This housing agency serves Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Service does not extend to Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
The Calcasieu Parish Housing Department (CPHD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list was open from October 11 to October 14, 2024. This is the first time the waiting list has been open since 2021. The CPHD last accepted applications for this waiting list from October 11, 2021 until October 14, 2021.
To apply during the opening period, in person applications were accepted at the following locations:
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the CPHD website.
Sources: This information was verified by the CPHD public notice on September 3, 2024 by Dave Layfield.
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Housing Department provides affordable housing for up to 572 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
2001 Moeling Street, Lake Charles, LA
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Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Housing Department serves 299 low-income households. The agency manages 576 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 63 percent of households served by Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Housing Department. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 87 percent of Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Housing Department households.
Working adults head 116 households and make up 39 percent of households served by Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Housing Department.
There are 272 female-headed renter households living in Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Housing Department housing. Households headed by females are 91% of those served by the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Housing Department.
| Black | 263 |
| White | 33 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 71 households headed by seniors served by the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Housing Department. Senior households are 24% of households in Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Housing Department housing.
There are 53 persons with disabilities living in Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Housing Department housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 18% of households served by the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Housing Department.
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Housing Department’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on October 9, 2017 and closed on October 13, 2017.
More people usually means more waiting lists.
Areas with the highest populations tend to have the most amount of waiting list opportunities.Bishop Demetres Walker says:
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