Public Housing Authorities in Louisiana

A Public Housing Authority (PHA) is the local agency that runs the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program and public housing in its jurisdiction. The 153 PHAS listed below serve Louisiana — use the table to find each agency's city, the number of units it manages, whether it administers vouchers, and whether its waitlist is currently open. Select a PHA for full contact details.

PHA Name	City	Units	Vouchers	Waitlist
Housing Authority of New Orleans	New Orleans	20,497	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	5,353	Yes	Closed
Parish of Jefferson	Harvey	4,908	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Shreveport	Shreveport	4,127	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Monroe	Monroe	3,048	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette	Lafayette	2,638	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Lake Charles	Lake Charles	2,380	Yes	Closed
Louisiana Housing Authority	Baton Rouge	1,784	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Alexandria	Alexandria	1,652	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Kenner	Kenner	1,438	Yes	Closed
Bossier Parish Section 8 Housing Authority	Bossier City	988	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Parish of St. Landry	Washington	872	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Natchitoches	Natchitoches	848	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of City of Slidell	Slidell	743	Yes	Closed
Tangipahoa Parish Council	Amite	700	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Crowley	Crowley	696	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of City of Opelousas	Opelousas	682	No	Closed
Terrebonne Ph.Consolid.Govt.,Federal Programs Division	Houma	596	Yes	Closed
Calcasieu Parish Human Services Department	Lake Charles	576	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Rapides Parish	Boyce	561	Yes	Closed
Ouachita Parish Police Jury	Monroe	557	Yes	Closed
St. Bernard Parish Government	Chalmette	544	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Houma	Houma	538	No	Closed
Housing Authority of St. Charles Parish	Boutte	506	Yes	Closed
West Monroe Housing Authority	West Monroe	467	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Bossier City	Bossier City	435	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Morgan City	Morgan City	434	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches	430	Yes	Closed
Bogalusa Housing Authority	Bogalusa	428	Yes	Closed
St. John the Baptist Parish Housing Authority	La Place	417	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Minden	Minden	384	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Sabine Parish	Many	374	Yes	Closed
St. Martin Parish Police Jury	Saint Martinville	346	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Hammond	Hammond	339	Yes	Closed
City of New Iberia	New Iberia	326	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Sulphur	Sulphur	317	Yes	Closed
Thibodaux City	Thibodaux	314	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Thibodaux	Thibodaux	306	No	Closed
Housing Authority of Ruston	Ruston	298	No	Closed
Ruston City	Ruston	294	Yes	Closed
Pineville Housing Authority	Pineville	292	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Oakdale	Oakdale	276	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Lafourche Parish	Raceland	276	No	Closed
Lafourche Parish Housing Authority	Raceland	275	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Parish of Caldwell	Columbia	273	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Newellton	Newellton	260	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Leesville	Leesville	253	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of St. James Parish	Lutcher	251	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Grambling	Grambling	248	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Westwego	Westwego	248	No	Closed
Iberia Parish Government	New Iberia	233	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Ville Platte	Ville Platte	217	No	Closed
Desoto Parish Police Jury	Mansfield	216	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of City of Covington	Covington	213	Yes	Closed
Winn Parish Police Jury	Winnfield	213	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Church Point	Church Point	211	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Rayne	Rayne	200	No	Closed
Housing Authority of New Iberia	New Iberia	200	No	Closed
Housing Authority of Jefferson Parish	Marrero	200	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Jonesboro	Jonesboro	191	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Denham Springs	Denham Springs	187	Yes	Closed
Morehouse Parish Police Jury	Bastrop	187	Yes	Closed
Webster Parish Police Jury	Minden	177	Yes	Closed
Town of Kinder	Kinder	175	Yes	Closed
Pilgrim Rest Community Development Agency	Harvey	169	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Marksville	Marksville	168	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Jennings	Jennings	165	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Deridder	Deridder	164	Yes	Closed
Union Parish Police Jury	Farmerville	157	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Donaldsonville	Donaldsonville	157	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Abbeville	Abbeville	156	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Winnsboro	Winnsboro	150	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Eunice	Eunice	149	No	Closed
Housing Authority of South Landry	Grand Coteau	148	No	Closed
Ville Platte City	Ville Platte	147	Yes	Closed
East Carroll Parish Police Jury	Lake Providence	146	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Lake Providence	Lake Providence	146	No	Closed
Housing Authority of Grant Parish	Georgetown	145	Yes	Closed
