- A. The power of local and state governments to tax real and personal property is contained within the constitution of the state of Louisiana. The broad constitutional principles are clarified in the revised statutes of the state of Louisiana. These statutes are further clarified and made workable by rules and regulations passed in accordance with the statutes and the constitution by the Louisiana Tax Commission. This summary of certain provisions of the constitution and revised statutes is for convenience only and is not intended as an official interpretation. Actual provisions of law supersede this summary.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Louisiana Constitution of 1974, Article VII, Section 18.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Revenue and Taxation, Tax Commission, LR 15:1097 (December 1989), amended LR 48:1516 (June 2022).