Louisiana Resources

Advocacy

Advocacy Center
1010 Common Street, Suite 2600
New Orleans, LA 70112
(800) 960-7705
(504) 522-2337
http://www.advocacyla.org

Agencies/Assistance Programs - Government

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals/Medicaid
(888) 544-7996
TTY: (800) 220-5404
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov

 

Agencies/Assistance Programs - Private

Cover the Uninsured ~ A Project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(202) 572-2928
http://covertheuninsured.org
Email: info@covertheuninsured.org

Assistive Technologies

Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network (LATAN)
3042 Old Forge Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(800) 270-6185
(225) 925-9500
(225) 925-9560 (Fax)
http://www.latan.org
Email: info@latan.org

Child Care Resource Listings

Child Care Aware
3101 Wilson Blvd. Suite 350
Arlington, VA 22201
(800) 424-2246
TTY: (866) 278-9428
(703) 341-4101 (Fax)
http://www.childcareaware.org

Disability Specific Organizations

Attention Deficit Disorders Association - Southern Region
12345 Jones Rd. Suite 287-7
Houston, TX 77070
(281) 897-0982
(281) 894-6883 (Fax)
http://www.adda-sr.org

Parents of Galactosemic Children, Inc. (PGC)
P.O. Box 2401
Mandeville, LA 70470-2401
(866) 900-7421
http://www.galactosemia.org

Early Intervention

Louisiana's Part C Early Intervention
234 Loyola Avenue, Rm 541
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 568-7428
http://www.oph.dhh.louisiana.gov

Southern Early Childhood Association
P.O. Box 55930
Little Rock, AR 5930
(800) 305-7322
(501) 227-5297 (Fax)
http://www.southernearlychildhood.org

Education

Housing Programs - Government

Paralyzed Veterans of America
801 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006-3517
(800) 424-8200
http://www.pva.org

 

Housing Programs - Private

 

Independent Living Organizations

Lousiana Statewide Independent Living Centers
150 No. Third Street, Suite 129
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(800) 579-5611
(225) 219-7552
(225) 219-7551 (Fax)

Indian Health Services

Information

Beach Center on Disability/University of Kansas
1200 Sunnyside Ave. Rm 3136 Haworth Hall
Lawrence , KS 66045-7534
(785) 864-7600
TTY: (785) 864-3434
(785) 864-7605 (Fax)
http://www.beachcenter.org
Email: beachcenter@ku.edu

National Organization on Disability
910 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 293-5960
TTY: (202) 293-5968
(202) 293-7999 (Fax)
http://www.nod.org
Email: ability@nod.org

United Spinal Association
75-20 Astoria Boulevard
Jackson Heights, NY 11370
(800) 404-2898
(718) 803-3782
(718) 803-0414 (Fax)
http://www.unitedspinal.org

Legal Advocacy/Information

LawHelp.org~Louisiana
http://www.lawhelp.org/LA

National Help Law Program (NHeLP) North Carolina Office
211 North Columbia Street, 2nd Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-3503
(919) 968-6308
(919) 968-8855 (Fax)
http://www.healthlaw.org
Email: nhelp@healthlaw.org

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation
1200 Derek Drive Suite 100
Hammond, LA 70404-2867
(800) 349-0886
http://www.slls.org

Medical Centers/Hospitals/Clinics

Children's Hospital - New Orleans
200 Henry Clay Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 899-9511
http://www.chnola.org

Shreveport Shriners Hospital (Orthopedic)
3100 Samford Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71103
(318) 222-5704
(318) 424-7610 (Fax)
http://www.shrinershq.org/shc/shreveport/

University of South Alabama Children's & Women's Hospital
1700 Center Street
Mobile, AL 36604-3391
(251) 415-1000
(251) 415-1001 (Fax)
http://www.southalabama.edu/usacwh/

Women and Children's Hospital
4200 Nelson Road
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 474-6370
http://www.women-childrens.com

Medical Information/Research Organizations
Louisiana University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Penninngton Center Kenilworth Parkway
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(504) 432-4544
http://www.hdc.lsuhsc.edu

Parent Support Programs

Exceptional Children's Assistance Center (ECAC) Region 2 & 3
907 Barra Row, Suite 102/103
Davidson , NC 28036
(800) 962-6817
(704) 892-1321
http://www.ecac-parentcenter.org
Email: ecacta@ecacmail.org

Recreation

National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
1640 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608-6904
(800) 900-8086
(312) 355-4058 (Fax)
http://www.ncpad.org
Email: ncpad@uic.edu

Transportation Information