Adjudicated Property Sales

At a glance

What: Parish-owned lots adjudicated for unpaid taxes are being declared surplus and sold or donated, mostly through mow-to-own bids of $100.
Where it stands: Five ordinances (19931 to 19935) and one emergency sale (19936) were approved 9-0 on August 26, 2026. About twenty-five more sales were introduced August 26, and one more on September 9.
Next: Bids on the August 26 batch were received September 16, 2026.

Approved August 26 (9-0)

Ordinance 19931 (a lot on Jefferson Davis Street), 19932 (Tyler Street) and 19933 (Finch Street): sold for $100 as mow-to-own properties under La. R.S. 47:2202(B). Motions by Councilwoman Coleman, seconded by Councilman Hurst.
Ordinances 19934 and 19335 (as printed; Delta Street lots): donated to Capital City Civic Resources & Outreach.
Ordinance 19936: a Jefferson Avenue lot, $700 cash or the highest offeror with a $500 certified check, taken up as an emergency item. Motion to declare emergency Councilman Hurst, second Councilwoman Coleman; approval Councilman Moak, second Councilwoman Amoroso.

Introduced

On August 26 about twenty-five new ordinances listed lots with an initial bid ($100 for most, up to $3,000), advanced costs of $200 to $1,550 and assessed values of $1,100 to $60,500. On September 9 an ordinance declared a University Place lot surplus for sale at $6,500. Buyers are private and are not named here.

See Condemnation Proceedings.