New Orleans / Orleans Parish
Originally published November 2, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. CST
Updated November 6, 2026, at 8:41 p.m. CST to reflect the Council’s November 5 action.
The New Orleans City Council adopted two amended property tax ordinances November 5, approving higher 2027 rates for general city operations, parks, police and fire protection, and city services.
The Council’s official meeting summary confirms adoption of measures identified by calendar numbers 35,582 and 35,583, as amended, following a public hearing on millages. This article originally covered the proposals before that meeting.
The amendment to calendar number 35,583 specifies these increases from adjusted millage rates:
• General municipal purposes: 12.23 to 13.91 mills.
• Unified parks: 5.55 to 6.309 mills.
• Police protection: 4.67 to 5.26 mills.
• Fire protection: 4.62 to 5.21 mills.
• An additional fire protection levy: 2.22 to 2.50 mills.
• City services: 1.05 to 1.19 mills.
These are separate tax components for the 2027 tax year, not a single total property tax rate.
The amendments narrow the earlier roll-forward proposal by deleting several provisions and preserving portions of companion measure 35,582. The proposed 6.40-mill police and fire employee-pay levy, for example, was removed from 35,583; the companion measure lists it at 5.62 mills.
A separate amendment to 35,582 replaces the originally listed Garden District Security District rate of 7.13 mills with 9.63 mills. The amendment describes that change as reflecting a recently renewed rate. It applies within the district, not throughout the city.
A mill is $1 in tax per $1,000 of taxable assessed value. Individual bills depend on assessed value, applicable exemptions and the rates imposed by the relevant taxing authorities.
Reporting note: Council adoption is confirmed by its November 5 summary. Specific rates above come from the linked ordinance amendments. The records reviewed do not establish a mayoral approval date or an individual property’s final tax bill.