First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program (HOME Program)
Jefferson Parish Department of Community Development
Silent second · Income limits
Down payment assistance
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Jefferson Parish Department of Community Development
Silent second · Income limits
City of Kenner Department of Community Development
Forgivable loan · New construction · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Louisiana Housing Corporation
Mortgage credit certificate · New construction · Income limits
Hope Credit Union (Hope Enterprise Corporation)
Down-payment assistance · Income limits
Louisiana Housing Corporation
Silent second · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Shared-appreciation loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
What’s local to Jean Lafitte
There are no programs run by Jean Lafitte itself. A Jean Lafitte buyer uses Jefferson Parish’s programs, plus the statewide and federal ones above — all of which are open to them.
The closest city that runs its own program is New Orleans, about 15 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits — worth checking if you’re still choosing where to buy.
HUD puts the 2026 area median income for Jefferson Parish at $88,600 for a four-person household. 13 of the programs listed here set an income limit as a percentage of that figure, which is why the same program admits a different income in a different county. Published limits for Louisiana →
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