Louisiana

ICAST’s IRA & BIL Instant Benefit Estimate Calculator is now available on NH&RA’s website under the Resources section.

The Louisiana Housing Corporation’s Board of Directors approved the Final 2019 QAP on June 19, 2019.

The Louisiana Housing Corporation will host its 2019 QAP Workshop and Application Process to help prospective applicants gain a better understanding of the Underwriting Application and Submission Process, Program Changes, Threshold Requirements and Selection Criteria.

The Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) has developed the Draft 2019 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP). The 2019 QAP is scheduled to be adopted by the LHC Board of Directors meeting on June 12.

UnitedHealthcare has partnered with the Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) and the Louisiana Department of Health to support important initiatives aimed at reducing homelessness throughout the state.

The Louisiana Housing Corporation released a draft version of its 2019 QAP for comment. A hearing on the draft QAP will be held on May 6 at 10 am CST at 2415 Quail Drive in Baton Rouge, LA. Register here to attend the hearing. Comments on the draft QAP should be sent to qapcomments@lhc.la.gov.

Vitus announced the preservation and renovation of the 140-unit La Playa Apartments (formerly known as Suburban Apartments) in Baton Rouge. The renovation is the company’s first project in Louisiana and includes large-scale improvements to an apartment complex that has provided affordable housing to low-income families in Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish for 43 years.

The Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) released a $25 million Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to increase and preserve affordable housing opportunities in 37 parishes impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Specifically, $14.7 M has been allocated for recovery in New Orleans, which sustained the largest amount of damage from Katrina. The remaining dollars will be made available in all parishes that were impacted by the storms.

Today, the Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) awarded $12.3 million in housing credits for the construction and rehabilitation of 20 affordable housing developments. The credits will be used to maximize the production and preservation of safe, affordable, energy efficient residential housing units in 13 parishes impacted by the Historic Floods of 2016. “We recognize our responsibility as an affordable […]

The addendum provides interested parties with a list and map of eligible parishes in which rural pool projects must be located to compete for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds.

LHC has prepared a listing of the QAP’s most frequently asked questions. In addition, the listing of Official Parish Journals are now available on the website.

Parties interested in applying for housing credits through the QAP are encouraged to attend the QAP Application Workshop. Although not required, pre-registration is recommended.

The $28 billion is a record high and comes from congressional appropriations made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (PL 115-123).