PROPERTY TAX RESEARCH, MADE SIMPLER
Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Where to look, which office to contact, and how to request records.
Where to obtain records
City of New Orleans Bureau of Treasury — Tax Research Unit
Open New Orleans property-tax guidanceHow to find the information
Use the City of New Orleans property-tax page to reach its payment/account service or locate an original tax bill. For a payment history, email taxresearchunit@nola.gov; for account questions or an existing delinquent-property file, contact the Tax Research Unit at 504-658-1712 with the real-estate tax number, property address and years needed. Ask for the report’s as-of date and any copy/export or certification charges. This is a City Treasury collection route, not an Orleans Sheriff or assessor payment request.
What to ask for
“I am looking for publicly available delinquent real-property tax records for Orleans Parish for [tax year]. Which office maintains these records? Is there an online search or downloadable list? If not, how can I request a copy, and what fees apply?”
Have the property address, parcel number, owner name, and tax year ready when searching for a particular property.
County-specific notes
The city’s property-tax guidance, Treasury FAQ and Paying taxes instructions were inspected. Payment history is an office email-request route. The downstream payment application and individual balances were not inspected. An individual bill lookup, a dated delinquent publication, a tax-lien offering, an adjudicated-property inventory and a judicial foreclosure list are different records. A listed year or old sale entry does not establish a current unpaid balance. A complete parishwide unpaid-only filter or bulk export was not confirmed.
Need help with your research?
Understand tax lists, prepare a records request and check whether a publication is current.