This housing agency serves Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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| Closed: Lake Charles, Louisiana Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Lake Charles Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The Lake Charles Housing Authority (LCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for five days in July 2017; and before that in March 2014. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Lake Charles, LA is about 130 miles west of Baton Rouge, LA.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to pick up an application at the LCHA office.
Once the application has been completed, it must have been placed in the self-addressed envelope and mailed.
This waiting list had the following preferences: Working, elderly, disabled.
Applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.
The LCHA estimates it will take about 3-4 weeks to process applications.
In 2014, more than 1,500 people applied.
For more information, call the LCHA office at (337) 439-4189.
As of September 2015, the Housing Authority of Lake Charles (HALC) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications.
The HALC offers three Public Housing communities with 833 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from studios to 4 bedrooms.
To apply, visit the HALC to pick up a pre-application, located at 1903 Augusta St., Lake Charles, LA 70601, from 8:00 am until 11:00 am CT; and 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 11:00 am CT; and 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for everyone in the household, and photo IDs for all adult household members.
The HALC 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 HALC office at (337) 436-0640 from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Lake Charles Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,795 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
800 Bilbo Street, Lake Charles, LA
(337) 439-4189Section 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
Lake Charles Housing Authority serves -133 low-income households. The agency manages 2,345 Housing Choice Vouchers and -15 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up percent of households served by Lake Charles Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are percent of Lake Charles Housing Authority households.
There is no information available about the number of female-headed renter households in Lake Charles Housing Authority housing.
There is no information available about the different racial and ethnic groups served by the Lake Charles Housing Authority.
There is no information available about the number of senior-headed renter households in Lake Charles Housing Authority housing.
There is no information available about the number of households headed by persons with disabilities among those served by the Lake Charles Housing Authority.
The Lake Charles 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.
Lake Charles Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on July 24, 2017 and closed on July 28, 2017.
Wait until you have a Section 8 voucher to find housing.
It usually takes months or years to reach the top of a Section 8 HCV waiting list. Any apartments you see now will likely not be available when you get your voucher.Tamisha Smith says:
"Affordable Housing Online is very informative, and the emails with updates are so convenient."