Will New Orleans raise its property taxes to help fill in the budget deficit? That will be one of the big questions about the budget that city council have to decide.
To counteract rising property values, the New Orleans City Council has consistently rolled back millages, and hasn't rolled them forward for more than a decade.
"The last time it was full rolled forward was 2015," said Chief Administrative Officer Joe Giarrusso. "It has been a long time."
Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack says by waiting so long, the city may have left itself with little choice.
"If you're not sitting on enough operational funds to carry into the next year, it's almost dereliction of duty not to roll forward," he said.
The costs of goods is up 35.7 percent since 2015, and the city is not immune to that.
"And just the cost of doing business is more, so that is kind of the intent of the roll-forward," said Waguespack.
If there is a full roll-forward, a home worth $500,000 would face an additional $400 in taxes for the year.
