By state · Louisiana
Louisiana’s property tax exemption for disabled veterans.
100% (or unemployable): fully exempt; extra homestead tiers from 50%. Here is who qualifies, what it covers, and how to claim it.
Checked against state sources · July 16, 2026
- At a 100% permanent & total rating
- Full exemption from ad valorem property tax on the homestead for veterans rated 100% disabled or 100% unemployable by the VA, under the constitutional amendment voters approved in 2022 (effective 2023).
- Below 100%
- On top of the standard $7,500-of-assessed-value homestead exemption, a 50 to 69% rating exempts another $2,500 of assessed value (about $25,000 of market value) and 70 to 99% exempts another $4,500 (about $45,000 of market value).
- Income test
- None. The exemption does not depend on your income.
- Surviving spouses
- The surviving spouse keeps the exemption, including when the veteran died before ever claiming it.
- How to apply
- Apply at your parish assessor's office with your VA rating letter. Louisiana assesses homes at 10% of market value, which is why the assessed-dollar figures look small.
- Worth knowing
- The tiers arrived with 2022's Amendment 2, so guidance older than 2023 understates the benefit. Parish assessors administer it; procedures vary by parish.
Before you count on this: exemption law changes by legislative session, and counties administer the details. Confirm current amounts and deadlines with your county assessor or the official source below. Figures on this page were checked July 16, 2026.
Official source: Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs — state benefits
A property-tax exemption lowers the monthly payment a lender counts in your file, which can raise what you qualify for. Run your numbers with the exemption’s effect via the buying-power calculator (use the property-tax override in advanced options), and see the funding fee guide for the other big disability-related saving.
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