New Orleans residents, Southern Poverty Law Center file lawsuit against city tax assessor
New Orleans residents feel they have been shortchanged by the city tax assessor. | stock photo The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a lawsuit against the New Orleans tax assessor for allegedly lowering tax assessments for certain commercial properties during 2020, according to the Associated Press. The lawsuit was filed by the civil rights group and two New Orleans residents on March 26; it alleges that tax assessor Errol Williams violated Louisiana law by unfairly undervaluing a select group of properties, largely owned by wealthy corporations, at the expense of...