Parish Assessor offers interactive resource
Lafourche Parish Assessor Wendy Thibodeaux proudly introduces the public to an interactive geoportal mapping system for the entire parish.
This project begun several years ago when Assessor Thibodeaux hired one of the nations most highly regarded GIS companies to design and implement a geographic information system which can help the user find any parcel of land in the parish, identify ownership, and access the tax rolls which apply to that parcel.
Assessor Thibodeaux
Assessor Thibodeaux started with a blank canvas and decided how many parcels the budget allowed to be drawn annually. Thibodeaux states, “Now, we have a visual representation of the tax roll”
Assessor Thibodeaux states “You can now see who pays within those districts–who pays the school board, who pays the recreation district, and so on”
When asked about how the system will know of new construction in the parish, Thibodeaux said her office will rely on the parish’s permit office for updates, and pass that information on to mapping company.
Councilman Daniel Lorraine, who has had many issues with delays in getting condemned structures demolished in his district, was pleased with the possibilities of the new mapping system.
Oftentimes, ascertaining ownership of abandoned structures is the most difficult hurdle and one which causes the greatest delay in getting them cleared out.
“This should be an asset to identifying owners. This way, we can track them down,” said Lorraine.
Searches can be performed in numerous ways, including by assessment number, subdivision name, and physical address. A “measurement” function within the program allows the user to get distances and square footage of parcels.
Even oil wells are included in the map feature, with each well’s particular information attached.
The system can be accessed through the Lafourche assessor’s website—www.lpao.net—under the mapping tab.
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