UPDATE: HUD No Longer Accepts Discrimination Complaints by Email or Phone (Online Form ONLY) HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity has announced that they will no longer accept housing discrimination complaints by email or phone. Their online form (HUD-903 – Report Housing Discrimination) is now the only way you can submit a fair […]

We’re so excited to announce that LaFHAC’s Annual Crawfish Boil is back!  Every year, LaFHAC hosts a series of community events during the month of April to commemorate the passage of the Fair Housing Act on April 11th, 1968, with one of these events being our highly anticipated Community Crawfish Boil. This cherished tradition offers […]

Late Thursday, February 27th, the Trump Administration abruptly terminated millions of dollars in federal funding to fair housing organizations across the country. These cuts, effective immediately, impact nearly half of all recipients of the Fair Housing Initiative Program (FHIP) grants– including us at LaFHAC. Most fair housing complaints are not handled by the Department of […]

As Black History Month comes to a close, we at the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center reaffirm our commitment to ensuring fair and equitable housing for all. Black history is deeply woven into the fabric of American history, and the fight for justice in housing is not limited to just one month—it is a continuous […]

This month, City Council voted to approve an extension that will allow the proposed Mazant Royal site to break ground this year and bring 82 affordable units to the well resourced and vibrant Bywater neighborhood. After the St. Thomas public housing site was demolished in 2007, advocates and residents, along with LaFHAC, have spent the […]

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for LaFHAC’s Annual Fit for a King Fair Housing Summit! This year’s event will take place on Friday, January 17th, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CST. You can attend in person at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center’s Powerhouse Theater.  Please click here to register! Be on the […]

Healthy Homes Update – Carbon Monoxide Alarms New Orleans, LA – All rental properties are now required to have a Carbon Monoxide Alarm, as decided by the New Orleans City Council last month. The New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) and Health Department (NOHD) will be supplying and installing Combination Carbon Monoxide/Smoke Detectors FREE OF CHARGE […]

On August 1st, a new Louisiana law went into effect, which is anticipated to have far-reaching impacts on access to housing for disabled people and their assistance animals. This discriminatory legislation creates dangerous delays, unlawful and burdensome documentation requirements, and penalties for people engaged in the reasonable accommodation process. Specifically, it requires vulnerable populations to […]

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 […]

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 […]