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A Property Value Freeze at 50% — the Second Louisiana Property Benefit

A homestead-exemption holder with a service-connected rating of 50% or more may freeze the ASSESSED VALUE of their home at the level when they first qualify. It is a flat 50% gate with no tiers, and it comes with an income test — combined adjusted gross income not over $102,700. It freezes the VALUE, not the tax bill: millage changes still move what you pay.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

A homestead-exemption holder with a service-connected rating of 50% or more may freeze the ASSESSED VALUE of their home at the level when they first qualify. It is a flat 50% gate with no tiers, and it comes with an income test — combined adjusted gross income not over $102,700. It freezes the VALUE, not the tax bill: millage changes still move what you pay.

What it's worth: The assessed value frozen at the level when you first qualify

  • It freezes the ASSESSED VALUE, not the tax bill. Millage changes still move what you pay, and that distinction is the source of most complaints about it.
  • The gate is a flat 50% or greater service-connected rating. There are no tiers.
  • An income test applies: combined adjusted gross income not over $102,700. That figure is adjusted, so check the current one.
  • You must already hold the homestead exemption.
  • This is a SEPARATE benefit from the tiered disabled veteran exemption. Holding one does not give you the other, and both should be claimed.
  • The value of a freeze grows over time — it is worth most in a rising market and nothing in a falling one.
  • It is a statewide law administered by parish assessors, so the application is local.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • Your rating is 50% or higher.
  • You own and live in the home as your principal residence.
  • Your property is in Louisiana.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Apply to your parish assessor. This is separate from the disabled veteran exemption and needs its own application.
  2. 2Apply as EARLY as the rating allows. The freeze locks in the value at that moment, so freezing sooner in a rising market is worth more.
  3. 3Take your income figures — combined adjusted gross income must not exceed $102,700, and the figure is adjusted over time.
  4. 4Understand what you are getting: the value is frozen, the millage is not. Your bill can still rise.
  5. 5Confirm you also hold the tiered disabled veteran exemption. They stack in the sense that both apply; neither replaces the other.
Form
Application to the parish assessor
File with
Your parish assessor
Documents you will need
va benefit summary letter
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.

Sources

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