This report establishes the Louisiana
Housing Finance Agency’s (LHFA) strategic plan for the next ten
years, from 2007 to 2016. It is an ambitious plan, rooted in the
agency’s mission and supported by the fundamental principles
that guide the LHFA daily. By carrying out the policies laid out
in this plan, the LHFA will bring Louisiana closer to an
equitable future, in which all families have a safe, affordable,
and desirable place to call home every day.
The strategies within the plan are the
culmination of two working sessions that integrated the visions
and goals of the LHFA with the specific housing needs of the
state of Louisiana. The first working session involved the
agency’s Board of Directors, who defined their priorities and
collectively established the LHFA’s housing policy for the
agency in the coming years. Built upon the Board’s directive,
the agency’s staff then worked together to devise a set of
improvements that will enable the agency to accomplish the
established goals. This final document is the ensuing plan of
action that incorporates the contributions of every staff
member, and reflects the visions of the LHFA as it addresses the
nation’s most critical housing shortage.
and affordable housing opportunities for every low and moderate income Louisianian. Developing affordable housing is not just about financing sticks and bricks. Housing is also about investing in the human mortar that binds those sticks and bricks into cohesive communities. It is about providing a family and a senior citizen with a safe and lasting harbor while we nurture our children within that sanctuary. It is about the ability of our students to sit contentedly at computers and have the entire world displayed at their fingertips. It is about gathering peacefully in community rooms to discuss and plan the future of our neighborhoods. It is about building within struggling communities the same social and economic framework that exists in thriving communities.
