HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
Avoyelles Parish Police Jury, Section 8 / HCV PHA profile
Avoyelles Parish Police Jury administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, LA, with 143 authorized HCV units. Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 143
- Authorized HCV units
- 22nd
- National size percentile
- 41st
- LA size percentile
- 45
- LA FMR areas
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · Avoyelles Parish Police Jury vs nearby LA agencies
- East Carroll Parish Police Jury
East Carroll Parish Police Jury
146 units
- Caddo Parish Commission
Caddo Parish Commission
145 units
- This PHA
Avoyelles Parish Police Jury (this PHA)
143 units
- City of Port Allen
City of Port Allen
142 units
- HA Morgan City
Housing Authority of the City of Morgan City
141 units
- Lincoln Parish Police Jury
Lincoln Parish Police Jury
139 units
The verdict
Avoyelles Parish Police Jury administers 143 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a smaller Section 8 agency, larger than 41% of LA agencies.
- 143
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 22nd
- percentile by size, nationally
- 41st
- percentile in LA
Based on authorized voucher scale, HUD's own PHAS performance designation, and state-wide housing-cost context from federal sources -- not wait-list length, application difficulty, unit quality, or day-to-day service experience.
Avoyelles Parish Police Jury, based in LA, appears in HUD's directory with a reported Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher authorization with 143 authorized Section 8 units. The directory does not provide a current waitlist or application-status feed.
- 41st percentile by unit count in LA
Section 8 / HCV units
143
Smaller agency nationally
Total authorized units
-
not reported
State-rank percentile
41 th
Below median among LA PHAs
2-BR standard range · LA
$834–$1,331 /mo
Median $866/mo · 2-BR
Compared to nationwide HUD median of 62%, PHAs with high HCV share typically focus on tenant-based assistance over project-based public housing.
Where Avoyelles Parish Police Jury sits among U.S. PHAs
By authorized Housing Choice Vouchers, across every PHA that runs them. Most are small; a handful of big-city authorities run the long right tail.
143 22nd percentile higher than 22% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Avoyelles Parish Police Jury: What the HUD Directory Shows
HUD authorizes 143 Section 8 / HCV units for this agency. That count sits inside HUD's national PIH roster of 3,780 Section 8 agencies, LA's share of the total, where Avoyelles Parish Police Jury is listed as an active administering entity.
HUD logs its program type as "Section 8," which determines which voucher streams (regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions) it can run. Ranked by Section 8 unit count within LA, it sits at the 41st percentile there, ahead of 41% of LA PHAs by that measure. HUD reports this authorized-unit figure as a capacity field. It is not a live waitlist, availability, eligibility, or application-status signal.
its main line is 3182537505. Verify current programs, availability, and any application path directly with the agency. Across LA's 45 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $834-$1,331/month (median $866); Avoyelles Parish Police Jury sets its own figure within 90-110 percent of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the specific area it serves, so confirm the exact number for your metro before signing anything.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 3182537505
- Fax
- 3182536607
- dmichel@avoypj.org
- Executive Director
- dmichel@avoypj.org · 3182537505
How to apply at Avoyelles Parish Police Jury
How to use this PHA record
HUD's directory reports 143 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Avoyelles Parish Police Jury. That is a reported authorization field, not a live waitlist, application, eligibility, or availability feed.
Use the contact details above to verify an agency's current programs and instructions directly. PlainVoucher does not predict an individual wait time, recommend an application path, or infer a household's eligibility from this directory record.
Payment standard reference
Payment standards are set per HUD FMR area, not per agency. Across LA's 45 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $834–$1,331/month (median $866). These are area reference amounts, not a payment promise from Avoyelles Parish Police Jury for a particular household or unit.
Find your exact number: look up the 2-, 1-, and 3-bedroom payment standards for your metro with the payment-standard lookup tool, then confirm the current figure with the agency before relying on it. See our Payment Standards vs. FMR guide for the source-backed area context.
Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for Avoyelles Parish Police Jury, outside LA so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside LA (143 HCV units here).
- Municipality of San Sebastian · RQ · 143 HCV
- City of Johnstown · NY · 144 HCV
- Highland Metropolitian Housing Authority · OH · 144 HCV
- Housing Authority of Cameron · TX · 144 HCV
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on HUD PIH authorized Section 8 units and total program inventory; agencies below 100 units on a metric are excluded from that axis.
Nearby PHAs in LA
Comparable LA PHA records, ordered by reported unit count:
- City of Port Allen · 142 units
- Caddo Parish Commission · 145 units
- Housing Authority of the City of Morgan City · 141 units
- East Carroll Parish Police Jury · 146 units
- Lincoln Parish Police Jury · 139 units
What to do with this PHA profile
Avoyelles Parish Police Jury is a HUD PIH directory record with 143 authorized HCV units.
- Open the Louisiana state directory for PHA-count vs authorized-HCV context. Louisiana PHAs
- Look up the HUD Fair Market Rent schedule that covers this market before reading payment-standard ranges. Payment standards
- Read the process guides for waitlists, income limits, and portability - they explain HUD rules, not whether a household should apply. Guides hub
PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or this PHA. Directory figures are informational only. Eligibility, waitlist status, and application routes are set by the PHA and change frequently - confirm with the agency directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the HUD record show for Avoyelles Parish Police Jury?
HUD's PIH directory reports 143 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Avoyelles Parish Police Jury in LA. That authorization is a reported program-size field, not proof of a current waitlist, application route, eligibility decision, or available voucher.
Can I apply through this Avoyelles Parish Police Jury profile?
No. PlainVoucher's HUD directory record does not carry a live application or waitlist feed. Use the agency contact details to verify current programs, availability, application instructions, and eligibility directly before relying on this profile.
Is Avoyelles Parish Police Jury part of HUD?
HUD lists Avoyelles Parish Police Jury in its Public and Indian Housing directory as a local Public Housing Authority. This profile preserves HUD's reported record and contact fields; it does not establish the agency's current services or policies.
How should I read the payment-standard reference?
Payment standards vary by HUD Fair Market Rent area. PlainVoucher shows the published area reference, not a payment promise for a specific agency, household, or unit; confirm the current local figure directly before signing a lease.
Related guides
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. Payment-standard figures: Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2026. If any contact detail has changed, please email corrections@plainvoucher.com. See our methodology for how we compile and cross-reference this data.
⚠ Disclaimer. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or with Avoyelles Parish Police Jury. Data here is compiled from HUD public sources for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for consulting the PHA directly about eligibility, waitlist status, or application procedures.
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