St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-03
The TAX VALUES Of
ST. LANDRY PARISH
SHOW BIG WR
assessor Andrus conplstss His can..
piiation and Files II WIah
Board az Affairs
PusLIc CORPORATIONS AR
NOT INCLUDED IN THE Llsr
Over TMsnty-one Million OultaFa
Of Taxabis Property On R0lla
and Amount WIN be Fur.
tfser Increased

assessor a.. Z. Andrus has stsxss
pleted his work Of taking ana sarn.
piling the assessment rolls for 1a1a
land has filed his abstract with tha
state board Of affairs. Mr.. Andrus
furnished The Clarion with 4 eouv
Of the abstract and we can state that
4 y a marvel Of naatnass and slaowa
much patient work Ia its arrange.
ment. While this completes Mr.. A.
drus' work practically. Il is poHaibia
that after tae affairs hoard PASSES
On It SONS changes may be orsfarss
which will cause the asseasor III n
over the work md fsx such changes
as are ordered by the board.
The abstract furnished b the a.
SCISSOR throws some Interesting Ifgas
on the amount OF property real anlk
personal, In St Landry and niaa
Clarion deems II i privilege III gtva
q few facts to its readers regarding
this 1918 assessment The total yai-
Euation, for instance. shows that Oh
st Landry Is rapidly growtng
ma Wn klle asaa
aupraxinate assessment 0g alsEa
four or i've millions of dollars af fna
public corporations which aaaesa-
mant is attended to By the atasa
board of affairs. the property yalils
Of the parish wiz be- over twensy
five million dollars
For instance, cultivated lands ssre
divided into three classes. A., b ana
G. IN Class A there are 15G.041
acres. valued at S5,447, $50, or "a
average OF s94s1 per acre. In CLASS
81 51,735 acres. valued at 81. .46T 80,
an average Of s2S.as per acre II
Glass g, 1S,20O acres, valued al ssa.
a70, an average of s2126 per acre.
Acres In pasture. 1864. valued At
Sta, $50, an average Of s18223 par
acre. Acres In woodland, 10Gs.
valued at sf,244,s20, a1I average of
s12. Is per acre. Suburban lands
1924 acres, valued at s287 $40. an
average Of s6s.1s per acre.
Timber lands are divided into
several classes. Class Al. hardwood,
1882 acres, valued ut $3.50, 4s0. n
average per acre of s23.s7 Class ii
sa, ,S37 acres. valued at $s2s.55 an
average OF s20.s7 per acre Class e
a5,713 acres. valued at s441,sso, an
average Of $20.67 per acre. Glass g,
s5.7Is acres, valued at s441, $50 I'D
average per acre Of s12.3s.
Denuded hardwood 1862 acres. ID
Glass A, valued at s46, 100, an aver
age Of $10.5s per acre. Class ., a6.-
sgs ARES, valued at s501,340 an
average al s1o.5a per acre. Class n
81, 1896 acres, valued at $500, $40, A.
average 81 1922 per acre.
Cypress lands Class G, 1905 acres,
valued at $3.50. an average BE
$3.50 per acre. Class D, 1866 acres,
valued at s1o7, ,ss0. an average oE
s54.s2 per acre. Glass ID, s97a acraa,
valued at s155. .4So, an average eE
s17.s2 an acre.
Denuded cypress lands Glass e.,
6e5 acres, valued at So ,1sO, an ager-
age OF 1920 an acre Glass 3, 26.
ia acres. valued at $4,000, ain aver
age Of ss.2s an acre Rateur. 1880
acres. valued at $3.50, an average o.
sz.s5 an acre
Fresh water marsh lands Class
Al, T91 acres, valued at s15,5t5o, an
average OF $3.50 an acre. Glass 2.
144a acres. valued ut s10,400, an aver
age Of Slit "a acre.
Unimproved city lots, 3754 acres.
valued at $780, .7g0, an average Of
s71As. Improved city lots, 3441
valued at s2,70s $50, an average oE
s7s0.22.
improvements On real estate Res
| licences. 1880, valuation, $7ss $50, an
average OF s2s4.3s. Barns, 29l4. val
uation s1s2. $50, an average oE saa .as.
Cabins, 1881. yaluation s1e7 ,7a0 Il.
rigation plants. Ii. valuation. s16..
500 an average of s1.f2s.E7 wind
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