This housing agency serves Bogalusa, Louisiana.
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The Bogalusa Housing Authority (BHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The BHA offers three Public Housing communities with 340 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from studios to 4 bedrooms.To apply, visit the BHA to pick up a pre-application, located at 1000 Union Avenue, Bogalusa, LA 70427, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm CT, Monday-Friday.Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for everyone in the household, photo IDs for all adult household members, proof of all income, and a food stamp print out (if applicable).The BHA does have a preference for: Applicants that live and/or work in Bogalusa, elderly, disabled, enrolled in an employment training program, attending school full time, or employed at least 30 hours per week.For more information, visit the BHA website, or call the office at (985) 735-6533 from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Bogalusa Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 208 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
1015 Union Avenue, Bogalusa, LA
(985) 735-6533Section 8 Application Checklist
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Bogalusa Housing Authority serves 398 low-income households. The agency manages 428 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 77 percent of households served by Bogalusa Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of Bogalusa Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 119 households and make up 30 percent of households served by Bogalusa Housing Authority.
There are 346 female-headed renter households living in Bogalusa Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 87% of those served by the Bogalusa Housing Authority.
| Black | 358 |
| White | 36 |
| Hispanic | 4 |
There are 59 households headed by seniors served by the Bogalusa Housing Authority. Senior households are 15% of households in Bogalusa Housing Authority housing.
There are 51 persons with disabilities living in Bogalusa Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 13% of households served by the Bogalusa Housing Authority.
The Bogalusa Housing Authority is rated as a standard performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
Know your rights as a Section 8 tenant.
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