Property tax, homestead and sales tax
Two offices handle property tax in Calcasieu Parish. The assessor sets your home's value and grants exemptions. The sheriff sends the bill and collects it.
Exemptions
Calcasieu Parish Assessor
Homestead exemptions, the assessment freeze and property values. For the homestead exemption, bring your recorded act of sale, a Louisiana ID showing the property address and a current utility bill.
- Address
- 1011 Lakeshore Dr, Suite 101, Lake Charles
- Phone
- (337) 721-3000
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
- Listing
- Open it in our directory
The assessment freeze
Locks your home's assessed value so it doesn't rise. For owners 65 and older, owners with a 100% Social Security disability, and veterans with a service-connected disability of 50% or more, whose household income is under the yearly limit: $102,700 in 2026. Bring a photo ID and last year's tax return. It takes a few minutes.
- Where
- The assessor's office, above
Paying your property tax
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff, Tax Division
Pay online, in the sheriff's app, or in person. In December the office also holds collection days in DeQuincy, Vinton and Moss Bluff; check the dates each year.
- Phone
- (337) 491-3680
- Lake Charles
- Magnolia Life Building, 1011 Lakeshore Dr, Suite 100. Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
- Sulphur
- 1525 Cypress St. Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM. No cash.
- Pay online
- cpso.com
Sales tax
Calcasieu Parish Sales & Use Tax Department
Run by the school board. The combined rate depends on the address, because city and district taxes stack on the state and parish rates, so look up the exact rate for an address rather than relying on a single number.
- Address
- 3310 Broad St, Lake Charles
- Phone
- (337) 217-4280
- Hours
- 8 AM to 4:30 PM, 4 PM in June and July
- Website
- Sales tax department page
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