This housing agency serves Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.
Ouachita Parish Police Jury provides affordable housing for up to 542 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
1333 State Farm Drive, Monroe, LA
(318) 327-1340Section 8 Application Checklist
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Ouachita Parish Police Jury serves 456 low-income households. The agency manages 557 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 Ouachita Parish Police Jury. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 90 percent of Ouachita Parish Police Jury households.
Working adults head 136 households and make up 30 percent of households served by Ouachita Parish Police Jury.
There are 401 female-headed renter households living in Ouachita Parish Police Jury housing. Households headed by females are 88% of those served by the Ouachita Parish Police Jury.
| Black | 392 |
| White | 64 |
There are 91 households headed by seniors served by the Ouachita Parish Police Jury. Senior households are 20% of households in Ouachita Parish Police Jury housing.
There are 54 persons with disabilities living in Ouachita Parish Police Jury housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 12% of households served by the Ouachita Parish Police Jury.
Applying for housing with bad credit.
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