Ouachita Parish Assessor: Disabled Veteran Exemption and Special Assessment Level

The exemption is the State's, under La. Const. art. VII, section 21, as the State entries explain. The Ouachita Parish Assessor, Stephanie Smith (chief deputy Morgan Herring), publishes a veteran brochure with the amounts. The special exemption. Based on the VA disability rating: between 50 and 69 percent, the veteran is entitled to an additional $25,000 special exemption above the $75,000 homestead exemption; between 70 and 99 percent, an additional $45,000 above the homestead; at 100 percent disability or unemployability, the veteran may be fully exempt from ad valorem taxes. Veterans with a rating of 50 percent or higher who have not filed should contact the office to apply; applicants need a current certification form from the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs showing home address and disability rating. This is not an automatic exemption. The veterans freeze. A veteran may qualify for a special assessment freezing the current assessed value of the home if the veteran has a combined adjusted gross income on the latest federal returns that meets the eligibility requirement, has a service-connected disability rating of 50 percent or more, or is the surviving spouse of someone killed in action, missing in action or a prisoner of war for more than 90 days. The current adjusted gross income level is $100,000, increasing with the Consumer Price Index from 2026. The office. In the courthouse, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, 318-327-1300.