HousingLOUISIANA

09/04/2026

“There needs to be more transparency from the Landry administration around their priorities,” said Andreanecia M. Morris of the Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance - GNOHA , a coalition of affordable housing developers and advocates. The state’s housing policy “has just too many contradictions to feel comfortable and assured.”

Louisiana developers were waiting last month to learn whether they had been awarded a share of $20 million in federal grants aimed at boosting proposed affordable housing projects across the state.

09/02/2026

Call to Action: Stop the Housing Trust Fund Steal to Bail Out City Budget

Issue:

• Voters approved dedicated funding for the Housing Trust Fund specifically to support small-scale, community-rooted affordable housing, the kind of duplexes and fourplexes that can be built quickly, by right, in neighborhoods across the city.

• The 2027 funding plan now on the table sends the bulk of the Fund's dollars toward a handful of large developments rather than the small, distributed investments.

What the Mayor and Council Can Do:

• Publicly commit to NOT approve the 2027 large-development allocation as proposed by the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee to “bailout the administration.”

• Return to the small-scale, distributed investment model the voters were sold on.

• Reject any further use of Housing Trust Fund dollars to patch general fund budget shortfalls.

What You Can Do:

🔹 Cut and Paste the Text Below in Comments Section Here:
https://council.nola.gov/committees/housing-trust-fund-advisory-committee/

TEXT "Voters approved the Housing Trust Fund for small, affordable community housing investments, which this advisory committee is now proposing be redirected to bail out large development that voters did not approve. Keep your promise on the Housing Trust Fund."

The Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee is established annually to make recommendations to the City Council regarding how the Housing Trust Fund should be distributed. To read more about the creation and requirements of the Housing Trust Fund, view the Municode. 

09/02/2026

Concern stems from recent findings that many locations were improperly getting service.

09/01/2026

Livingston Parish President Randy Delatte said the delay will cost homeowners in his community. He said updated maps would move 13,000 homes out of high-risk flood zones.
“A homeowner does everything we ask; builds higher and follows stronger building codes, lives in a community investing millions of dollars in drainage and mitigation and still sees their insurance costs climbing year after year,” Delatte said.

The entire project is 64% complete, above the 50% benchmark FEMA traditionally requires to redraw flood maps and reduce insurance premiums.

09/01/2026

"East Baton Rouge Parish officials are hoping to secure up to $125 million in federal funding they say could have a major impact on crime prevention and community safety.
The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, or CJCC, is applying for a federal Model Cities Initiative grant through the U.S. Department of Justice.
The DOJ plans to award $300 million to just two to four cities across the country as part of the initiative.

Potential uses include funding police overtime, equipment and special crime-fighting initiatives, as well as bail reform efforts, re-entry programs and resources designed to prevent people from entering the criminal justice system in the first place."

East Baton Rouge Parish officials are hoping to secure up to $125 million in federal funding they say could have a major impact on crime.

08/31/2026

Every child deserves the stability of a safe place to call home. When students are experiencing homelessness or housing instability, the impact doesn’t stop at the front door, it follows them into the classroom. Supporting students means addressing the housing challenges their families face.

Student homelessness is a housing issue, an education issue, and a community issue. This recent story from Lafayette Parish is an important reminder that behind every number is a student trying to learn, grow, and succeed.

Around 3% to 4% of students enrolled in Lafayette Parish schools are unhoused and are eligible to receive support through the McKinney-Vento act with ensures equal educational access for homeless students.

08/31/2026

🎙️ TOMORROW on the Radio Show: Katrina, 21 Years Later : What Work Has Been Done & What Is Left to Do?

Twenty-one years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast have rebuilt, but the work is far from finished.
Join us Tuesday, September 1, from 12–1 PM on WBOK 1230 AM for a special conversation with LTG Russel L. Honoré (Ret.), who became a defining voice of leadership during the response to Hurricane Katrina.

We’ll reflect on the progress made over the last two decades and confront the work still ahead—from housing and infrastructure to disaster preparedness, climate resilience, insurance, displacement, and protecting our most vulnerable communities.

🏠 Are our communities safer and more resilient today?
🌊 What lessons from Katrina have we still not learned?
📢 And what must we do now to prepare for the next disaster?
21 years later, Katrina’s lessons still matter—and so does the unfinished work.
📻 Tune in tomorrow, September 1
⏰ 12–1 PM
📡 WBOK 1230 AM
HousingNOLA ClimateResilience DisasterRecovery GulfCoast

08/31/2026

"Andreanecia M. Morris , president of the Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance - GNOHA, was among those who opposed the restrictive zoning ordinances proposed by King and approved by the City Council. Still, she said that King should not solely take the blame for the decision to block the proposed apartment complex — especially because the city has had a history of opposition to and restriction of dense, multifamily housing."

In a 2023 text message, Councilmember Freddie King said he blocked a 278-unit apartment complex near his English Turn home because he didn’t “want dread heads and bonnet wear fools next to me.” But in a deposition, King said he was only satirizing protesters who were accusing the council of di...

08/28/2026

New Orleans could spend its biggest chunk of affordable housing money next year on multifamily projects, a panel agreed Wednesday.

08/26/2026

Tuesday, August 26, 2026