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Down payment assistance for veterans and military families in Louisiana

23 programs name veterans and military families: 5 city, 12 county or regional, 6 statewide.

Naming a group is one eligibility rule among several. Each program also sets an income limit, a price cap, an occupancy rule and a credit requirement. Being a veteran puts a program on this list; it does not decide whether you can use it.

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The 23 programs, closest first

From one city out to the whole state

Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.

In a Louisiana city 5 programs

For homes inside that city’s limits only
ForgivableNew Orleans · Orleans Parish

Direct Homebuyer Soft Second Mortgage Assistance Program

Forgivable loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 80% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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ForgivableShreveport · Caddo Parish

Home Buyers Assistance Program Participation Initiative (HAPPI)

Forgivable loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 80% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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ForgivableMonroe · Ouachita Parish

Home in Monroe - Down Payment Assistance

Forgivable loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 80% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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Up to $100,000New Orleans · Orleans Parish

People's Housing+ Community Land Trust Homeownership Program

Shared-appreciation loan · Income limit 80% of area median income

Names: veterans · Homebuyer class required

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ForgivableNew Orleans · Orleans Parish

The Green Mortgage Downpayment Assistance Program

Forgivable loan · Income limit 140% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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In a county or region 12 programs

For homes anywhere in the county or the counties named
DeferredMultiple Parish

CAFA First Home

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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ForgivableMultiple Parish

CAFA Gold 100

Forgivable loan

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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ForgivableMultiple Parish

CAFA Platinum

Forgivable loan

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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GrantMultiple Parish

Capital Advantage

Assistance grant

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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ForgivableJefferson Parish

Comfort of Home Program

Forgivable loan

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · No homebuyer class in the record

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GrantMultiple Parish

Delta 100 Program

Assistance grant · First-time homebuyers

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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ForgivableMultiple Parish

Eustis Edge

Forgivable loan

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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GrantJefferson Parish

Heroes to Homeowners Program

Assistance grant · First-time homebuyers

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · No homebuyer class in the record

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Anywhere in Louisiana 6 programs

Can sit alongside a city or county program where both allow it
Up to $2,000

Louisiana Housing Corporation Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) Program

Mortgage credit certificate · First-time homebuyers

Names: veterans · No homebuyer class in the record

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Deferred

Louisiana Housing Corporation MRB Keys for Service Program

Silent second

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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Grant

MRB Assisted

Assistance grant · First-time homebuyers

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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Grant

MRB Home

Assistance grant · First-time homebuyers

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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Deferred

Pathways Soft Second Program

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 80% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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Grant

Premier Program

Assistance grant

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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Nationwide 5 programs · not in the 23

Nationwide: 5 more, not in the 23

What to know

What the 23 records say

From each program’s own record. The agency decides who can use it.

  1. 19 of 23

    ask for a homebuyer education class.

  2. 11 of 23

    are limited to first-time homebuyers, as each program defines it.

  3. 22 of 23

    name an FHA, VA, USDA or conventional loan they can be paired with.

Free help in Louisiana

33 HUD-approved counseling agencies in Louisiana

19 of 23 of these programs ask for a homebuyer class. A HUD-approved counselor teaches it and can walk you through every rule a program sets.

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Questions, answered

Does being a veteran mean I can use these programs?

No. These programs name veterans and military families in their eligibility rules, which is why they are grouped here, but every program also sets income limits, purchase price caps, credit and occupancy requirements. Membership in a group is one rule among several.

Why are nationwide programs listed separately?

A nationwide program is not one of Louisiana’s own, so it is listed below the 23 Louisiana programs and not counted in them. Each one sets its own area and eligibility rules; its page has the details.

Is Hey Prescott a lender?

No. Hey Prescott is an educational directory of down payment assistance programs. We list programs and link to official sources; we do not make loans or give individualized lending advice.

Programs and counts: Hey Prescott program records, each verified with its administering agency (June–August 2026). Counselors: HUD housing counseling agency list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.