Louisiana

Louisiana Housing Finance Agency has issued an RFP Special Tax Counsel for the Agency’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program.

Louisiana Housing Finance Agency has issued an RFP for a financial analysis consultant for the Agency’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program and related programs.

The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA) has released a notice of ten frequently asked questions relating to LHFA’s 2010 RFP for market analysts.

The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency recently announced that it is seeking proposals from applicants to be placed into a pool of Market Analysts to provide individual market studies for projects to qualify for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) in the State of Louisiana.

The Louisiana Housing Finance Authority (LHFA) has released a description of the procedures used for processing and ranking the requests for additional GO Zone tax credits, and provided examples of the procedures.

The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA) has announced its tentative timeline for 2010 LIHTC applications. LHFA’s draft 2010 qualified allocation plan (QAP) will be presented to its Board for approval on June 19.

The Hurricane Damaged Historic Bastrop High project in Bastrop, Louisiana will completely renovate the old Bastrop High School building as part of a HOPE VI Main Street Grant.

The National Council of Affordable Housing Market Analysts recently submitted comments on the proposed 2010 qualified allocation plans (QAP) of several states for administering their upcoming rounds of low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program funding, including the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, the Washing State Housing Finance Commission and the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency.

NH&RA’s Historic Preservation Development Council is working to extend expiring Tax Incentives for historic rehabilitation projects in the Gulf Opportunity Zone in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. These benefits are currently due to expire at the end of 2009. As a result of our efforts we expect legislation to be introduced shortly that will be co-sponsored by Congressman Artur Davis (D-Ala.) and Congressman Charles Boustany (R-La.).

The Obama Administration recently continued naming individuals who will serve as State Director for Rural Development at the USDA.

The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA) will hold a public meeting on September 23 in Baton Rouge to receive comments on the agency’s proposed amendment to the State’s 2007/08 GO Zone Qualified Allocation Plan.

The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA) will hold a public hearing on September 3, 2009 in Baton Rouge to solicit comments regarding the state’s Weatherization Assistance Program, established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.