Section 8 in Orleans Parish, LA
18,318 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Orleans Parish, 98% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Orleans Parish?
Source-of-income protection status for Louisiana is not yet in our database. Check with local legal aid or the state civil-rights office before assuming either way.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Orleans Parish in the New Orleans metro
Orleans Parish is one of the counties inside the New Orleans, LA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See New Orleans metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Orleans Parish
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
Housing Authority of New Orleans
New Orleans · PHA code LA001
18,318 Section 8 units
Find Section 8 apartments in Orleans Parish
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.
Other Louisiana counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 380,408 · FIPS 22071.