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Free lookup · fiscal year 2026
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Louisiana · fiscal year 2026
Each row is a HUD income limit area and the parishes it covers. Limits are yearly household income before taxes, and they took effect May 1, 2026. Use the lookup above for 5 to 8 person households and the low income (80%) limit.
| Area and parishes covered | Very low income (50%), by household size | Extremely low income | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 1 person | 4 people | |
| Acadia Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR AreaAcadia Parish | $24,200 | $27,650 | $31,100 | $34,550 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Alexandria, LA MSAGrant Parish, Rapides Parish | $28,950 | $33,100 | $37,250 | $41,400 | $17,400 | $33,000 |
| Allen Parish, LAAllen Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Assumption Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR AreaAssumption Parish | $27,200 | $31,050 | $34,950 | $38,800 | $16,350 | $33,000 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LAAvoyelles Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area8 parishesAscension Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, East Feliciana Parish, Livingston Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, St. Helena Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, West Feliciana Parish | $33,100 | $37,800 | $42,550 | $47,250 | $19,850 | $33,000 |
| Beauregard Parish, LABeauregard Parish | $30,100 | $34,400 | $38,700 | $43,000 | $18,100 | $33,000 |
| Bienville Parish, LABienville Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Caldwell Parish, LACaldwell Parish | $26,450 | $30,250 | $34,000 | $37,800 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Catahoula Parish, LACatahoula Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Claiborne Parish, LAClaiborne Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Concordia Parish, LAConcordia Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| East Carroll Parish, LAEast Carroll Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Evangeline Parish, LAEvangeline Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Franklin Parish, LAFranklin Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Hammond, LA MSATangipahoa Parish | $26,750 | $30,600 | $34,400 | $38,200 | $16,050 | $33,000 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSALafourche Parish, Terrebonne Parish | $29,150 | $33,300 | $37,450 | $41,600 | $17,500 | $33,000 |
| Iberia Parish, LAIberia Parish | $26,100 | $29,800 | $33,550 | $37,250 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Iberville Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR AreaIberville Parish | $26,450 | $30,200 | $34,000 | $37,750 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Jackson Parish, LAJackson Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR AreaJefferson Davis Parish | $27,800 | $31,750 | $35,700 | $39,650 | $16,700 | $33,000 |
| La Salle Parish, LALa Salle Parish | $27,750 | $31,700 | $35,650 | $39,700 | $16,700 | $33,000 |
| Lafayette, LA HUD Metro FMR AreaLafayette Parish, St. Martin Parish | $31,650 | $36,150 | $40,650 | $45,150 | $19,000 | $33,000 |
| Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR AreaCalcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish | $32,550 | $37,200 | $41,850 | $46,500 | $19,550 | $33,000 |
| Lincoln Parish, LALincoln Parish | $23,750 | $27,150 | $30,550 | $33,900 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Madison Parish, LAMadison Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Monroe, LA HUD Metro FMR AreaOuachita Parish, Union Parish | $27,500 | $31,400 | $35,350 | $39,250 | $16,500 | $33,000 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR AreaMorehouse Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LANatchitoches Parish | $25,050 | $28,600 | $32,200 | $35,750 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR AreaJefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. John the Baptist Paris | $31,050 | $35,450 | $39,900 | $44,300 | $18,650 | $33,000 |
| Red River Parish, LARed River Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Richland Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR AreaRichland Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Sabine Parish, LASabine Parish | $23,900 | $27,300 | $30,700 | $34,100 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSABossier Parish, Caddo Parish, De Soto Parish | $27,750 | $31,700 | $35,650 | $39,600 | $16,650 | $33,000 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSASt. Tammany Parish | $36,500 | $41,700 | $46,900 | $52,100 | $21,900 | $33,000 |
| St. James Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR AreaSt. James Parish | $32,900 | $37,600 | $42,300 | $47,000 | $19,750 | $33,000 |
| St. Landry Parish, LASt. Landry Parish | $24,950 | $28,500 | $32,050 | $35,600 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| St. Mary Parish, LASt. Mary Parish | $24,400 | $27,850 | $31,350 | $34,800 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Tensas Parish, LATensas Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR AreaVermilion Parish | $26,750 | $30,600 | $34,400 | $38,200 | $16,050 | $33,000 |
| Vernon Parish, LAVernon Parish | $24,600 | $28,100 | $31,600 | $35,100 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Washington Parish, LAWashington Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Webster Parish, LAWebster Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| West Carroll Parish, LAWest Carroll Parish | $25,150 | $28,750 | $32,350 | $35,900 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Winn Parish, LAWinn Parish | $23,700 | $27,100 | $30,500 | $33,850 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
KPCB Edge is an independent publisher, not a government agency. Your housing agency may cover more than one area and only it can decide whether you qualify.
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Good to know
It depends on where in Louisiana you live, because HUD sets a separate limit for each of its 45 income limit areas. For a family of four, the very low income limit ranges from $33,850 (Allen Parish, LA) to $52,100 (Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA). Smaller and larger households have lower and higher limits; the lookup above shows each size.
No. Places in the same HUD area share a limit, but different areas do not. Area median family income in Louisiana ranges from $46,500 to $107,700, and the limits follow it.
Most new voucher families must be very low income, which is at or below 50% of the area median income. Extremely low income families get priority: by law, 75% of the families a housing agency admits each year must be extremely low income. A family at the low income level (up to about 80%) can qualify only in a few situations.
You apply to a local public housing agency, not to HUD. Find agencies near you in HUD's PHA contact directory, check whether each one's voucher list is open, and apply to more than one if you can. Applying is always free.
Gross. Your agency compares your yearly income before deductions with the limit. Deductions, such as for children or child care, are used afterward to work out your share of the rent.
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