Calcasieu Human Services announces housing and rental assistance program Calcasieu Human Services announces housing and rental assistance program (Source: KPLC) By Patrick Deaville | March 4, 2021 at 9:34 AM CST - Updated March 4 at 9:34 AM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury has announced that their Human Services Department will be launching an Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program to help eligible residents with housing and rental expenses starting Monday, March 15, 2021.
The Human Services Department has received $13 million dollars in federal funds to help fund the program which is apart of the $308 million Louisiana received from the U.S. Department of Treasury to assist with housing expenses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.