Section 8 Housing in Louisiana
53,776 active Housing Choice Vouchers across 10 markets. Rent limits, housing authorities, waitlist status, and voucher rights for every metro in Louisiana.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Louisiana?
In most of the state, yes. Louisiana has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Louisiana can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
No statewide source-of-income protection for housing vouchers. PRRAC Appendix B (March 2026).
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Landlord and investor tools for Louisiana
RentalCalcsFree calculators and guides from RentalCalcs, built by the VoucherMatch team, for landlords deciding whether to accept vouchers.
- Section 8 rent analyzerHUD rent benchmarks and modeled comparisons for Louisiana ZIP codes. Confirm adopted amounts with the agency.
- Compare HUD benchmarks with market rent in LouisianaExplore modeled ZIP comparisons; these do not establish an approved rent or agency payment.
- Average rent in LouisianaMarket rent versus HUD fair market rent by city and bedroom count.
- How Section 8 rent is calculatedFair market rent, payment standards and rent reasonableness, step by step.
- Section 8 landlord math for 2026What the payment standard changes mean for cash flow this year.
All Section 8 markets in Louisiana
Sorted by active voucher count. Each metro page has HUD Fair Market Rent by bedroom, the housing authorities that administer vouchers there, and waitlist status.
New Orleans, LA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 35380
26,223 vouchersBaton Rouge, LA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 12940
7,262 vouchersShreveport, LA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 43340
5,424 vouchersLake Charles, LA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 29340
3,391 vouchersLafayette, LA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 29180
3,162 vouchersMonroe, LA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 33740
2,928 vouchersAlexandria, LA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 10780
2,380 vouchersHouma, LA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 26380
1,185 vouchersHammond, LA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 25220
1,039 vouchersSlidell, LA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 43640
782 vouchers
Section 8 by county in Louisiana
County pages show the local voucher count, housing authorities, and metro rollup. Useful when you are looking at a specific address.
- Orleans Parish18,318 vouchers
- Jefferson Parish6,567 vouchers
- East Baton Rouge Parish6,287 vouchers
- Caddo Parish4,220 vouchers
- Calcasieu Parish3,259 vouchers
- Ouachita Parish2,584 vouchers
- Rapides Parish2,210 vouchers
- Lafayette Parish2,172 vouchers
- Tangipahoa Parish1,039 vouchers
- Bossier Parish988 vouchers
- Natchitoches Parish788 vouchers
- Saint Tammany Parish782 vouchers
- Lincoln Parish759 vouchers
- Saint Landry Parish727 vouchers
- Terrebonne Parish596 vouchers
- Acadia Parish591 vouchers
- Lafourche Parish589 vouchers
- Iberia Parish559 vouchers
- Saint Bernard Parish544 vouchers
- Washington Parish428 vouchers
- Saint John the Baptist Parish417 vouchers
- Saint Martin Parish399 vouchers
- Saint Charles Parish377 vouchers
- Vernon Parish323 vouchers
- Webster Parish314 vouchers
- Allen Parish295 vouchers
- Evangeline Parish294 vouchers
- Tensas Parish260 vouchers
- Assumption Parish252 vouchers
- West Baton Rouge Parish222 vouchers
- De Soto Parish216 vouchers
- Winn Parish213 vouchers
- Ascension Parish207 vouchers
- Saint Mary Parish204 vouchers
- Livingston Parish187 vouchers
- Morehouse Parish187 vouchers
- Grant Parish170 vouchers
- Caldwell Parish157 vouchers
- Union Parish157 vouchers
- East Carroll Parish146 vouchers
- Avoyelles Parish143 vouchers
- Jefferson Davis Parish132 vouchers
- Sabine Parish112 vouchers
- Madison Parish106 vouchers
- West Carroll Parish73 vouchers
- Catahoula Parish69 vouchers
- Concordia Parish57 vouchers
- Iberville Parish56 vouchers
- Pointe Coupee Parish51 vouchers
- Red River Parish48 vouchers
- Beauregard Parish42 vouchers
- Jackson Parish22 vouchers
- Franklin Parish16 vouchers
- Bienville Parish
- Cameron Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- LaSalle Parish
- Plaquemines Parish
- Richland Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint James Parish
- Vermilion Parish
- West Feliciana Parish
Section 8 in Louisiana: common questions
- Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Louisiana?
- In most of the state, yes. Louisiana has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Louisiana can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
- How many Section 8 vouchers are there in Louisiana?
- HUD data shows about 53,776 Housing Choice Vouchers across the 10 Louisiana markets we track, administered by 153 housing authorities statewide.
- How do I apply for Section 8 in Louisiana?
- You apply to a local housing authority, not to the state or to HUD. Each of Louisiana's housing authorities runs its own waitlist and opens it on its own schedule, and applying is always free. Pick your metro or county on this page to see the housing authorities that serve it and their current waitlist status.
Find Section 8 apartments in Louisiana
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. The administering housing authority must approve the actual unit, rent and household assistance calculation.