Sheriff Craig Webre announced the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a property tax title sale at beginning at 8 a.m. on July 10, 2024, and concluding at noon on July 11, 2024, or earlier if all properties are sold. By hosting the sale online, bidders who would not normally be able to attend the auction in person can still participate.

This sale is open to the general public. Online registration is open LPSO.net/TaxSale until noon on July 1, 2024. After registering online, users can access videos explaining auction procedures. A list of available properties will be available beginning June 20, 2024. Bidders are encouraged to participate online from the comfort and privacy of their computers.

A property tax title sale is the sale of properties with delinquent taxes due. The tax titles for these properties are sold to the public for the amount of the delinquent taxes due, plus any accrued interest, penalties, costs, and other statutory impositions. The tax title sale is a “low bid wins” style auction in which the property is sold to the purchaser willing to bid on the least percent ownership interest in the property. All taxes and fees are the responsibility of the bidder regardless of the percentage of ownership bid. Payment for all bids placed will be debited from the account provided when entering the auction. Those funds will be debited after the close of the auction. Payment must be made in full, and all sales are final. Failure to have funds available or false bids will result in the bidding individual or firm being unable to participate in future Lafourche Parish property tax title sales.

To avoid having property sold at the tax sale, property owners must pay property taxes by 11:59 p.m. on July 9, 2024. Bills not paid in full by that time will result in the property being sold at the tax sale. Tax payments can be made in person at the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Administration Office (200 Canal Boulevard, Thibodaux) or the South Lafourche Substation (102 W. 91st Street, Cut Off). Only cash, certified check or money order will be accepted. For additional information, property owners can call (985) 449-4430.

This auction and all future tax sales can be viewed online at LPSO.net/TaxSale. Using the convenient search options, bidders can set the parameters for any property that falls within their interests and budget.