Louisiana Amendment 1: Moving a surviving spouse’s veterans exemption
Louisiana · Constitutional amendment · Taxes · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would allow one transfer to a later qualifying homestead, limited to the additional exemption claimed on the previous home in its last eligible year.
What applies now
A qualifying surviving spouse can keep a deceased disabled veteran’s additional property-tax exemption while owning and occupying the original home.
If yes / for
Allow the one-time transfer under the stated limits.
If no / against
Keep the current property-specific eligibility rule.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
January 1, 2027.
Passage rule
A majority of votes on the amendment.