New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-06-11
FINAL REPORT OF THE PAR.
ISH BOARD OF EQUALI-
ZATION OF THE PAR
ISH OF IBERIA, LA.


of the Parish of Iberia, La:
We, the undersigned MEM
bers of the Parish Board of
Equalization i'm and for the Par
ish of Iberia, Louisiana. have in
accordance with Act 231 of
1920 met on the FIRST Monday
of May. 1921 and have been in
session for twcnty-siN (26) days.
We have reviewed the as
sessment roll of the Parish of
Iberia and have concluded our
duties for the assessment for
the year 1921.
During our session we have
seen fit to increase the assess
ment on saw mills. stumpage on
the lands having hard wood
and more especially lands hav-
ing gum wood.
We have also made thor
ough examination of the assess
ment of property in cities. towns
and villages and have seen fit
to increase the assessment of
this class of property. We find
that in this Parish that there
are a large number of acres of
land in this Parish that are
classcd as Class A Sugar Lands,
however we also find that a
large number of acres of Class
A Sugar Land have been
obliged to vote special taxes for
artificial drains, this property
we have decreased the valuation
in conformity with instructions
forwarded to assessor by your
Honorable Body.
This Board calls the atten-
ton of the Board of Affairs and
Police Jury of the Parish of he
ria that in one section of the
Parish situated on the East Side
of Bayou Teche in the Atchaf-
alay Basin and Levec District
that these lands are carrying a
State tax. Parish tax, Levee
tax, School tax, Road tax and
all other taxes that this section
are Obliged to pay, and we have
seen fit TO reduce the assess
ment and have classed this land
from Class "a" to Class 3D."
We have placed a considerable
number of acres of land that
had been classified as denuded
cypress swamp lands in the hard
wood timber class making an
increase from Four ($4OO)
Dollars to Seven ($7.OO) Dollars
per acre.
With reference to the assess
ment of cypress swamp land
this committee desires to say
that it has failed to reach the
conclusion for the valuation of
property, for the reason that no
assessment of the stumpage Of
these lands have been made, in
this Parish and the owners IF
this property have not in any
way assisted this Board in as
certaining the value of this
property, therefore, we would
suggest that the State Board
of Affairs and the Police Jury of
iberia Parish, for the pur-
pose of assessing these prop
erty have an estimate made of
all timber lands in the Parish
of Iberia.
This Board would respect
fully call the attention of the
State Board of Affairs, the Po-
lice Jury and the Assessor of the
Parish of Iberia that in the re-
port of the State Board of At
fairs for the year 1920 only
Eighty (8O) acres of Class A
timber lands have been render
ed and it is to the knowledge of
the members of this Board that
there is considerable swamp
lands in the Parish of Iberia
that should be in Class "a,
that the cypress swamp land
along Sea Marsh. in the Parish
of Iberia have not been denuded
and that there are several large
tracts that should be classed in
Class IA"
This Board would respect
fully call the attention of the
State Board of Affairs, the Po-
lice Jury and assessor of the