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Public Housing Authority records in Louisiana

HUD PIH directory records for 153 Public Housing Authorities in Louisiana, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.

153
PHAs in state
59,931
Authorized HCV units
4%
of all U.S. PHAs
19,965
Total HUD units

Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all Louisiana PHA records in the Finder. The Finder keeps the same HUD directory records while letting you set a reported-unit threshold; it does not show current availability or waitlists.

PHAs in Louisiana by HUD size band

Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 153 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.

The largest voucher programs in Louisiana

Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers

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Source HUD PIH Public Housing Authority directory (FY2025) As of 2025
153 PHAs · 59,931 Section 8 units

According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Louisiana ranks #4 of 51 by PHA headcount (153 authorities) and #15 of 51 by authorized HCV (59,931 units). National dual: Texas is #1 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount (379 authorities) at authorized-HCV rank 3 (183,544 units) ≠ California #1 by authorized HCV (369,815 units) at PHA-count rank 20 (96 authorities).

  • 4% of all U.S. PHAs
  • #4 of 51 PHA count
  • #15 of 51 authorized HCV
  • Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards

What HUD's PIH Record for Louisiana Tells You

Few states carry as many separately chartered PHA records as Louisiana: HUD's PIH directory ranks it #4 of 51 by headcount, with 153 records (4% of the 3,780 U.S. total we track) reporting 59,931 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 19,965 total units. 65 of these records (42%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.

Payment standards inside LA metros are set at 90–110% of HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent, cross-referenced in our payment standards directory, so voucher value is metro-specific even within the same state. A city, county, regional, or statewide authority may share the state; the directory does not determine service-area eligibility, waitlist status, or whether an agency is accepting applications, use the source contact details to verify a specific agency's current programs. See the waitlist guide for general federal-program context and the portability guide for federal move rules.

PHAs in Louisiana

Sorted by reported authorized HCV units, highest first. Many regions carry multiple PHA records (a city PHA, a county PHA, and sometimes a regional authority) - check the source contact details before relying on any single record for a current program, service area, or waitlist.

#Public Housing AuthorityCitySection 8 unitsTotal units
1Housing Authority of New Orleans-18,3184,873
2Parish of Jefferson-4,9600
3Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge-4,503899
4Housing Authority of Shreveport-4,017140
5Housing Authority of Lake Charles-2,443266
6Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette-2,172466
7Louisiana Housing Authority-1,7840
8Housing Authority of the City of Alexandria-1,6522
9Housing Authority of Monroe-1,5601,508
10Housing Authority of the City of Kenner-1,4380
11Bossier Parish Section 8 Housing Authority-9880
12Housing Authority of the Parish of St. Landry-727146
13Tangipahoa Parish Council-7000
14Housing Authority of City of Slidell-618126
15Terrebonne Ph.Consolid.Govt.,Federal Programs Division-5960
16Calcasieu Parish Human Services Department-5760
17Ouachita Parish Police Jury-5570
18St. Bernard Parish Government-5440
19West Monroe Housing Authority-4670
20Housing Authority of the City of Natchitoches-450410
21Bogalusa Housing Authority-4280
22St. John the Baptist Parish Housing Authority-4170
23Housing Authority of Crowley-407292
24Housing Authority of Rapides Parish-386183

Showing the top 24 of 153 HUD PHA records in Louisiana, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.

Browse all Louisiana PHA records in the filterable finder →

Checking current program information in Louisiana

Contact the agency directly to confirm current availability. These guides cover the general federal process:

Nationwide states with similar PHA count or voucher inventory

Two cross-state peer sets for Louisiana, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.

Similar PHA headcount

Nearest states by agency count (153 PHAs in LA).

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (59,931 units in LA).

Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Louisiana

These are the highest published FY2026 two-bedroom Fair Market Rents among HUD areas with a PlainVoucher detail page. They are reference amounts, not a local PHA payment-standard promise.

Browse every published payment-standard area →

HUD FMR and local market-rent context in Louisiana

Louisiana's HUD FMR areas show a mixed market lean: of 10 tracked areas, 6 (60%) priced above the local market, 2 sat inside HUD's 95–110% reference band, and 2 priced below the 2019–2023 ACS two-bedroom median gross rent.

This is an area-level comparison of HUD FY2026 FMR and Census ACS rent data. It is not an individual PHA payment-standard, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Explore the metro comparisons →

Five-year HUD FMR change in Louisiana

HUD FMR rose at a more moderate pace across Louisiana's 45 tracked areas, among the smaller five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 17.9%, from $735 in FY2021 to $866 in FY2026.

This is a historical HUD reference-rent trend across FMR areas, not a forecast or an individual PHA payment-standard, rent, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Check HUD's current FMR documentation →

Nearby states

Portability lets a household move a voucher across state lines. Louisiana's 3 bordering states in our directory:

Compare states and PHAs side by side →

Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Payment standards: HUD USER FY2026 FMR. The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD, the State of Louisiana, or any local PHA. Verify with HUD →. See our methodology for how we compile this directory.

Disclaimer. This is general information about Section 8 / HCV administration in Louisiana. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.

What to do with Louisiana's desk

Louisiana has 153 HUD PIH directory PHAs in this corpus - use the dual PHA-count vs authorized-HCV read before treating any single agency as the whole state.

State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.