This housing agency serves Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Service does not extend to Ville Platte, Louisiana.
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| Closed: Evangeline Parish, Louisiana Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
The Evangeline Parish Police Jury (EPPJ) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for five days in November, 2018. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
There were two ways to apply during the opening period:
Once the paper application has been completed, it must have been dropped off at the EPHA office.
There were no preferences.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received.
For more information, visit the EPHA website here, or call the office at (337) 363-5653.
Evangeline Parish Police Jury provides affordable housing for up to 121 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
| Monday | 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Friday | 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
1008 West Lasalle Street, Ville Platte, LA
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Evangeline Parish Police Jury serves 114 low-income households. The agency manages 124 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 62 percent of households served by Evangeline Parish Police Jury. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 89 percent of Evangeline Parish Police Jury households.
Working adults head 44 households and make up 39 percent of households served by Evangeline Parish Police Jury.
There are 102 female-headed renter households living in Evangeline Parish Police Jury housing. Households headed by females are 90% of those served by the Evangeline Parish Police Jury.
| Black | 103 |
| White | 10 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 21 households headed by seniors served by the Evangeline Parish Police Jury. Senior households are 19% of households in Evangeline Parish Police Jury housing.
There are 15 persons with disabilities living in Evangeline Parish Police Jury housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 14% of households served by the Evangeline Parish Police Jury.
Evangeline Parish Police Jury’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on November 5, 2018 and closed on November 9, 2018.
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Most HUD housing programs, like Section 8 and Public Housing, do not have a credit check. But Section 8 landlords will likely require one for an available unit.Judea I. Lawton says:
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