Tax bills may rise next fiscal year for city and parish property owners should the City and Parish councils vote to increase or maintain current millage rates in September, a common adjustment to property taxes called a “roll forward.”

The City Council will consider roll forwards for funds that pay for public building maintenance, police and fire salaries, the city’s general fund and more. Library funding, juvenile detention, the parish courthouse and the airport are among the rate adjustments before the Parish Council.

LCG faces a tighter budget cycle, with costs rising and the Boulet administration looking to increase salaries for public employees in a bid to shore up vacancies.

By law, property tax rates rise and fall with property values to maintain consistent revenues year-to-year. When councils “roll forward” tax rates, they either reset taxes at their voter approved maximum rate, increasing tax bills, or preserve a new max rate established by a decline in assessed property values.

Here’s the list of proposed rate adjustments, according to the council office.

City Property Taxes

Lafayette – General Alimony Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $10,502,150
• Increase in Taxes: $517,254

Lafayette – Streets/Roads/Alleys Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $2,500,512
• Increase in Taxes: $228,814

Lafayette – Playgrounds/Recreation Centers Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $3,722,984
• Increase in Taxes: $341,856

Lafayette – Public Buildings Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $2,185,633
• Increase in Taxes: $195,695

Lafayette – Police & Fire Departments Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $6,167,929
• Increase in Taxes: $567,932

Lafayette – Police Salaries Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $5,556,693
• Increase in Taxes: $273,642

Lafayette – Fire Salaries Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $3,704,462
• Increase in Taxes: $182,440

Parish Property Taxes

Parish – General Alimony Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $1,539,632
• Increase in Taxes: $124,982

Exempted Municipalities Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $3,752,079
• Increase in Taxes: $215,194

Courthouse Complex Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $6,984,588
• Increase in Taxes: $428,947

Juvenile Detention & Rehab Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $3,478,380
• Increase in Taxes: $213,539

Detention Correctional Facility Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $6,149,777
• Increase in Taxes: $377,678

Drainage District Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $9,962,082
• Increase in Taxes: $611,804

Roads and Bridges Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $12,438,688
• Increase in Taxes: $763,903

Health Unit, Mosquito, etc. Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $10,602,104
• Increase in Taxes: $1,095,122

Library (2017-2026) Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $8,682,038
• Increase in Taxes: $1,081,674

Library (2023-2032) Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $5,120,176
• Increase in Taxes: $314,451

Airport Regional Parishwide Millage:

• Estimated Tax Revenues: $4,758,424
• Increase in Taxes: $292,230

Current Budget of Lafayette Parish Government:

• $101,653,107