Assessor's challenge to 41 appeal recommendations
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.
- What: a letter from Assessor Williams dated October 8, 2026 questioned the hearing-officer recommendations on 41 properties and raised a possible conflict of interest involving a reviewer who had earlier worked for the Assessor's Office and the Louisiana Tax Commission.
- HGI response: Hammerman & Gainer said the reviewer did not hear any property she might be affiliated with, that the assessor's information was erroneous, that its staff first learned of the letter through the press, and that one property (about a quarter of the valuation gap) was reverted to the prior assessment because the owner was not sent the required notice. It said not all 41 properties involved that reviewer, and that it has reached out to the assessor, who agreed to meet.
- Decision: Councilmember Karen (name per captions) moved to change the report to no change for all 41 properties, so no owner is penalized for the dispute while those not approved can appeal to the Louisiana Tax Commission. Seconded; seven yeas, no nays (one member said a button was pressed and asked for the record to show the intent was a yes).
- Asks: councilmembers asked for better communication between the Assessor's Office and HGI.
Sources
Discussion time
About 6 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 - Orleans Parish Board of Review | 6 |
Log
- 2026-10-15 - Orleans Parish Board of Review - Conflict question from Councilmember Brogdon; motion to hold the 41 properties at no change passed 7-0.