Lafayette Parish
Lafayette Parish covers 269 square miles of southern Louisiana, with the parish seat at Lafayette.
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Lafayette Parish official website
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PublicGIS maps 114,016 parcels for Lafayette Parish. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Lafayette Parish GIS mapParish GIS map
Interactive GIS and parcel map for Lafayette Parish. Search a property to see its parcel lines and the other map layers.
- Lafayette Parish AssessorProperty owner
The office that sets each property's value and classification. Start here for valuation notices, exemptions and appeals.
Justin A. Centanni, Assessor - Lafayette Parish property tax search and paymentProperty records
Look up a property's tax bill and amount due, and see the ways you can pay.
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- Louisiana property taxIn Louisiana the Parish Assessor values your home and land and the Sheriff collects the tax. The Tax Commission reviews the assessment rolls and hears appeals.
- Louisiana GIS data downloadsAerial imagery · Elevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Louisiana's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation. It has no statewide property lines.
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- Sanborn Fire Insurance MapsDigitized Sanborn fire insurance maps showing building footprints, materials and uses for American towns and cities, widely used in property history and environmental research.
- USDA NAIP Imagery HubFind and download USDA's leaf-on aerial photography for the contiguous United States. Check coverage and acquisition dates for the area you need.
- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
- Louisiana Geological SurveyLouisiana geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- USGS topoViewBrowse and download every historical USGS topographic map for a location, useful for seeing old roads, buildings and shorelines.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- Lafayette Parish GIS and mappingGIS data downloads
The mapping office: what maps and data are kept, how to get them, and who to ask.
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- State Plane Coordinate System zonesThe official State Plane Coordinate System from the National Geodetic Survey: which zone covers each state and county, zone definitions and conversion tools.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer ViewerInteractive nationwide map of current flood zones, base flood elevations and map panels.
- Lafayette Parish zoning and land useZoning
Zoning districts and land use rules, and which uses and buildings the rules permit on a given piece of land.
- Lafayette Parish floodplain and flood zonesFlood zones
Flood zone information and the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water.
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- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterOfficial source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.
- Louisiana floodplain and flood mapsLouisiana's floodplain program: the flood maps, the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water, and who runs the program locally.
- FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
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Farm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
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- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up, USDA Farm Service AgencyHow the Conservation Reserve Program works, which sign-ups are open and what it pays. You enroll land in CRP at your county Farm Service Agency office at the local USDA Service Center.
- NRCS highly erodible land determinationsHow NRCS decides whether a farm field is highly erodible land, which affects USDA program eligibility and conservation plans. Requests go to NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.
- USDA Web Soil SurveySoils
Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
- Louisiana Department of Environmental QualityLakes and water
Louisiana's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- Louisiana water wells and water rightsWater wells in Louisiana: the well registration, driver licensing and the state's water well records.
- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerLand cover
National land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
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- National Land Cover Database (NLCD) DownloadsFilter and download National Land Cover Database products including Annual NLCD land cover for the contiguous United States. Provides downloadable raster products and links to the viewer for spatial selection.
- Louisiana state landsPublic land
State-owned land in Louisiana: who manages it, what you may do on it, and how leases and easements work.
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- USGS map of public and protected landNational map of federal, state, local and other public and protected land from the U.S. Geological Survey Protected Areas Database (PAD-US).
- Lafayette Parish Clerk of CourtSurveys and section corners
Records deeds, mortgages and other land documents for the parish.
Louis J. Perret, Clerk of Court- Phone
- (337) 291-6400
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- NGS survey mark and benchmark mapMap of National Geodetic Survey benchmarks and survey control marks. Zoom to a place, click a mark and open its datasheet with the mark's position, elevation and how to find it on the ground.
- Louisiana licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal property line on the ground, so check a surveyor's license before you hire one. Board phone 225-925-6291.
- BLM General Land Office RecordsSearch original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.
- NGS Survey Mark DatasheetsFederal survey mark datasheets and control monument records, searchable by county or coordinates.
- Lafayette Parish roads and public worksRoads
Local roads: maintenance, right of way, access permits and road maps.
- Office
- Lafayette Parish Public Works
- Phone
- 337-291-8527
- Address
- 705 West University Avenue Lafayette, LA 70506
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- Louisiana Department of Transportation and DevelopmentState highways in Louisiana: road maps, projects, and the approach or access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a state road.
- 811 Before You DigCall 811 or use your state 811 center's website a few business days before any digging, including fence posts, decks, trees and mailboxes. The service is free, and the utilities mark their buried lines with paint or flags. This page lists every state's 811 center.
- National Pipeline Mapping SystemPublic map viewer of transmission pipelines and operator contacts by county, for excavation planning and emergency response.
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Louisiana's coast: the coastal use permit, land loss and restoration projects, and what the state requires for work in the coastal zone.
- U.S. wildfire risk mapHazards and emergency information
Type a community, county or state to see its wildfire likelihood, risk to homes and exposure, with maps and charts. It shows long-term risk, not current fires, and is a screening tool, not an official hazard designation for a property.
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- U.S. hurricane storm surge risk mapsInteractive map of how deep storm surge flooding could get near the coast in a worst-case hurricane of each category. It does not replace your local hurricane evacuation zone; check the state or county zone lookup for that.
- U.S. landslide mapInteractive national map of known landslides and how susceptible the ground is to landslides. It is a broad screening map, not a site-specific assessment.
Lafayette Parish offices
- One phone line for 3 offices
- Phone
- (337) 291-8200
- Lafayette Parish Environmental ServicesEnvironmental programs and services.
- Address
- 705 West University Avenue Lafayette, LA 70506
- Website
- Visit website
- Lafayette Parish GISMapping and GIS data.
- Address
- 705 West University Avenue Lafayette, LA 70506
- Website
- Lafayette Parish GIS and mapping, listed above
- Lafayette Parish Planning and ZoningZoning, land use and development review.
- Address
- 705 West University Avenue Lafayette, LA 70506
- Website
- Visit website
- Lafayette Parish building and land use permitsWhich permits are required for building, land use and site work, and how to apply.
- Lafayette Parish USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Lafayette Parish is at the Breaux Bridge Service Center, 114 Courthouse St, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517. Call it to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other farm programs, and for farm and tract records. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) serving Lafayette Parish is at the Lafayette Service Center, 905 Jefferson St Ste 300, Lafayette, LA 70501, (337) 262-6601: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
- Phone
- (337) 332-2811
- Address
- 114 Courthouse St, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
- Website
- Visit website
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About Lafayette Parish
Lafayette Parish covers 269 square miles of southern Louisiana, with the parish seat at Lafayette. The Parish Assessor values your house and land, the Sheriff collects the tax as ex officio tax collector, and the Clerk of Court keeps the conveyance and mortgage records.