Step 1:
Renters should complete the application using the link above. If you need assistance or are facing eviction, please contact us by phone or text at 225-529-0504.
Step 2:
A Case Manager will contact renter applicants to continue the application process. Case Managers will collect any missing information, verify eligibility, and obtain signatures from the renter and landlord.
Step 3:
If the renter’s application is approved, rental payment will be sent for funding approval, followed by direct payment to the landlord.
Priority 3:
Applicants who applied to the LERAP program in 2020 and were found eligible but did not receive funding
Priority 4:
All other applicants that meet program eligibility requirements
What to Expect Next...
01/07/22—period for new utility and rent applications closes
12/15/21—Utility assistance application is available to renters
8/4/21—Visit ERAP booth at the Statewide Job Fair 9:00 am until noon at Raising Cane’s River Center.
8/3/21—A new eviction moratorium has been issued through October 3, 2021, for counties/parishes with high levels of transmission to include East Baton Rouge Parish
6/21/21 – 12/22/21—ERAP Staff at Goodwood Library to scan in documents from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm daily.
6/24/21—CDC Eviction Moratorium extended through July 31, 2021.
4/5/21—Case management phase begins: We appreciate your patience as we work through a large volume of applications. Applications will be processed according to program priorities.
4/2/21—CALL CENTER CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY
3/27/21—In-person rental application assistance- 9am - 2pm at the following libraries: Bluebonnet, Delmont Gardens, Goodwood, Greenwell Springs - Application Assistance.pdf
3/15/21—Renters application period open
3/10/21—Landlord webinar held
3/1/21—Ebremergencysolutions.com site live