Kenner · Jefferson Parish
City of Kenner First-Time Homebuyers (FTHB) Assistance Program
Forgivable loan · 80% of area median income
Programs by loan typePrograms by loan type · Louisiana
Down payment assistance you can pair with a VA loan in Louisiana
29 programs name VA loans: 8 city, 14 county or regional, 7 statewide.29 programs in Louisiana name VA loans among the first mortgages they can be paired with: 8 run by a city, 14 by a county or regional agency and 7 open statewide.
Two approvals, made separately. The lender underwrites the VA loan; the program reviews its own application, and the lender must also accept the assistance. The loan type is one rule among several.The lender underwrites the VA loan; the assistance program reviews its own application. A program naming VA means the two can be combined, and the lender must also accept the assistance as a source of funds. The loan type is one rule among several.
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The 29 programs, closest first
From one city out to the whole state
Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.A city program covers homes inside that city; a county or regional program, homes in its area; a statewide program, an eligible home anywhere in Louisiana. Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.
In a Louisiana city 8 programs
For homes inside that city’s limits onlyLake Charles · Calcasieu Parish
City of Lake Charles Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program
Forgivable loan · 80% of area median income
New Orleans · Orleans Parish
Direct Homebuyer Soft Second Mortgage Assistance Program
Forgivable loan · 80% of area median income
Shreveport · Caddo Parish
Home Buyers Assistance Program Participation Initiative (HAPPI)
Forgivable loan · 80% of area median income
Monroe · Ouachita Parish
Home in Monroe - Down Payment Assistance
Forgivable loan · 80% of area median income
Lafayette · Lafayette Parish
Lafayette First Time Home Buyer Down Payment and Closing Costs Assistance Program
Repayable second loan · 80% of area median income
New Orleans · Orleans Parish
The Green Mortgage Downpayment Assistance Program
Forgivable loan · 140% of area median income
West Monroe · Ouachita Parish
West Monroe Homebuyer Assistance Program
Forgivable loan · 80% of area median income
In a county or region 14 programs
For homes anywhere in the county or the counties namedMultiple Parish
CAFA First Home
Deferred second loan
Multiple Parish
CAFA Gold 100
Forgivable loan
Multiple Parish
CAFA Platinum
Forgivable loan
Multiple Parish
Capital Advantage
Assistance grant
Jefferson Parish
Comfort of Home Program
Forgivable loan
Multiple Parish
Eustis Edge
Forgivable loan
St. Tammany Parish
Finance Authority of St. Tammany Parish (FASTP) Down Payment Assistance Program
Assistance grant
Jefferson Parish
First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program (HOME Program)
Silent second · 80% of area median income
Anywhere in Louisiana 7 programs
Can sit alongside a city or county program where both allow it- FHLB Dallas Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership (HELP) - LouisianaUp to $20,000 · Assistance grant · First-time homebuyers
- Louisiana Housing Corporation Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) ProgramUp to $2,000 · Mortgage credit certificate · First-time homebuyers
- Louisiana Housing Corporation MRB Keys for Service ProgramSilent second
- MRB AssistedAssistance grant · First-time homebuyers
- MRB HomeAssistance grant · First-time homebuyers
- Pathways Soft Second ProgramDeferred second loan · First-time homebuyers
- Premier ProgramAssistance grant
Nationwide 27 programs · not in the 29
Nationwide: 27 more, not in the 2927 nationwide programs that also name VA loans, each with its own area and eligibility rules
- American Pacific Mortgage Pathway DPA
- Chase Bank Homebuyer Grant
- Chico Rancheria Housing Corporation Homebuyer Assistance
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Down Payment Assistance
- Essex Mortgage 10 Year Amortized 2 Plus
- Essex Mortgage Forgivable/Deferred Program
- Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Affordable Housing
- Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation HOPER's Incentive Program
- Flagstar - Flagstar Gift Program
- Great Nevada Mortgage Middle-Income Downpayment Assistance Grants
- Land Home Financial Services, Inc. House2Home Program
- Lennar Mortgage Advantage Plus Program
- MEP Advantage DPA Program
- National Homebuyers Fund (NHF) - Data Mortgage, Inc. dba Essex Mortgage Deferred Down Payment Assistance Program
- North Fork Rancheria Indian Housing Authority Down Payment Assistance Program
- Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority Down Payment Assistance
- Primary Residential Mortgage Down Payment Program
- Primary Residential Mortgage Inc. Welcome Home Down Payment Assistance Program
- Siletz Tribal Housing Department Down Payment Assistance
- Susan's Savings First Time Home Buyers Program
- Tyndall Federal Credit Union $1,000 Off Closing Cost
- Tyndall Federal Credit Union $450 Closing Cost
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HCV Homeownership Program
- U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Affairs Down Payment Assistance
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Native American Direct Loan
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VA-backed Purchase Loan
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What to know
What the 29 records say
From each program’s own record. The agency decides who can use it.Counted from each program’s own record. A program’s agency decides who can use it.
- 22 of 29
ask for a homebuyer education class.
- 17 of 29
are limited to first-time homebuyers, as each program defines it.
- 12 · 10 · 2
are forgivable loans, assistance grants and deferred second loans. The other 5 are 2 silent seconds, 1 other assistance, 1 mortgage credit certificate and 1 repayable second loan.
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33 HUD-approved counseling agencies in Louisiana33 HUD-approved housing counseling agencies in Louisiana
22 of 29 of these programs ask for a homebuyer class. A HUD-approved counselor teaches it and can explain how the assistance and a VA loan fit together.22 of 29 of these programs ask for a homebuyer class. A HUD-approved counselor teaches it and can explain how an assistance program and a first mortgage fit together, before you talk to a lender. Create a free account to see who’s near you.
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Questions, answered
Can down payment assistance be used with a VA loan in Louisiana?
29 programs in Louisiana name VA loans among the loan types they can be paired with. The assistance program and the first-mortgage lender underwrite separately, so a lender must also be willing to accept the assistance as a source of funds.
Does naming VA loans mean a program is open to everyone using one?
No. The loan type is one eligibility rule among several — income limits, purchase price caps, credit requirements and occupancy rules all still apply, and each program sets its own.
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.