St. Martin County, Louisiana

Redeemable Deed51,218 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Redeemable Deed

Redemption periodstate default

3 years from sale (5 years for some blighted/adjudicated parcels)

Investor returnstate default

1% per month plus 5% penalty

Governing statutestate default

Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 47, Subtitle III

Notes

Louisiana parish tax-sale jurisdiction (St. Martin Parish). Sheriff's Sales page and historical practice: tax sales held in person at Sheriff's Office lobby (400 St. Martin St., St. Martinville); Louisiana statewide shifts toward online tax-lien / Bid4Assets models may affect format — confirm current-year tax sale vs. general sheriff foreclosure sales before travel. Redemption and monition risk under Louisiana law remains high. Cajun Prairie / Breaux Bridge–St. Martinville–Parks market near Lafayette metro with flood-zone DD essential.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person parish tax sale historically (confirm 2026 online/lien platform with Sheriff)

Frequency

As advertised by Sheriff (annual tax sale cycle common in LA parishes) — confirm current notice

Platform

St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office — Sheriff's Sales / tax sales ↗

Deposit rules

Follow the published tax-sale notice for deposit and payment (cash/cashier's check common for in-person LA parish sales). If Bid4Assets or similar online lien platform is used for the current cycle, complete platform registration and funding deadlines. Confirm with Sheriff before funding. Budget for Louisiana redemption and quiet-title costs.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Tax sale title is subject to lengthy redemption and post-sale notice/annulment risk under Louisiana law. Federal liens and many governmental liens can survive. Flood and drainage assessments need careful review.

Quiet title

Quiet title / monition / suit to quiet tax title is commonly required before marketable title — Louisiana tax titles are frequently challenged.

Deal maths for Louisiana

Assessment ratio: 0.1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

La. Const. art. VII, § 18: land is assessed at 10% of fair market value, improvements for residential purposes at 10%, and other property at 15%. This entry uses the 10% residential rate.

Offices and records

Tax collector

St. Martin Parish Sheriff — tax collection / sales ↗

Clerk of court

St. Martin Parish Clerk of Court ↗

Property appraiser

St. Martin Parish Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

St. Martin Parish GIS / parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Breaux Bridge / I-10 edge

Lafayette metro spillover and tourism with stronger SF liquidity than rural bayou tracts

St. Martinville / parish-seat core

Government and local services with entry-priced inventory

Parks / Cecilia corridor

Residential demand along corridors toward Lafayette jobs