Lafayette Parish Assessor: Disabled Veteran Exemption and Special Assessment Level

The Lafayette Parish Assessor’s own qualification list puts a totally or partially disabled veteran with a 50%-or-more service-connected rating on the special assessment level, with homestead and adjusted gross income of $100,000 or less, on a Special Assessment Level Form backed by last year’s tax return.

Also called: property tax, assessor, homestead exemption, special assessment level, Form A25, veteran exemption.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Lafayette Parish, LACounty

The exemption is the State's, under La. Const. art. VII, section 21, as the State entries explain. The Lafayette Parish Assessor, Justin A. Centanni (elected October 14, 2023, in office since January 1, 2025), publishes the qualification rules on its own site. Who qualifies. To freeze the assessed value, the owner must meet one of: permanently and totally disabled as determined by a court, state or federal agency; a totally or partially disabled veteran with a service-connected disability of 50 percent or more as determined by the Veterans Administration; or 65 years or older. And the owner must claim a homestead exemption on the property being frozen and have an adjusted gross income (line 11 on IRS Form 1040) of $100,000 or less. How to file. The Special Assessment Level Form files the senior, disability or veteran property valuation freeze; last year's income tax return is required with it. The office. Contact the assessor's office at 225-647-8182-adjacent listings are not published; the assessor's contact page is JavaScript-only, so ask through the form or the Lafayette Consolidated Government directory.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lafayette Parish Assessor: Disabled Veteran Exemption and Special Assessment Level
Gate	Rule
50% or more service-connected for the veteran freeze	A totally or partially disabled veteran with a service-connected disability of 50% or more as determined by VA qualifies for the special assessment level, with homestead claimed and AGI of $100,000 or less.
AGI ceiling $100,000 and last year’s return required	The freeze requires adjusted gross income (IRS Form 1040 line 11) of $100,000 or less and last year’s income tax return with the Special Assessment Level Form.

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