Parish property values rise 9%

St. Landry Parish’s assessed property value rose about 9 percent from 2012 to a new assessment this year, according to numbers from Rhyn Duplechain, parish assessor.
Total taxable values in the parish are about $625 million, up from about $573 million in 2012.
“We’ve had continuous increases except for maybe one year 10 to 15 years ago,” Duplechain said. “But we’ve continued to go up. Part of it comes from value increases, but some of this comes from new properties. Overall, our taxable property has continued to increase.”
Parish assessor are required to reassess property at least every four years, he said.
“We lost in oil and properties here,” he said.
“Overall, considering the economy, we are holding our own fairly well.”
Property values fell in some parts of Opelousas while in values rose in southern St. Landry Parish, he said.
Total tax income in the parish is $20,451.317, up from $18,707,132 in 2012. The total does not include special tax district such as fire, drainage and road districts, he said.
Other assessment details provided by Duplechain include: taxable values by municipalities:
— Eunice, $61,575,810, up from $57,969,150 in 2012.
— Opelousas, $139,019,500, up from $130,604,310 in 2012.
— Sunset, $22,467,360, up from $18,205,690 in 2012.
— Grand Coteau, $5,563,360, up from $4,545,870 in 2012.
— Arnaudville, $6,104,620, up from $5,100,320 in 2012.
— Port Barre, $12,405,730, up from $8,612,240 in 2012.
— Melville, $2,937,470, up from $2,914,720 in 2012.
— Krotz Springs, $31,525,250, up from $31,169,400 in 2012.
— Palmetto, $873,360, up from $776,800 in 2012.
— Washington, $4,418,870, up from $4,548,790 in 2012.
Taxable values in municipalities totaled $245 million, up form $221 million in 2012.
Areas out of municipalities had a taxable value of $380 million, up from $352 million.