EBR Emergency Solutions

Facing eviction? Call Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) right away at (225) 448-0080. En Espanol, llame a SLSS: (225) 448-0080 (extension 313)

For information on your application or any other questions about the program:
Contact us by phone or by text at 225-529-0504; or
Click on the Help button for support; or
Email us at support@ebremergencysolutions.zendesk.com

If you need to upload documents to an application already submitted, please click on the red HELP button at bottom right corner of this page.

RENTERS

The application portal is closed to new applications, but we encourage you to complete a needs assessment to help us determine the number of EBR City-Parish residents still in need of assistance.

Eligibility

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Qualifies for unemployment or has experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced a financial hardship due to COVID-19;

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Demonstrates a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability; and

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Has a household income at or below 80 percent of the area median.

Please visit www.unitedstateszipcodes.org to search for the list of zip codes in East Baton Rouge Parish. If your zip code is not listed as being in East Baton Rouge Parish, you will not be eligible for the forthcoming assistance program for East Baton Rouge Parish. You may be eligible for assistance through the State. Please visit www.LAStateRent.com for more information.

ERAP PROCESS
To be eligible for the East Baton Rouge Parish Emergency Rental Assistance Program an applicant must be renting property in East Baton Rouge Parish and meet the following criteria:

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.

Application Prioritization
Applications will be prioritized for processing as follows:

Priority 1:

Applicants facing imminent eviction AND are either 90 days unemployed OR have a household income at or below 50% AMI

Priority 2:

Applicants facing imminent eviction AND have a household income at or below 80% AMI

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

3/29/21—Extension to the eviction moratorium extended through June 30, 2021 Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Extending the Eviction Moratorium | CDC Online Newsroom | CDC

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

- Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome

Like many communities around the country, EBR Parish is experiencing a public health emergency that continues to bring unexpected and difficult economic circumstances for many of our residents, through no fault of their own.

As federal resources continue to roll down to our community, it is important that we determine the true needs so we can develop and expand partnerships and programs coordinated across multiple agencies to help residents get current on rent and ultimately keep people in their homes, as well as addressing other needs that contribute to basic quality of life.