Educating taxpayers
About property assessments, millages, property tax bills, exemptions, and other factors that influence their tax obligations.
Nonpartisan · Community-Focused · St. Tammany ParishOur Tax Dollars.
Our Tax Dollars.
Our Government.
Our Voice.
We help St. Tammany Parish taxpayers understand where their property tax dollars come from, where they go, and how decisions about those dollars affect our community.
Who We Are
An informed taxpayer is an empowered taxpayer.
We are a nonpartisan, community-focused organization dedicated to educating and informing the taxpayers of St. Tammany Parish about property taxes, assessments, millages, local government budgets, and the financial decisions of taxing agencies.
Understanding how property taxes are calculated, how millages are established, how public budgets are developed, and how tax dollars are ultimately spent can be challenging. We exist to make this information easier to understand, more accessible, and available to the citizens who fund local government.
Read Our Mission & ValuesWhat We Do
Clear, fact-based information for every taxpayer
Explaining local budgets
In clear, understandable terms so taxpayers can better evaluate revenues, expenditures, priorities, and proposed changes.
Profiling taxing agencies
Accessible information about the agencies that rely on property tax revenues and the services those revenues support.
Promoting transparency
By encouraging clear communication and public understanding of tax and budget decisions.
Encouraging accountability
By helping taxpayers understand how public funds are collected, allocated, and spent.
Supporting civic participation
Giving citizens the information they need to ask meaningful questions and participate constructively in public meetings.
Promoting fiscal responsibility
Encouraging thoughtful consideration of the costs, benefits, and long-term consequences of public spending and taxation.
Our Mission
Our mission is to empower the citizens and taxpayers of St. Tammany Parish through clear, accurate, and nonpartisan information about property taxes, millages, budgets of local taxing agencies, and government spending, while promoting transparency, accountability, fiscal responsibility, and informed citizen participation.
One Parish. Many Voices. United Purpose.
Know what's on your ballot.
Register to vote, view sample ballots, read PAR's guide to the 2026 constitutional amendments, and review information on current tax proposals in St. Tammany Parish.
Voting ResourcesAdd your voice.
Have a question about a millage, an assessment, or a public budget? Want to stay informed about upcoming meetings and decisions? Reach out and join the conversation.
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