St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Tax Assessors' Office

Where is the St. Tammany Parish Tax Assessor's Office?

What can the St. Tammany Parish Assessor's Office do for me?

The St. Tammany Parish Tax Assessor's Office oversees the appraisal and assessment of properties as well as the billing and collection of property taxes for all taxable real estate located in St. Tammany Parish.

Contact the assessor's office if you need help with paying your property taxes, applying for a homestead exemption or other tax exemption, reporting upgrades to your home, appealing your property tax assessment, or verifying your property records.

Submitting a St. Tammany Parish property tax appeal

If you believe that your house has been unfairly overappraised (i.e. appraised at a value higher than the true market value of the property), you can attempt to get your home re-appraised at a lower value by contacting the Assessor's Office to submit a property tax appeal.

You will have to submit a form describing your property and sufficient proof that it is overassessed, including valuations of similar homes nearby as evidence. If your appeal is accepted, your home assessment (and property taxes) will be lowered as a result.

If you would like to appeal your property, call the St. Tammany Parish Assessor's Office at (985) 809 8180 and ask for a property tax appeal form. Keep in mind that property tax appeals are generally only accepted in a 1-3 month window each year.

For more information and example appeals, see how to appeal your property taxes.

How can I contact St. Tammany Parish?

You can try contacting the St. Tammany Parish local government directly with any issues the Assessor's Office can't solve. In many counties, certain property records such as deeds are kept in the county courthouse or county archives instead of at the tax assessors' office.

The county seat for St. Tammany Parish is located in the in Covington, which is located at Parish Courthouse. You can direct your general inquiries to St. Tammany Parish with the contact info listed below.

St. Tammany Parish Address

Parish Courthouse
Covington, LA 70433-2760

Useful St. Tammany Parish Links:

• St. Tammany Parish Tax Records
• St. Tammany Parish Assessors' Office Homepage
• Property Tax Search Tool
• St. Tammany Parish Government Homepage