Louisiana Property Tax Rate Limits Based on Existing Voter-Approved Maximums Amendment (2026)
Louisiana
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 4,611,961 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(4,611,961 ÷ 4,611,961) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in LA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
Ballot Measure
After property reassessments, Louisiana adjusts local property-tax rates so revenue stays level. A local taxing body may later raise a rate to the prior maximum with a two-thirds vote and public hearing, without another voter election. Currently, it loses unused authority at the next reassessment. This amendment would let it charge a lower rate temporarily without losing the ability to return to that prior maximum before the tax authorization expires. It would start in 2027.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
A local taxing body could temporarily use a lower rate and later restore the prior maximum through the existing two-thirds-vote and hearing process.
A NO vote means
Unused authority to restore a higher rate would continue to expire at the next reassessment under current rules.
Sources: legis.la.gov2