In some cases, tenants earned nearly double the amount necessary to be eligible for
public housing. According to the audit, one tenant in St. James
public housing was eligible for public housing as long as the household income did not exceed $47,450. But in 2014, the family brought in $85,686. That is more than $38,000 over the income limit. In Morgan City, a public housing tenant was eligible at an income of $35,550.