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 […]

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, […]