New Orleans Hotel Associated With WWII Museum Found Tax-Exempt

New Orleans must refund property taxes a hotel paid because its close connection to the National World War II Museum entitles it to tax-exempt status, the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals ruled Wednesday.

The Higgins Hotel—named after the boatbuilder who designed the landing craft used at D-Day—paid over half a million dollars in personal and real property taxes for 2022. It paid under protest after the city rejected its argument that it’s the property of the museum, a charitable institution.

Local Tax Judge Cade R. Cole agreed that the hotel is eligible for the exemption because it supports the museum’s ...