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Section 8 Fair Market Rents in Louisiana (FY2026)
Official FY2026 HUD Fair Market Rents for all 45 FMR areas in Louisiana — 18 metro areas and 27 county-level areas. The median 2-bedroom FMR statewide is $866. Click any area for payment-standard ranges, covered counties, and comparable markets.
| FMR area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | $607 | $671 | $880 | $1,055 | $1,194 |
| Alexandria | $728 | $780 | $994 | $1,342 | $1,523 |
| Allen Parish | $601 | $754 | $834 | $1,048 | $1,249 |
| Assumption Parish | $801 | $806 | $967 | $1,345 | $1,556 |
| Avoyelles Parish | $617 | $653 | $857 | $1,087 | $1,283 |
| Baton Rouge | $1,032 | $1,064 | $1,204 | $1,511 | $1,943 |
| Beauregard Parish | $655 | $713 | $935 | $1,155 | $1,569 |
| Bienville Parish | $601 | $707 | $834 | $1,160 | $1,399 |
| Caldwell Parish | $604 | $647 | $834 | $1,072 | $1,249 |
| Catahoula Parish | $601 | $647 | $834 | $1,139 | $1,249 |
| Claiborne Parish | $601 | $706 | $834 | $1,000 | $1,249 |
| Concordia Parish | $601 | $647 | $834 | $1,139 | $1,249 |
| East Carroll Parish | $601 | $647 | $834 | $1,139 | $1,249 |
| Evangeline Parish | $601 | $667 | $834 | $1,085 | $1,104 |
| Franklin Parish | $601 | $698 | $834 | $1,067 | $1,249 |
| Hammond | $831 | $848 | $1,099 | $1,372 | $1,455 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | $760 | $904 | $1,102 | $1,330 | $1,459 |
| Iberia Parish | $679 | $764 | $905 | $1,193 | $1,473 |
| Iberville Parish | $747 | $790 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,453 |
| Jackson Parish | $601 | $761 | $834 | $1,160 | $1,225 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | $601 | $664 | $871 | $1,201 | $1,461 |
| La Salle Parish | $614 | $660 | $851 | $1,073 | $1,428 |
| Lafayette | $779 | $898 | $1,019 | $1,301 | $1,581 |
| Lake Charles | $921 | $928 | $1,217 | $1,459 | $1,611 |
| Lincoln Parish | $649 | $695 | $881 | $1,156 | $1,440 |
| Madison Parish | $616 | $638 | $834 | $1,100 | $1,399 |
| Monroe | $765 | $793 | $1,026 | $1,319 | $1,358 |
| Morehouse Parish | $631 | $636 | $834 | $1,143 | $1,172 |
| Natchitoches Parish | $634 | $705 | $925 | $1,146 | $1,373 |
| New Orleans-Metairie | $964 | $1,113 | $1,331 | $1,701 | $1,996 |
| Red River Parish | $601 | $647 | $834 | $1,073 | $1,251 |
| Richland Parish | $754 | $759 | $944 | $1,132 | $1,344 |
| Sabine Parish | $681 | $686 | $884 | $1,065 | $1,241 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | $870 | $982 | $1,111 | $1,458 | $1,552 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington | $990 | $1,130 | $1,331 | $1,724 | $1,996 |
| St. James Parish | $697 | $702 | $921 | $1,281 | $1,315 |
| St. Landry Parish | $631 | $636 | $834 | $1,040 | $1,202 |
| St. Mary Parish | $717 | $722 | $947 | $1,244 | $1,512 |
| Tensas Parish | $601 | $761 | $834 | $1,160 | $1,249 |
| Vermilion Parish | $580 | $761 | $834 | $1,100 | $1,104 |
| Vernon Parish | $788 | $793 | $1,041 | $1,336 | $1,433 |
| Washington Parish | $727 | $761 | $834 | $1,160 | $1,388 |
| Webster Parish | $600 | $651 | $854 | $1,130 | $1,131 |
| West Carroll Parish | $601 | $636 | $834 | $1,088 | $1,138 |
| Winn Parish | $601 | $761 | $834 | $1,160 | $1,249 |
Source: HUD User — FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. FY2026 FMRs are effective October 1, 2025. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
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