional, community-wide millage:
- Estimated tax revenue: $4,758,424
- Tax increase: $292,230
Current Lafayette Parish Government Budget:
