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Louisiana Section 8 rent calculator
42,932 Louisiana households rented with a tenant-based voucher at the end of 2025; Housing Authority of New Orleans ran 15,812. The average household paid $420 a month toward rent and utilities.
How much Section 8 can pay by bedroom size in Louisiana
Your voucher pays the lower of the gross rent and your agency’s payment standard, minus your total tenant payment; the standard is the one for the smaller of your voucher size and the unit’s bedrooms. Standards are normally set at 90% to 110% of HUD’s published fair market rent for the area. Louisiana’s FY2027 two-bedroom fair market rent runs from $892 in Bienville Parish, LA and 19 other areas to $1,480 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA; three bedrooms, $1,075 in Acadia Parish, LA to $1,900 in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
| Unit | Lowest area | Highest area |
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| Studio | $621 Natchitoches Parish, LA | $1,096 New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
| 1 bedroom | $682 Bienville Parish, LA and 4 other areas | $1,229 New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
| 2 bedrooms | $892 Bienville Parish, LA and 19 other areas | $1,480 New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
| 3 bedrooms | $1,075 Acadia Parish, LA | $1,900 New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
| 4 bedrooms | $1,172 Evangeline Parish, LA and 1 other area | $2,233 New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
An agency with an approved exception standard can pay above 110%. Ask yours for its actual figure (Louisiana agencies), then enter it below. Rules: 24 CFR 982.503(c), 982.505(c); rents: HUD FY2027 workbook.
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Who runs vouchers in Louisiana
Housing Authority of New Orleans is the largest voucher agency in Louisiana, ahead of Parish of Jefferson (3,912 households) and 76 smaller agencies.
Waits before admission averaged 2 months at West Monroe Housing Authority and 68 at Calcasieu Parish Human Services Department.
Average family payments ran from $239 at Louisiana Housing Authority to $598 at St. John the Baptist Parish Housing Authority.
- Households
- 42,932
- Avg. family payment
- $420
- Avg. yearly income
- $16,142
- Avg. wait
- 26 months
- 2-bed / 3+ bed units
- 35% / 46%
| Agency | Households | Avg. family payment | Avg. wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Authority of New Orleans LA001 | 15,812 | $457 | 29 mo |
| Parish of Jefferson LA270 | 3,912 | $491 | 49 mo |
| Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge LA003 | 3,421 | $385 | 41 mo |
| Housing Authority of Shreveport LA002 | 1,991 | $371 | 38 mo |
| Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette LA005 | 1,587 | $347 | 33 mo |
| Housing Authority of Monroe LA006 | 1,515 | $325 | 17 mo |
| Bossier Parish Section 8 Housing Authority LA190 | 889 | $392 | 12 mo |
| Housing Authority of the City of Kenner LA012 | 841 | $495 | 16 mo |
| Louisiana Housing Authority LA903 | 579 | $239 | 15 mo |
| Tangipahoa Parish Council LA207 | 547 | $355 | 23 mo |
| Housing Authority of City of Slidell LA103 | 538 | $464 | 7 mo |
| Housing Authority of the City of Alexandria LA023 | 526 | $360 | 30 mo |
Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Households 2025; field notes.
FY2027 rent references for Louisiana
HUD’s county workbook contains 64 location rows across 45 FMR areas in Louisiana. The two-bedroom references range from $892 in Bienville Parish (Bienville Parish, LA) to $1,480 in St. John the Baptist Parish (New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area). These are area references including utilities, not a statewide voucher amount.
Louisiana metropolitan HUD areas
| HUD area | Rows | Studio | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds | 4 beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | 6 | $1,096 | $1,229 | $1,480 | $1,900 | $2,233 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA | 1 | $1,074 | $1,164 | $1,354 | $1,745 | $1,997 |
| Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | 2 | $935 | $941 | $1,231 | $1,467 | $1,713 |
| St. James Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $868 | $891 | $1,165 | $1,613 | $1,753 |
| Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | 8 | $992 | $1,014 | $1,149 | $1,456 | $1,842 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA | 2 | $765 | $903 | $1,098 | $1,335 | $1,443 |
| Hammond, LA MSA | 1 | $782 | $854 | $1,097 | $1,384 | $1,442 |
| Lafayette, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | 2 | $835 | $971 | $1,092 | $1,375 | $1,607 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA | 3 | $832 | $926 | $1,045 | $1,380 | $1,450 |
| Monroe, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | 2 | $782 | $794 | $1,017 | $1,314 | $1,337 |
| Alexandria, LA MSA | 2 | $757 | $796 | $995 | $1,341 | $1,468 |
| Richland Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $783 | $785 | $975 | $1,162 | $1,362 |
| Assumption Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $758 | $762 | $932 | $1,242 | $1,495 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $641 | $704 | $921 | $1,217 | $1,315 |
| Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $628 | $690 | $902 | $1,075 | $1,267 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $657 | $826 | $899 | $1,177 | $1,182 |
| Iberville Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $775 | $819 | $892 | $1,235 | $1,431 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $705 | $710 | $892 | $1,175 | $1,180 |
The other 27 Louisiana rows use 27 nonmetropolitan references, with two-bedroom amounts from $892 to $1,102; $892 applies to 18 of them.
64 location rows
| Location / HUD area | Studio | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds | 4 beds |
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| Acadia Parish Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $628 | $690 | $902 | $1,075 | $1,267 |
| Allen Parish Allen Parish, LA | $657 | $836 | $910 | $1,169 | $1,382 |
| Ascension Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $992 | $1,014 | $1,149 | $1,456 | $1,842 |
| Assumption Parish Assumption Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $758 | $762 | $932 | $1,242 | $1,495 |
| Avoyelles Parish Avoyelles Parish, LA | $628 | $719 | $902 | $1,154 | $1,370 |
| Beauregard Parish Beauregard Parish, LA | $716 | $782 | $1,023 | $1,251 | $1,710 |
| Bienville Parish Bienville Parish, LA | $644 | $682 | $892 | $1,235 | $1,491 |
| Bossier Parish Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA | $832 | $926 | $1,045 | $1,380 | $1,450 |
| Caddo Parish Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA | $832 | $926 | $1,045 | $1,380 | $1,450 |
| Calcasieu Parish Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $935 | $941 | $1,231 | $1,467 | $1,713 |
| Caldwell Parish Caldwell Parish, LA | $644 | $682 | $892 | $1,202 | $1,355 |
| Cameron Parish Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $935 | $941 | $1,231 | $1,467 | $1,713 |
| Catahoula Parish Catahoula Parish, LA | $644 | $702 | $892 | $1,158 | $1,355 |
| Claiborne Parish Claiborne Parish, LA | $644 | $791 | $892 | $1,091 | $1,355 |
| Concordia Parish Concordia Parish, LA | $645 | $702 | $893 | $1,140 | $1,493 |
| De Soto Parish Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA | $832 | $926 | $1,045 | $1,380 | $1,450 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $992 | $1,014 | $1,149 | $1,456 | $1,842 |
| East Carroll Parish East Carroll Parish, LA | $644 | $702 | $892 | $1,235 | $1,476 |
| East Feliciana Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $992 | $1,014 | $1,149 | $1,456 | $1,842 |
| Evangeline Parish Evangeline Parish, LA | $644 | $682 | $892 | $1,166 | $1,172 |
| Franklin Parish Franklin Parish, LA | $644 | $712 | $892 | $1,091 | $1,355 |
| Grant Parish Alexandria, LA MSA | $757 | $796 | $995 | $1,341 | $1,468 |
| Iberia Parish Iberia Parish, LA | $726 | $813 | $981 | $1,286 | $1,624 |
| Iberville Parish Iberville Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $775 | $819 | $892 | $1,235 | $1,431 |
| Jackson Parish Jackson Parish, LA | $644 | $819 | $892 | $1,235 | $1,312 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish Jefferson Davis Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $641 | $704 | $921 | $1,217 | $1,315 |
| Jefferson Parish New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,096 | $1,229 | $1,480 | $1,900 | $2,233 |
| La Salle Parish La Salle Parish, LA | $644 | $702 | $892 | $1,125 | $1,491 |
| Lafayette Parish Lafayette, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $835 | $971 | $1,092 | $1,375 | $1,607 |
| Lafourche Parish Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA | $765 | $903 | $1,098 | $1,335 | $1,443 |
| Lincoln Parish Lincoln Parish, LA | $724 | $754 | $892 | $1,235 | $1,440 |
| Livingston Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $992 | $1,014 | $1,149 | $1,456 | $1,842 |
| Madison Parish Madison Parish, LA | $644 | $710 | $892 | $1,235 | $1,491 |
| Morehouse Parish Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $705 | $710 | $892 | $1,175 | $1,180 |
| Natchitoches Parish Natchitoches Parish, LA | $621 | $716 | $892 | $1,168 | $1,491 |
| Orleans Parish New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,096 | $1,229 | $1,480 | $1,900 | $2,233 |
| Ouachita Parish Monroe, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $782 | $794 | $1,017 | $1,314 | $1,337 |
| Plaquemines Parish New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,096 | $1,229 | $1,480 | $1,900 | $2,233 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $992 | $1,014 | $1,149 | $1,456 | $1,842 |
| Rapides Parish Alexandria, LA MSA | $757 | $796 | $995 | $1,341 | $1,468 |
| Red River Parish Red River Parish, LA | $671 | $731 | $929 | $1,132 | $1,411 |
| Richland Parish Richland Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $783 | $785 | $975 | $1,162 | $1,362 |
| Sabine Parish Sabine Parish, LA | $717 | $722 | $892 | $1,235 | $1,427 |
| St. Bernard Parish New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,096 | $1,229 | $1,480 | $1,900 | $2,233 |
| St. Charles Parish New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,096 | $1,229 | $1,480 | $1,900 | $2,233 |
| St. Helena Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $992 | $1,014 | $1,149 | $1,456 | $1,842 |
| St. James Parish St. James Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $868 | $891 | $1,165 | $1,613 | $1,753 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,096 | $1,229 | $1,480 | $1,900 | $2,233 |
| St. Landry Parish St. Landry Parish, LA | $632 | $682 | $892 | $1,087 | $1,172 |
| St. Martin Parish Lafayette, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $835 | $971 | $1,092 | $1,375 | $1,607 |
| St. Mary Parish St. Mary Parish, LA | $757 | $762 | $997 | $1,321 | $1,633 |
| St. Tammany Parish Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA | $1,074 | $1,164 | $1,354 | $1,745 | $1,997 |
| Tangipahoa Parish Hammond, LA MSA | $782 | $854 | $1,097 | $1,384 | $1,442 |
| Tensas Parish Tensas Parish, LA | $644 | $819 | $892 | $1,235 | $1,355 |
| Terrebonne Parish Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA | $765 | $903 | $1,098 | $1,335 | $1,443 |
| Union Parish Monroe, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $782 | $794 | $1,017 | $1,314 | $1,337 |
| Vermilion Parish Vermilion Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $657 | $826 | $899 | $1,177 | $1,182 |
| Vernon Parish Vernon Parish, LA | $767 | $842 | $1,102 | $1,396 | $1,560 |
| Washington Parish Washington Parish, LA | $767 | $819 | $892 | $1,235 | $1,433 |
| Webster Parish Webster Parish, LA | $642 | $705 | $922 | $1,183 | $1,212 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $992 | $1,014 | $1,149 | $1,456 | $1,842 |
| West Carroll Parish West Carroll Parish, LA | $644 | $682 | $892 | $1,171 | $1,226 |
| West Feliciana Parish Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area | $992 | $1,014 | $1,149 | $1,456 | $1,842 |
| Winn Parish Winn Parish, LA | $644 | $819 | $892 | $1,235 | $1,355 |
Source: HUD FY2027 county and town workbook, effective October 1, 2026 (notice); scope and dates. Section 8 fair market rents by ZIP code.
Louisiana housing agency directory
The HUD Louisiana contact report lists 153 agencies; these 88 run Section 8 or combined programs.
- Housing Authority of the City of AlexandriaLA023 · Combined
- Tangipahoa Parish CouncilLA207 · Section 8
- Morehouse Parish Police JuryLA258 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of East Baton RougeLA003 · Combined
- Louisiana Housing AuthorityLA903 · Section 8
- Bogalusa Housing AuthorityLA024 · Combined
- Bossier Parish Section 8 Housing AuthorityLA190 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of St. Charles ParishLA094 · Combined
- Housing Authority of Rapides ParishLA129 · Combined
- St. Bernard Parish GovernmentLA187 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of the Town of Church PointLA032 · Combined
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN OF COLFAXLA122 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the Parish of CaldwellLA125 · Combined
- Concordia Parish Police Jury HALA159 · Section 8
- Red River Parish Police JuryLA163 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of City of CovingtonLA238 · Combined
- Housing Authority of CrowleyLA029 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the Town of DelhiLA114 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of the City of Denham SpringsLA101 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the City of DeRidderLA086 · Combined
- Ascension Parish Section 8 ProgramLA009 · Section 8
- City of DonaldsonvilleLA202 · Section 8
- Union Parish Police JuryLA196 · Section 8
- St. Mary Parish CouncilLA220 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of Grant ParishLA120 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the Town of GramblingLA097 · Combined
- Housing Authority of HammondLA104 · Section 8
- Catahoula Parish Police JuryLA222 · Section 8
- Parish of JeffersonLA270 · Section 8
- Pilgrim Rest Community Development AgencyLA889 · Section 8
- Terrebonne Ph.Consolid.Govt.,Federal ProgramsLA211 · Section 8
- Jefferson Davis Parish Section 8LA188 · Section 8
- Jackson Parish Police JuryLA248 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of the City of KennerLA012 · Combined
- Town of KinderLA247 · Section 8
- St. John the Baptist Parish Housing AuthorityLA181 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of the City of LafayetteLA005 · Combined
- Calcasieu Parish Human Services DepartmentLA172 · Section 8
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF LAKE CHARLESLA004 · Combined
- East Carroll Parish Police JuryLA195 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of the City of LeesvilleLA111 · Combined
- Housing Authority of Vernon ParishLA128 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the Town of MamouLA031 · Combined
- DeSoto Parish Police JuryLA230 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of Sabine ParishLA074 · Combined
- Avoyelles Parish Police JuryLA132 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of the City of MindenLA037 · Combined
- Webster Parish Police JuryLA213 · Section 8
- Ouachita Parish Police JuryLA171 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of MonroeLA006 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the City of Morgan CityLA036 · Combined
- Assumption Parish Police JuryLA215 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of the City of NatchitochesLA115 · Combined
- Housing Authority of Natchitoches ParishLA166 · Combined
- City of New IberiaLA165 · Section 8
- Iberia Parish GovernmentLA189 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of New OrleansLA001 · Combined
- New Roads CityLA205 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of NewelltonLA169 · Section 8
- West Carroll Parish Police Jury Housing AssistanceLA233 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of OakdaleLA033 · Combined
- Pineville Housing AuthorityLA057 · Combined
- Iberville Parish GovernmentLA214 · Section 8
- City of Port AllenLA199 · Section 8
- West Baton Rouge Parish CouncilLA204 · Section 8
- Lafourche Parish Housing AuthorityLA253 · Section 8
- Rayne CityLA174 · Section 8
- Lincoln Parish Police JuryLA212 · Section 8
- Ruston CityLA232 · Section 8
- Bienville Parish Police JuryLA241 · Section 8
- Claiborne Parish Section 8LA246 · Section 8
- Caddo Parish CommissionLA184 · Section 8
- Community Support Programs, Inc.LA888 · Section 8
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SHREVEPORTLA002 · Combined
- Housing Authority of City of SlidellLA103 · Combined
- ST. MARTIN PARISH POLICE JURYLA178 · Section 8
- St. Martinville CityLA173 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of the City of SulphurLA063 · Combined
- Tallulah CityLA242 · Section 8
- Thibodaux CityLA194 · Section 8
- Evangeline Parish Police JuryLA182 · Section 8
- Ville Platte CityLA192 · Section 8
- Housing Authority of the Town of VintonLA046 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the Parish of St. LandryLA067 · Combined
- West Monroe Housing AuthorityLA186 · Section 8
- Town of White CastleLA266 · Section 8
- Winn Parish Police JuryLA257 · Section 8
- Franklin Parish Police JuryLA229 · Section 8
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