Photo credit: Nola.com staff photo – David Grunfeld The Healthy Homes Program has entered its final phase of registration and is accepting applications from landlords of properties of 1 to 3 rental units.  All landlords must register their rental properties with the city by May 1, 2025, and they must verify that their rental properties […]

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 […]