
Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative’s Report: Unequal Burden, Unequal Risk
19th Jun 2020
Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative (JPNSI) has released Unequal Burden, Unequal Risk: Households Headed by Black Women Experience Highest Rates of Eviction, a report analyzing data collected by their Eviction Court Monitoring Project between September 1st, 2019 and March 12th, 2020. Over a total of 29 days—roughly a third of all court sessions held during that […]

#BlackLivesMatter
09th Jun 2020
Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center stands in solidarity with the protesters across the nation who are demanding accountability in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many more of our African American family members. Since the dawn of slavery in the Americas, the police state has always been […]

COVID-19 Housing Resources
09th Jun 2020
LaFHAC is working to stay on top of information regarding COVID-19 as Louisiana learns more about the virus and what public health precautions mean for Louisiana residents. Below are some resources that may be helpful if you’re worried about your housing due to COVID-19 restrictions and closures. FOR HOMEOWNERS: Sales of foreclosed properties have been […]

What the Federal Stimulus Plan Means for Housing
09th Jun 2020
The federal government has agreed on a stimulus plan to help combat the financial crisis expected as a result of COVID-19 shutdowns and precautions across the country. But what does the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act mean for people and their housing? Foreclosures CARES prevents foreclosures for all federally-backed mortgages […]

Tips for Landlords During COVID-19
08th May 2020
- How landlords can help tenants stay safe and have access to the things they need to stay housed and thrive in the future

Know Your Rights: Fair Housing & COVID-19
28th Abr 2020
- Facts about fair housing rights during the COVID-19 pandemic and what to do if you believe your rights are violated.

Estrategias para la promoción positiva de la vivienda justa: propuestas para la ciudad de Nueva Orleans
27th Abr 2020
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49632906587_45cd8a9b20_b.jpg. Copies of the handbook have been distributed to members and staff of the City Planning Commission (CPC). GNOFHAC hopes that Commission members will adopt the suggestions laid out in the handbook in the development of the new Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance in order to ensure a more just, economically integrated, and livable New Orleans. Download […]

Broad Coalition Urges Judges to Ensure No One is Forced from Their Home Through August
24th Abr 2020
New Orleans—Today, 36 public health, legal, housing, and other organizations submitted a letter to New Orleans First and Second City Court officials urging them to ensure no one is forced from their home before August 24th, 2020. Local judges and clerks of court can choose to provide renters and landlords with some certainty and relief from […]

History of Neighborhood Segregation Shows During Pandemic
24th Abr 2020
An article published April 20th on Nola.com shed light on the large disparities in infection rates between predominantly black and predominantly white neighborhoods in the Greater New Orleans Area. These findings were based on recent reports released by the Louisiana Department of Health, which organized case rates based on U.S. census tract. This categorization allows for […]

Advocacy Groups Release Comprehensive Roadmap to an Equitable COVID-19 Response and Recovery
24th Abr 2020
Louisiana advocacy organizations and nonprofits release comprehensive list of policy demands and ideas to help guide Gov. Edwards, state legislators, local officials, and other public and private stakeholders to develop a racially and economically equitable COVID-19 response and recovery. NEW ORLEANS, LA | April 13, 2020—According to a recent article in the Advocate newspaper, Black people accounted for […]