Louisiana § RS 33:2801 - Maximum municipal property tax
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:2801 — Maximum municipal property tax, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 33:2801. Maximum municipal property tax
Municipal corporations (the city of New Orleans excepted) may levy annual taxes not to exceed in any one year seven mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of taxable property within their respective territorial limits, to defray the expenses of municipal government and for general municipal and local purposes, strictly public in their nature.
Where any municipality is, by its charter or by law, exempt from the payment of parish taxes, or, under legislative authority maintains its own public schools, it may levy an annual tax not to exceed ten mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of taxable property within its territorial limits, for all of the aforementioned purposes.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:2801 cover?
Section RS 33:2801 ("Maximum municipal property tax") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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