Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 61 - REVENUE AND TAXATION
Part V - Ad Valorem Taxation
Chapter 27 - Guidelines for Application, Classification and Assessment of Land Eligible to be Assessed at Use Value
Section V-2705 - Classification

A. The Modern Soil Surveys published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, in cooperation with the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, listed in Map Index, together with the conversion legends prepared and distributed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, shall be used for determining the use value classification of agricultural, horticultural and timberland. The parishes in which Modern Soil Surveys have been completed and published are indicated in Table 2707.

B. The General Soil Maps, published by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, listed in Map Index, together with the conversion legends prepared and distributed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, shall be used for determining use value classifications in all parishes until the time that the Modern Soil Surveys for such parishes are completed. On January 1 of the year after which the Modern Soil Survey for any parish is completed, such Modern Soil Survey shall then be used for determining use value classifications for said parish and the use of the General Soil Map in said parish shall thereafter be discontinued.

C. It is the intent that General Soil Maps are to be used only in the absence of and until Modern Soil Surveys are completed in the future by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, on presently unmapped areas. However, at the option of and by agreement between the assessor and the land owner, Modern Soil Surveys that have been completed on any part of any parish (including individual farms or tracts of land), can be used for determining use value classifications until such time as the Modern Soil Survey for that parish is completed.