Originally aired July 28, 2020.
On a scorecard evaluating the work states are doing to prevent homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisiana received 0 out of 5 stars.
The rating system created by Princeton University’s Eviction Lab measured states’ successes and failures on 22 points across five policy areas: initiation of eviction, court process, enforcement of eviction order, short-term supports, and tenancy preservation measures. Louisiana was founding lacking on all but one point — “no utility disconnection.”
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