This housing agency serves Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.
Morehouse Parish Police Jury provides affordable housing for up to 158 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
East Madison Avenue, Bastrop, LA
(318) 283-0845Section 8 Application Checklist
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Morehouse Parish Police Jury serves 151 low-income households. The agency manages 187 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 48 percent of households served by Morehouse Parish Police Jury. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Morehouse Parish Police Jury households.
Working adults head 51 households and make up 34 percent of households served by Morehouse Parish Police Jury.
There are 138 female-headed renter households living in Morehouse Parish Police Jury housing. Households headed by females are 92% of those served by the Morehouse Parish Police Jury.
| Black | 142 |
| White | 9 |
There are 31 households headed by seniors served by the Morehouse Parish Police Jury. Senior households are 21% of households in Morehouse Parish Police Jury housing.
There are 37 persons with disabilities living in Morehouse Parish Police Jury housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 25% of households served by the Morehouse Parish Police Jury.
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