NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans will be assisting renters with past due utility bills on Wednesday and Thursday at Joe Brown Park in New Orleans East.
The only qualifications needed for the assistance is to be a renter with a past due utility bill. The funds were made available to the city through pandemic funding
To apply for assistance, renters need the following:
- ID
- proof of address
- proof of income
People are encouraged to apply online through the Office of Community Development's website to expedite the process. And the office's Interim Director Tyra Johnson Brown said many of the people who came out on Wednesday received some help.
"At the last event we were able to assist 550 people," Brown said. "So we do have the funding for them."
The event starts at 9 a.m. at Joe Brown Park and lasts until 3 p.m. both Wednesday and Thursday. The event may end earlier if the lines are too long.