Access Bienville Parish Tax Records

Bienville Parish property tax records are handled by the assessor's office in Arcadia. The parish has about 16,095 parcels, including 8,537 residential and 529 commercial properties. You can search for assessed values, look up tax bills, and view property maps through online tools. The assessor's website lets you search by owner name, legal description, or parcel number. Tax records, payment portals, and clerk of court documents are all available from home. The median home value in Bienville Parish is around $83,800 with a median property tax rate of 0.28%.

Bienville Parish Assessor's Office

The Bienville Parish Assessor's Office handles the identification, listing, and valuing of all property for ad valorem taxation. Catherine D. Perritt serves as the assessor. The office follows the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and the revised statutes passed by the legislature. Property assessed in Bienville Parish includes land, buildings, inventory, furniture and fixtures, machinery and equipment, oil and gas wells, lease lines, pipelines, stored natural gas, and public service utilities. The office works to assess property in a fair and equitable way for both taxpayers and the taxing districts of Bienville Parish.

The assessor's website gives you the ability to search for property owners, legal descriptions, and maps. You can also find LAT forms, homestead exemption forms, address change forms, and the Special Assessment Level application. The site is a work in progress and the office adds to it over time.

The main website for the Bienville Parish Assessor's Office is shown below.

This site provides search tools, forms, and links to local and state agencies for property tax matters in Bienville Parish.

Bienville Parish Property Tax Search Tools

The actDataScout portal gives you access to Bienville Parish assessment rolls and real property data. You can search by owner name, parcel number, or address. The tool shows assessed values, property descriptions, and ownership details. Professional searching is also available for users who need more detailed results. The actDataScout system is shown below.

This system provides free public access to real estate records across the parish. You can view assessment data for any parcel without creating an account.

The Bienville Parish Clerk of Court handles recorded deeds, mortgages, and civil records. Some records at the clerk's office date back to 1913. The clerk's website is shown below.

If you need a document that shows a property changed hands, the clerk's office is where those conveyance records are kept.

Note: The assessor's office offers both basic and professional search options for users who need different levels of detail in their property records.

Paying Bienville Parish Property Taxes

The Bienville Parish Sheriff acts as the ex-officio tax collector. Annual tax bills are sent out in November and are due by December 31. You can pay online through the SNS Tax Payments portal. The portal lets you search by notice number, parcel number, taxpayer name, or address. After January 1, unpaid taxes start to accrue interest.

The online payment portal for Bienville Parish is shown below.

You can pay one or more bills at a time using this system. Each municipality within Bienville Parish is responsible for sending its own tax bills and collecting taxes based on that municipality's millage rates.

Different governing bodies set millage rates for the parish. These include the Bienville Parish School Board, Police Jury, Sheriff, Library, Assessment District, and Council on Aging. There are also additional millages for fire districts, water districts, hospital districts, and recreation districts. The total tax bill depends on where the property sits within the parish.

Bienville Parish Assessments and Reassessment

Bienville Parish conducted a comprehensive parish-wide reassessment in 2024. The Louisiana Constitution, Article VII, Section 18(F), requires that all property subject to taxation be reappraised and valued at intervals of not more than four years. Under La. R.S. 47:2331, real property must be reassessed at least once every four years, and the Louisiana Tax Commission determines the exact cycle for each parish. Personal property is reassessed every year.

La. R.S. 47:2321 defines fair market value as the highest price the property would bring on the open market if exposed for sale for a reasonable time. Residential land and homes are assessed at 10% of fair market value. Commercial property is assessed at 15%. The homestead exemption under La. R.S. 47:1703 gives owner-occupied homes a $7,500 reduction in assessed value, which equals roughly $75,000 of market value. Seniors 65 and older may lock in their assessed value under La. R.S. 47:1703.1.

Bienville Parish Tax Assessment Appeals

The assessment books in Bienville Parish open on August 15 and close on August 29 each year. During that window, property owners can review their assessed values and raise concerns. Appeals must be received by the Police Jury by September 3. The Board of Review meets from September 2 through September 16, with a hearing date around September 10. These dates may shift slightly from year to year.

Under La. R.S. 47:1992, if the Board of Review does not resolve your issue, you can appeal to the Louisiana Tax Commission within 10 business days. After the Commission rules, judicial review is available within 30 days. New appraised and assessed values based on a reassessment are posted on the assessor's website by mid-August, giving you time to check them before the books close.

Note: Appeals must be received by the Police Jury before the stated deadline, and the open book period in Bienville Parish is shorter than in some other parishes.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes are near Bienville Parish. Verify your property is in the right parish before paying taxes or filing an appeal.