Income may not exceed 50% of the median income from the table below. The Housing Authority must provide 75 percent of vouchers to those whose income does not exceed 30% of the median income listed below.
We have listed all of the housing authorities in County. Using the chart above, if you qualify as low income (Very Low Income OR Extremely Low Income), we recommend that you visit your local housing authority. They should be your first stop for housing and rental assistance programs.
1. To get on the waiting list for Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8), visit the links provided below to the closest County housing authority to your city in your city.
2. You can also visit the Housing Authority for other low income housing programs with rent assistance.
103 N Alvin St
Columbia, LA - 71418
County
Phone Number: (318) 649-5022
Email: cpha@bellsouth.net
Total Units: 116
Columbia Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 154
Columbia Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 104
Columbia Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 270
Columbia Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 116
Number of Children residing in Columbia Public Housing: 193
Senior citizens residing in Columbia Public Housing: 16.43% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Columbia Public Housing: 16.43% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Columbia: $9,768.00 average per year for current residents.
Grayson, LA
Clarks, LA
Clarks village, LA
Kelly, LA
Urania, LA
Enterprise, LA
Our data is collected from local housing authorities as listed on the website along with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Qualify for Public Housing and Income Based Housing are based on the local housing authority guidelines along with HUD rules. That is why it is necessary to contact the housing authorities directly for local information for housing.