Louisiana

Topics they would appreciate seeing addressed include “how recipients should be selected and what qualifications they should have; preferences based on geographic diversity; and how within the federal guidelines these funds should be used.”

The board of directors of the Louisiana Housing Corporation elected Lloyd “Buddy” Spillers as its new chairman of the board and appoint E. Keith Cunningham, Jr. as Interim Executive Director and General Counsel.

Louisiana Housing Corporation will use the 9% applicable percentage on IRS Form(s) 8609 for any new building placed in service after December 18, 2015 and which is not federally subsidized. No change in the amount of Low-Income Housing Credits previously awarded or allocated by LHC to buildings placed in service after December 18, 2015 is anticipated.

Louisiana Housing Corporation posted Questions and Answers for the Disaster Recovery RFP. The deadline for submittals for the RFP has been extended to December 11.

The Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) will hold a presubmittal conference for the Request for Proposals (RFP) for program management services for selected Disaster Recovery Housing Programs on Thursday, November 19 from 9 a.m. to noon.

The LHC Board of Directors appointed Chief Administrative Officer Michelle L. Thomas to the position of Interim Executive Director for the Corporation. Ms. Thomas has served in the capacity of Chief Administrative Officer since 2014.  Thomas, a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has more than 20 years of experience in […]

The online application for the 2016 QAP Funding Round can now be accessed from the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program page of LHC’s website or by visiting https://webapps8.lhc.la.gov/. If you are a returning user, access the site using the same credentials used for the 2015 online application. Select the “Forgot Password” button if you […]

The Louisiana Housing Corporation released its 2016 Draft Qualified Allocation Plan on August 12. The corporation will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the plan August 28 at 9:00 a.m. at the LHC headquarters located at 2415 Quail Drive in Baton Rouge. A detailed list of the 2015 approved tax credit recipients and […]

The Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) will accept public comments on the proposed 2015 Fall Affordable Housing Initiative Notice of Funding Availability on Friday, August 28th at 12:00 p.m. (noon) following the 2016 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) public hearing.

The Louisiana Housing Corporation gave notice that a public hearing on the proposed forward allocated 2016 Qualified Allocation Plan will be held at 9:00 a.m. on August 28, 2015, at the Louisiana Housing Corporation, 2415 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808.

The LHC board met this month and approved resolutions for the following:

A $900,000 increase in HOME Investment Partnership Program funds available through the 2015 Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Homeownership Development NOFA

The Louisiana Housing Corporation will hold a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Workshop for Public Housing Authorities that are converting to RAD or are interested in the Program on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in the V. Jean Butler Board Room at the Louisiana Housing Corporation.