2027 Property Tax Millage Ordinances

At a glance

What: ordinances for 2027 property taxes: Calendar Nos. 35,582 and 35,583 (Councilmembers Morrell and Harris, by request) levy ad valorem taxes and millage rates for 2027, including special development and security districts, and reallocate receipts for a state millage; Calendar No. 35,584 (Harris, Morrell and Green, by request) levies fees in special security and improvement taxing districts.
Where it stands: introduced September 22, 2026; all three were deferred on October 15 to the November 5 meeting.
Related: on September 3 the council announced its intent to call an April 17, 2027 election on renewing a 22.97 mill special tax from 2030 through 2054 (Motion M-26-359, 7-0), and on October 1 called April 17, 2027 elections in the Faubourg Marigny Security and Improvement District (R-26-430) and the Downtown Development District (R-26-433), both 7-0; on October 15 it called one for the Real Timbers Crime Prevention and Improvement District (R-26-446, 7-0). See 2027 City Budget Ordinances.

All three millage and district fee ordinances deferred to November 5; Real Timbers election called, 7-0.

Faubourg Marigny and Downtown Development District elections called for April 17, 2027, 7-0 each.

Announced intent to call an election on renewing a 22.97 mill special tax (M-26-359, 7-0).

2026-10-22 - 2026-10-22 - Budget-Audit-Board of Review Committee: administration briefing on rolling forward millages (about 21.5 million dollars of general fund revenue, plus about 4.3 million for police and fire platoons and 3.4 million for early childhood and other dedicated funds) and a public calculator at nola.gov/millages; the average home (315,700 dollars) would pay about 190 dollars more a year with every millage rolled forward, about 80 dollars with only the general fund, parks and library millages for a 250,000 dollar home. A public hearing is set for November 5. See also 2027 City Budget Ordinances.
2026-09-29 - 2026-09-29 - City Council Budget Hearings: the Chief Administrative Officer presented roll-forward scenarios (a $200,000 homestead-exempt home would pay $103.94 more a year if all city millages were rolled forward); no vote.