Lake Charles, Louisiana Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Lake Charles Housing Authority (LCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for five days in July 2017; and before that in March 2014. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Lake Charles, LA is about 130 miles west of Baton Rouge, LA.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to pick up an application at the LCHA office.

Once the application has been completed, it must have been placed in the self-addressed envelope and mailed.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Working, elderly, disabled.

Applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.

The LCHA estimates it will take about 3-4 weeks to process applications.

In 2014, more than 1,500 people applied.

For more information, call the LCHA office at (337) 439-4189.