This housing agency serves Cottonport, Louisiana.
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The Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport (HATC) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The HATC offers one Public Housing community with 60 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 3 bedrooms.To apply, visit the HATC office to pick up a pre-application, located at 650 Jacobs St, Cottonport, LA 71327, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.Once the pre-application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above.No documents are needed at this time.The HATC does not have a preference.Qualified applicants will be placed by the date and time the pre-application is received.For more information, call the HATC office at (318) 876-3457, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport provides affordable housing for up to 60 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
650 Jacobs Street, Cottonport, LA
(318) 876-3457Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport serves 58 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 58 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 69 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport households.
Working adults head 20 households and make up 36 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport.
There are 35 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport housing. Households headed by females are 62% of those served by the Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport.
| Black | 57 |
| White | 1 |
There are 17 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport. Senior households are 31% of households in Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport housing.
There are 17 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 30% of households served by the Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport.
The Housing Authority of the Town of Cottonport is rated as a high 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.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Kim Eatmon says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great way to see what’s available for low income housing."