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.
650 Jacobs St
Cottonport, LA - 71327
County
Phone Number: (318) 876-3457
Email: cporth2002@yahoo.com
Total Units: 60
Cottonport Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 60
Cottonport Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 59
Number of Children residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 42
Senior citizens residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 14.55% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 15.45% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Cottonport: $10,056.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Housing Authority Of The Town Of Cottonport, the other Public Housing Authorities in County are listed below.
712 Keller St
Bunkie, LA - 71322
County
Phone Number: (318) 346-6838
Email: mwilliber@yahoo.com
Total Units: 106
Cottonport Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 106
Cottonport Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 90
Number of Children residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 76
Seniors residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 14.13% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 10.87% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Cottonport: $11,492.00 average per year for current residents.
312 N Main St
Marksville, LA - 71351
County
Phone Number: (318) 253-7505
Email: housing@avoypj.org
Cottonport Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 139
Cottonport Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 127
Cottonport Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 139
Number of Children residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 206
Seniors residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 6.78% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 9.49% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Cottonport: $10,272.00 average per year for current residents.
100 N Hillside Dr
Marksville, LA - 71351
County
Phone Number: (318) 253-9256
Email: vburise@marksvillehousing.com
Total Units: 169
Cottonport Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 168
Cottonport Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 162
Number of Children residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 153
Seniors residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 6.55% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 10.71% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Cottonport: $9,768.00 average per year for current residents.
Simmesport, LA - 71369
County
Phone Number: (318) 941-2806
Email: simmhouath@yahoo.com
Total Units: 56
Cottonport Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 56
Cottonport Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 55
Number of Children residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 63
Seniors residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 9.02% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Cottonport Public Housing: 7.52% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Cottonport: $9,528.00 average per year for current residents.
Plaucheville, LA
Hamburg, LA
Evergreen, LA
Simmesport, LA
Mansura, LA
Dupont, 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.