Caddo Parish Commission	Shreveport	145	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Colfax	Colfax	143	Yes	Closed
Avoyelles Parish Police Jury	Marksville	143	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Mamou	Mamou	143	Yes	Closed
City of Port Allen	Port Allen	142	Yes	Closed
Lincoln Parish Police Jury	Ruston	139	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Mansfield	Mansfield	138	No	Closed
Housing Authority of Vernon Parish	Leesville	136	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of White Castle	White Castle	134	No	Closed
Jefferson Davis Parish Section 8	Jennings	132	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Berwick	Berwick	128	No	Closed
Evangeline Parish Police Jury	Ville Platte	124	Yes	Closed
Housing Auth. of the Town of St. Martinville	Saint Martinville	124	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Haynesville	Haynesville	120	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Arcadia	Arcadia	120	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Vinton	Vinton	118	Yes	Closed
Assumption Parish Police Jury	Napoleonville	111	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Pontchatoula	Ponchatoula	110	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Patterson	Patterson	106	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Bunkie	Bunkie	106	No	Closed
Ascension Parish Section 8 Program	Donaldsonville	105	Yes	Closed
City of Donaldsonville	Donaldsonville	102	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of St. John the Baptist Parish	La Place	102	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Rayville	Rayville	100	No	Closed
Housing Authority of Homer	Homer	100	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Breaux Bridge	Breaux Bridge	98	No	Closed
Rayne City	Rayne	96	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Merryville	Merryville	89	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Kinder	Kinder	88	No	Closed
Claiborne Parish Section 8	Ruston	88	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Kaplan	Kaplan	86	No	Closed
Bienville Parish Police Jury	Ruston	84	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Dequincy	Dequincy	80	No	Closed
West Baton Rouge Parish Council	Port Allen	80	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Vivian	Vivian	80	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Oil City	Oil City	78	No	Closed
West Carroll Parish Police Jury Housing Assistance	Oak Grove	73	Yes	Closed
Catahoula Parish Police Jury	Harrisonburg	69	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Ferriday	Ferriday	68	No	Closed
Tallulah City	Tallulah	63	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport	Cottonport	60	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of New Roads	New Roads	60	No	Closed
Town of Independence Ha	Independence	58	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Erath	Erath	58	No	Closed
Community Support Programs, Inc.	Shreveport	58	Yes	Closed
Concordia Parish Police Jury Ha	Vidalia	57	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Simmesport	Simmesport	56	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Delcambre	Delcambre	56	No	Closed
Southwest Acadia Consolidated Housing Authority	Estherwood	54	No	Closed
St. Martinville City	Saint Martinville	53	Yes	Closed
New Roads City	New Roads	51	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Jena	Jena	50	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Lake Arthur	Lake Arthur	49	No	Closed
Red River Parish Police Jury	Coushatta	48	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Olla	Olla	45	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Delhi	Delhi	43	Yes	Closed
Iberville Parish Government	Plaquemine	42	Yes	Closed
East Carroll Parish Housing Authority	Lake Providence	40	No	Closed
Housing Authority of Farmerville	Farmerville	40	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Welsh	Welsh	36	No	Closed
Housing Authority of Duson	Duson	30	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Logansport	Logansport	26	No	Closed
Village of Fenton Housing Authority	Fenton	25	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of East Hodge	Hodge	25	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Gueydan	Gueydan	23	No	Closed
Jackson Parish Police Jury	Jonesboro	22	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Gibsland	Gibsland	22	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Cotton Valley	Cotton Valley	20	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Youngsville	Youngsville	20	No	Closed
Franklin Parish Police Jury	Winnsboro	16	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Village of Parks	Saint Martinville	16	No	Closed
Town of White Castle	White Castle	14	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of Winnfield	Winnfield	—	No	Closed
St. Mary Parish Council	Franklin	—	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Iowa	Iowa	—	No	Closed

Section 8 in Louisiana

Each PHA in Louisiana operates independently and sets its own payment standards, preferences, and waitlist policies within HUD guidelines. Payment standards — the maximum rent subsidy amount — are typically set between 90% and 110% of the local Fair Market Rent. PHAs in high-cost areas may apply to HUD for exception payment standards above 110% FMR.

How to apply for a voucher in Louisiana

Applications are submitted to an individual PHA, not to the state or to HUD directly. Because demand far exceeds the number of available vouchers, most Louisiana PHAs maintain a waitlist and only accept new applications during open enrollment periods. The "Waitlist" column above shows which agencies are currently accepting applications. To improve your odds, you can apply to more than one PHA whose jurisdiction you live in or are willing to move to. Eligibility depends mainly on household income relative to the area's income limits — generally at or below 50% of Area Median Income.