Assessor: Livingston Parish taxable value reaches $976 million; officials say parish still short of $1 billion

Jeff Taylor, the parish assessor, presented the Board of Review with the parish's assessment figures for 2026 and described the year's dollar changes. "When I 1st come in the office, we had a $101,000,000 of taxable value. And this year, we ended up with $976,000,000 of taxable value," Taylor said, adding that the total taxable value increased by about $21,000,000 from the prior year.

Taylor said real property value rose by roughly $18,000,000 and that public-service value increased by nearly $5,000,000, while personal-property assessments fell because the method for calculating bank shares changed. He described the year as a non-reassessment year and said the parish's taxable base has grown steadily though it has not reached $1 billion. Taylor also addressed public skepticism, saying the assessor's office requires claimants to present proof and verifies any proposed changes rather than acting on social-media accusations.