LaFHAC is proud to work in coalition with 36 other organizations through the Big Easy Budget Coalition to push for the City of New Orleans to invest in building thriving communities and preventing violence. The coalition is advocating for the Big Easy Deal, a plan that would use $148M of the city’s budget to address […]

Registration for LaFHAC’s annual Fit for a King Fair Housing Summit is now open! The event will be held on Friday, January 12th, 2024 from 9:00am – 2:00pm CST. This year there will be both a virtual and an in-person attendance option. Come join us at the New Orleans Jazz Market or watch via livestream. RSVP to […]

Want to learn more about housing justice while also educating the community? Apply to be our next Education Coordinator. The Education Coordinator will build, institutionalizeand facilitate LaFHAC’s educational offerings to a wide array ofstakeholders. Learn more with the link below.

We hope you’ll save the date for LaFHAC’s annual Fit for a King Fair Housing Summit on Friday, January 12th, 2024 from 9:00am – 2:00pm CST! Our 2024 theme will be “As the South Goes, so Goes the Nation: What the South Can Teach the Fair Housing Movement”. We are also excited to announce that this year there […]

This position is responsible for providing coaching services to families with housing choice vouchers as a part of a new housing mobility program. The Coach holds the primary responsibility of working with families as they choose between neighborhoods, prepare to put in applications, search for homes, and as they transition into their new neighborhoods. The […]

Looking for affordable housing? LaFHAC is proud to share our newest tool that you can use to easily search the over 60,000 affordable housing units in the state of Louisiana funded by the Louisiana Housing Corporation. These properties also follow LHC’s inclusive criminal background screening policy. While this tool does not cover every affordable unit in the state, […]

On May 24, 2023, LaFHAC settled a sexual harassment matter against housing provider HHF Beechgrove II, LLC (“HHF”).  Ms. Smith* alleged that she experienced sexual harassment at HHF’s Cypress Cove Apartments, located at 945 Beechgrove Boulevard in Westwego, Louisiana. Ms. Smith alleged that HHF’s maintenance employee repeatedly harassed her...

Join us on October 19th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm for an essential training session on Fair Housing compliance. This training is designed to equip small landlords with the knowledge to uphold the principles of the Fair Housing Act. Topics covered will include: •    Protected Classes, Covered Dwellings and Covered Transactions•    Reasonable Modifications and Accommodations for […]

Last week LaFHAC reached a settlement with Ollie Steele Burden Manor, a long-term care facility in Baton Rouge, over allegations that the facility refused to provide reasonable accommodations to potential residents who were Deaf or hard of hearing. The settlement agreement requires the facility and the entities that own and manage it to pay LaFHAC […]

Want to further your career by advocating for fair and equitable housing policies? Come join the LaFHAC team! We are seeking an experienced Policy Analyst to support the efforts of LaFHAC’s New Orleans-based team. The Policy Analyst will support LaFHAC’s Policy and Communications team in their legislative and regulatory work at the local, state and […]