This housing agency serves West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
West Baton Rouge Parish Council provides affordable housing for up to 80 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
880 North Alexander Avenue, Port Allen, LA
(225) 344-7187Section 8 Application Checklist
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West Baton Rouge Parish Council serves 48 low-income households. The agency manages 80 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 76 percent of households served by West Baton Rouge Parish Council. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 98 percent of West Baton Rouge Parish Council households.
Working adults head 16 households and make up 35 percent of households served by West Baton Rouge Parish Council.
There are 47 female-headed renter households living in West Baton Rouge Parish Council housing. Households headed by females are 98% of those served by the West Baton Rouge Parish Council.
| Black | 47 |
| White | 1 |
There are 9 households headed by seniors served by the West Baton Rouge Parish Council. Senior households are 20% of households in West Baton Rouge Parish Council housing.
There are 9 persons with disabilities living in West Baton Rouge Parish Council housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the West Baton Rouge Parish Council.
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").Sandra Lewis-Kidd says:
"I received daily updates from Affordable Housing Online on waiting list openings not only in my city, but also other states and cities accepting applications. I was able to apply, and was actually chosen for the Section 8 housing lottery!"