Louisiana Amendment 9: Income limit for special property assessments
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 raise the qualifying income ceiling to $150,000 starting in 2027, with inflation adjustments from 2028. Other eligibility categories remain. Taxing authorities would absorb resulting revenue reductions under the stated rules.
What applies now
Special assessment freezes are available to qualifying older or disabled residents and certain military-related households, subject to a $100,000 income limit adjusted for inflation beginning in 2026.
If yes / for
Expand income eligibility for the special assessment level.
If no / against
Keep the existing income-limit framework.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
January 1, 2027; inflation adjustments to the new limit begin in 2028.
Passage rule
A majority of votes on the amendment.