West Feliciana Parish Assessor's Office

08/20/2026

I’ve been working with the Louisiana Tax Commission, other Assessors, and industry representatives to develop policy on how data center equipment should be valued and how quickly it should depreciate.

When you’re dealing with billions of dollars in equipment, even a small change can make a big difference in the revenue our schools, law enforcement, and other local districts receive. LABI’s original proposal would have slashed the amount of revenue our parish could collect. I took immediate action to ensure that we arrive at a fair schedule, not just for the industry, but also for our taxing districts and residents.

This isn’t about being for or against data centers. It’s about getting the numbers right and making sure the depreciation schedules are fair and supported by actual evidence.

- Richard Kendrick

Louisiana tax officials are working to decide how quickly data center equipment should lose value for property tax purposes.

07/10/2026

06/01/2026

We launched our SmartMAP system two months ago and continued running it alongside the Geoportal system to give everyone time to learn the new platform, while also allowing us time to make improvements based on your feedback. As of today, the Geoportal map is officially offline, and SmartMAP is now our only online mapping system.

Thank you all for your feedback on the new site. We have made several enhancements based directly on user suggestions. Improvements include a cleaner mobile layout that scrolls and fits better on smaller devices, additional tools and layers to provide more data, and an improved search function with the addition of a filter box to help users find information more efficiently.

We appreciate everyone’s patience and input as we continue working to improve the system. You can access the map here ;

04/23/2026

We appreciate your service to our community! Let us know if you have any questions.

04/22/2026

If you have any questions about this proposed amendment, please contact our office.

03/24/2026

We’ve updated our online mapping system!

New features include:
• An enhanced details window with expanded property information, including all listed owners and tax items
• Faster refresh times while browsing
• Improved tools, including the ability to drop a location point
• Two search options: a simplified “Google-style” search and an advanced search with additional filters to help locate property

This system is brand new, in fact, we are the first in the state to have it. I’m excited to see how it continues to improve as our vendor, Preases, adds new features over time.

As with any new system, there may be a learning curve. If you have any questions while navigating it, please don’t hesitate to reach out, we’re happy to help!

10/30/2025

Exciting times for our Parish!

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the new Data Center project and with all the excitement, we know there are also plenty of questions and rumors about what it could mean for our property taxes.

We want to be upfront: property taxes aren’t going to “disappear” because of the Data Center.

That said, projects like this can have a positive impact on our local tax base. For example, when Riverbend was added, we saw a 14-mill reduction to our millage rate thanks to the increase in taxable value, and with that property owners saw a decrease in their taxes immediately.

We’re still in the very early stages of this process, so it’s too soon to know exactly what kind of effect this project will have. However, we promise to keep everyone updated as we learn more.

Here’s a link to the WBRZ report on the first Industrial Board meeting if you’d like to check it out:

https://www.wbrz.com/news/w-feliciana-parish-unique-deal-with-data-center-project-to-generate-life-changing-money?fbclid=IwdGRjcANwjcZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpamxuFkcK8tNCZ8BfwF4dTMsXT1OoA3Qv6nXpRuKF4CEP_mmt4HUIJmL1_g_aem_ceyPDITU722-WyfelgxCpw

The West Feliciana Parish Council has devised a unique way to get as much money as possible out of a planned data center development, potentially generating nearly $100 million each year.

08/11/2025

We are officially in our open book period for the 2025 tax year. You may review your assessment here, https://westfeliciana.smartcama.com/Assessments/Search . Not all our taxing districts have adopted their millage rates for this year so the amount of taxes currently shown may change. The deadline to file an appeal is September 2nd, 2025. Information about appeals can be found here, https://www.wfassessor.com/appeals/ . If you have any questions, please contact our office at 225.635.3350.

 In accordance with Louisiana revised statutes, we open our books annually for public inspection for 15 calendar days. This open book period will take place between August 15th and September 15Th, the exact dates will be published in The Democrat and listed on this website under Important Dates/Dea...

04/25/2025

We wanted to make our residential property owners aware of bills, which are being introduced and would call for constitutional amendments. The passing of these bills will affect property assessments.

There are two bills which will change the income threshold for the purpose of qualifying for a special assessment level, also known as a 65 Freeze. HB 269 will increase the income threshold to $200,000 while HB 300 will remove the income threshold.

There are also two bills which will adjust the Homestead Exemption credit. HB 271 will increase the amount of the Homestead Exemption to $125,000 while SB 56, a constitutional amendment, will allow the governing authority of a parish to increase the homestead exemption up to $225,000

We are monitoring them and will provide updates as they make their way through the process.

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