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  • The Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center Publishes New Study on Voucher Acceptance in New Orleans: 2 out of 3 Landlords Deny Housing Choice Vouchers
    The Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center Publishes New Study on Voucher Acceptance in New Orleans: 2 out of 3 Landlords Deny Housing Choice Vouchers NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center (LaFHAC) is proud to release its new report, The Mobility Myth: Housing Choice Voucher Discrimination in Orleans Parish. This investigation, written and researched in partnership with Enterprise CommunityPartners, used mystery shoppers posing as renters to … Read more
  • Healthy Homes Enters its Second Phase: Information for Landlords and Tenant Protections
    After over a decade of New Orleans’ renters demanding safe and healthy standards for rental properties, the City of New Orleans’ Healthy Homes program became effective on January 1, 2024. All landlords must register their rental properties with the city over the next seven months, and they must verify that their rental properties meet the Minimum Rental Standards, as established by the Healthy Homes Ordinance and passed by the New … Read more
  • Fighting for Fair Housing: LaFHAC’s Legislative Priorities in Review
    After Governor Jeff Landry’s inauguration in January, and with a Republican super majority, the Louisiana State Legislature has been in session for the majority of 2024. The first special session on redistricting ended with a win for Louisiana; legislators have finally approved a new congressional map that created Louisiana’s second majority-Black district. Despite legal challenges in lower courts, the Supreme Court ordered that the redistricting maps with two majority-Black districts … Read more
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