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Louisiana Housing Authority

Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge County, LA · HUD PHA code LA903

Program: Section 8 · Public housing units: 0 · Section 8 vouchers: 1,784 · Households served: 1,456 · Occupancy: 81% · ZIP codes served: 28

Louisiana Housing Authority
2415 Quail Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 763-8898

Overview

The Louisiana Housing Authority operates exclusively through the Section 8 program, administering 1,784 vouchers. These vouchers support 1,456 households, with an occupancy rate of 81%. As a voucher-only authority, it provides critical rental assistance without managing any public housing units.

Scale and standing

The Louisiana Housing Authority ranks second among the two authorities serving the same ZIP codes in the Baton Rouge area, with 1,784 Section 8 vouchers. Its peer, the Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge, manages 4,503 vouchers. Statewide, it holds the seventh position in terms of voucher size, out of 88 authorities in Louisiana.

Rent standards in the area it covers

The two-bedroom Fair Market Rent (FMR) in the area ranges from $1,100 to $1,810, with an average of $1,272. This is higher than the state average of $1,095. The highest FMR for a two-bedroom unit is $1,810 in ZIP code 70801, while the lowest is $1,100 in ZIP code 70807.

Fair Market Rent by ZIP code (FY2027)

ZIP	Studio	1BR	2BR	3BR	4BR
70714	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750
70722	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750
70739	$1,330	$1,360	$1,540	$1,940	$2,490
70748	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750
70770	$1,240	$1,270	$1,440	$1,820	$2,300
70777	$1,150	$1,170	$1,330	$1,690	$2,130
70791	$1,230	$1,260	$1,430	$1,810	$2,290
70801	$1,460	$1,490	$1,690	$2,140	$2,710
70802	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750
70803	$980	$1,000	$1,140	$1,450	$1,830
70805	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750
70806	$1,040	$1,060	$1,200	$1,520	$1,920
70807	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750
70808	$1,120	$1,150	$1,300	$1,650	$2,080
70809	$1,200	$1,230	$1,390	$1,760	$2,230
70810	$1,190	$1,220	$1,380	$1,750	$2,210
70811	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750
70812	$1,090	$1,110	$1,260	$1,600	$2,020
70813	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750
70814	$950	$970	$1,100	$1,390	$1,760
70815	$930	$960	$1,090	$1,360	$1,750
70816	$980	$1,010	$1,140	$1,440	$1,830
70817	$1,180	$1,210	$1,370	$1,740	$2,200
70818	$1,170	$1,200	$1,360	$1,720	$2,180
70819	$1,040	$1,070	$1,210	$1,530	$1,940
70820	$940	$960	$1,090	$1,380	$1,750
70825	$990	$1,010	$1,150	$1,460	$1,840
70836	$1,290	$1,320	$1,500	$1,900	$2,410

Other housing authorities serving these ZIP codes

Multiple authorities administer vouchers across the same area:

Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge — Baton Rouge, LA (4,503 vouchers)

Source: US HUD Public Housing Authority data; Fair Market Rent FY2027. This is an independent reference page, not the authority's own site.

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