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Section 8 rent amounts in Louisiana

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Louisiana is $1,127.

HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

Counties

Jefferson Parish$964$1,113$1,331$1,701$1,99631
Orleans Parish$964$1,113$1,331$1,701$1,99644
Plaquemines Parish$964$1,113$1,331$1,701$1,9968
St. Bernard Parish$964$1,113$1,331$1,701$1,9966
St. Charles Parish$964$1,113$1,331$1,701$1,99610
St. John the Baptist Parish$964$1,113$1,331$1,701$1,9966
St. Tammany Parish$990$1,130$1,331$1,724$1,99620
Calcasieu Parish$921$928$1,217$1,459$1,61120
Cameron Parish$921$928$1,217$1,459$1,6114
Ascension Parish$1,032$1,064$1,204$1,511$1,9439
East Baton Rouge Parish$1,032$1,064$1,204$1,511$1,94336
East Feliciana Parish$1,032$1,064$1,204$1,511$1,9436
Livingston Parish$1,032$1,064$1,204$1,511$1,94311
Pointe Coupee Parish$1,032$1,064$1,204$1,511$1,94315
St. Helena Parish$1,032$1,064$1,204$1,511$1,9432
West Baton Rouge Parish$1,032$1,064$1,204$1,511$1,9434
West Feliciana Parish$1,032$1,064$1,204$1,511$1,9435
Bossier Parish$870$982$1,111$1,458$1,55212
Caddo Parish$870$982$1,111$1,458$1,55238
De Soto Parish$870$982$1,111$1,458$1,5528
Lafourche Parish$760$904$1,102$1,330$1,45910
Terrebonne Parish$760$904$1,102$1,330$1,45913
Tangipahoa Parish$831$848$1,099$1,372$1,45517
Vernon Parish$788$793$1,041$1,336$1,43311
Ouachita Parish$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,35817
Union Parish$765$793$1,026$1,319$1,3586
Lafayette Parish$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,58117
St. Martin Parish$779$898$1,019$1,301$1,5814
Grant Parish$728$780$994$1,342$1,5236
Rapides Parish$728$780$994$1,342$1,52329
Assumption Parish$801$806$967$1,345$1,5566
St. Mary Parish$717$722$947$1,244$1,51210
Richland Parish$754$759$944$1,132$1,3446
Beauregard Parish$655$713$935$1,155$1,5696
Natchitoches Parish$634$705$925$1,146$1,37316
St. James Parish$697$702$921$1,281$1,3158
Iberia Parish$679$764$905$1,193$1,4737
Sabine Parish$681$686$884$1,065$1,2419
Lincoln Parish$649$695$881$1,156$1,4407
Acadia Parish$607$671$880$1,055$1,19410
Jefferson Davis Parish$601$664$871$1,201$1,4617
Iberville Parish$747$790$866$1,204$1,4537
Avoyelles Parish$617$653$857$1,087$1,28314
Webster Parish$600$651$854$1,130$1,13110
La Salle Parish$614$660$851$1,073$1,4285
Allen Parish$601$754$834$1,048$1,2499
Bienville Parish$601$707$834$1,160$1,3998
Caldwell Parish$604$647$834$1,072$1,2494
Catahoula Parish$601$647$834$1,139$1,2496
Claiborne Parish$601$706$834$1,000$1,2495
Concordia Parish$601$647$834$1,139$1,2495
East Carroll Parish$601$647$834$1,139$1,2493
Evangeline Parish$601$667$834$1,085$1,1048
Franklin Parish$601$698$834$1,067$1,2498
Jackson Parish$601$761$834$1,160$1,2254
Madison Parish$616$638$834$1,100$1,3992
Morehouse Parish$631$636$834$1,143$1,1725
Red River Parish$601$647$834$1,073$1,2512
St. Landry Parish$631$636$834$1,040$1,20215
Tensas Parish$601$761$834$1,160$1,2493
Vermilion Parish$580$761$834$1,100$1,1047
Washington Parish$727$761$834$1,160$1,3885
West Carroll Parish$601$636$834$1,088$1,1385
Winn Parish$601$761$834$1,160$1,2497

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,127. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Louisiana?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Louisiana is $1,127.

Which HUD row has the highest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Louisiana?

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Louisiana is $1,331 in Plaquemines Parish.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Louisiana?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,127. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).