Emeric H. Dupuy

"It looks like our residential property increased between 15 and 20 percent over four years ago," Avoyelles Parish Assessor Emeric Dupuy said.

Dupuy said the tax rolls were opened Friday and will remain open until Aug. 29, giving Avoyelles property owners two weeks in which to come in to his office to review their assessments and potential taxes for 2008.
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The jury will sit as a board of review for property taxes Sept. 8, Dupuy said.

If a taxpayer does not agree with the Police Jury's decision, he or she can appeal to the Louisiana Tax Commission and, if still unsatisfied, file suit in the district court.
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Dupuy said he has had only one protest in five years, and that was a commercial property issue.

If a taxpayer questions the assessment on residential property, Dupuy said, "What I do, I have them bring in their homeowner's insurance policy.
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Emeric Dupuy - Assessor

P. O. Box 806 Marksville, LA 71351

Phone: 318-253-4507 Fax: 318-253-8828 Email assessor@kricket.net

Emeric Dupuy, Democrat Assessor 312 N Main St.Marksville, LA 71351-2450,(318) 253-4507

EMERIC H. DUPUY (AVOYELLES), Chairperson(s)

318-253-4507

Emeric H. Dupuy, Vice-President

Emeric Dupuy (Avoyelles), President

Avoyelles Parish - Emeric Dupuy 318-253-4507

Catahoula Parish - Carmon Walker 318-744-5291

You know in a rural parish like ours, it's virtually impossible," Avoyelles Parish Assessor Emeric Dupuy said.

He has eight employees to look at about 40,000 parcels.

"We just go off the (real estate) sales," Dupuy said.No one is going to pay more than something is worth, and someone is not going to sell something for less than it's worth."

He acknowledged, however, that some adjustment has to be made occasionally for such things as one family member selling to another at below market cost.
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Responding to allegations that elected assessors play favoritism with friends and supporters, making reassessment "a joke," Dupuy said, "I'm just newly elected.That's one reason I ran.I want things to be fair."

He added, "I don't like to pay taxes."

But the previous assessor had valued Dupuy's property so low that his annual tax bill was only $13, Dupuy said."The first property I reassessed was my own," he said.
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Avoyelles Parish Assessor, Emeric Dupuy, (318) 253-4507