Louisiana residents will go to the polls and cast their vote in the 2026 election on Nov. 3. While most voters will likely focus on the candidates for federal office, Amendment 10 farther down the ballot should not be overlooked. The proposed amendment to the state constitution asks voters this question:

Do you support an amendment to allow property tax exemptions for blighted or derelict properties that have been rehabilitated, and to require the legislature to enact laws providing for administration of these exemptions?

Voter approval of Amendment 10 will allow parishes and municipalities to provided property tax exemptions as outlined by the legislature to owners and developers of blighted properties that have been rehabilitated and revitalized. These exemptions will incentive the redevelopment of underutilized, abandoned and neglected properties for economic use that benefits communities across the state.

Amendment 8 on the ballot should also be mentioned. Voter approval of this constitutional amendment would prohibit the “expropriation” of property by a foreign adversary or its agents as defined by the federal government.

Both amendments were placed on the ballot by the legislature following two-thirds concurrence of each chamber.