County tax lien/deed listings and auction information for investors.

Louisiana is a tax lien state. The “tax sale deed” that is issued to a successful bidder at the tax title sale, is not a deed to the property but a lien. Counties are known as “parishes” in Louisiana. Tax collection and tax sales are the responsibility of the property tax division of the sheriff’s office in each parish. Prospective bidders must register with the sheriff’s office before the start of the tax sale. The following information is taken from the Parish of Ascension Sheriff’s website: 



“All unpaid property taxes are read aloud. After reading of the property, buyers bid for a portion of ownership on the property. By law, the Sheriff accepts bids on an interest in the property starting off at 100% interest and graduating downward until the lowest bid of 1% is received. The Buyer that gets the bid will cover the taxes, interest and costs that are due. The buyer must pay by cash or check when the tax sale is completed. Within a few working days, a tax sale deed is prepared and filed with the Clerk of Court and a copy is mailed to the buyer.” Any unsold property will revert to the parish. The owner has 3 years to redeem and must pay 12 % per annum plus a 5% penalty.



If the lien is redeemed, the purchaser need not do anything; the “tax sale deed” is cancelled with the clerk of court by the tax office. The tax office will simply send the purchaser the redemption money. If the lien is not paid within the 3-year redemption period, the property will revert to the lien holder, but in order obtain a deed to the property, legal notices must be given. You will need an attorney to give the proper notices and draw up a proper deed to the property.



Many of the counties of the commonwealth of Louisiana now have their tax sales online.  The website for the online tax sales is http://www.Civicsource.com.

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Counties	Auction Date	Auction Type
Acadia	12/2199	Redeemable Deed
Allen	12/2199	Redeemable Deed
Ascension	12/2199	Redeemable Deed
Assumption	12/2199	Redeemable Deed
Caddo	12/2199	Redeemable Deed
Calcasieu	12/2199	Redeemable Deed
East Baton Rouge	12/2199	Deed
Iberia	12/2199	Redeemable Deed
Iberia (Jeanerette)	09/2010	Lien
Jefferson	12/2199	Redeemable Deed
Lafayette	12/2199	Redeemable Deed
Orleans	09/2010	Deed
Orleans (New Orleans)	09/2010	Lien
Ouachita	12/2199	Redeemable Deed
Rapides	12/2199	Redeemable Deed
St. Mary	12/2199	Redeemable Deed
St. Mary (Patterson)	09/2010	Redeemable Deed
St. Tammany	12/2199	Redeemable Deed
Terrebonne	12/2199	Redeemable Deed

Louisiana Tax Lien/Deed Information and Listings

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