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The offices listed on NICHCY state sheets are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

A Note About Age of Eligibility:
Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education for the state of interest.

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State Agencies Official State Web Site Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:     www.louisiana.gov/wps/portal State Department of Education: Special Education Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance Louisiana Department of Education P.O. Box 94064, Room 4-186 Baton Rouge   LA   70804 (225) 342-3513 www.doe.state.la.us/lde/index.html Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Louisiana Part C Early Intervention Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals P.O. Box 3117, Bin 21, 682 N. 4th Street Baton Rouge   LA   70802 (225) 342-8820 bsharp@dhh.la.gov www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=334 State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Department of Social Services Louisiana Rehabilitation Services P.O. Box 91297 Baton Rouge   LA   70821-9297 (800) 737-2958 (in LA) (225) 219-2225 roseland.starks@dss.state.la.us www.dss.state.la.us Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities Division of Family, Career and Technical Education Career and Technical Education Programs Louisiana Department of Education P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge   LA   70804-9064 (225) 219-9333 Patricia.Merrick@la.gov www.louisianaschools.net/lde/index.html State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Mental Health Bienville Building 628 N. 4th Street Baton Rouge   LA   70802 (225) 342-0590 bromano@dhh.la.gov www.dhh.state.la.us Councils on Developmental Disabilities Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council P.O. Box 3455 Baton Rouge   LA   70821-3455 (800) 922-3425 (In LA) (225) 342-6804 swinchel@dhh.la.gov www.laddc.org Client Assistance Program Client Assistance Program The Advocacy Center 2620 Centenary Boulevard, Suite 248 Shreveport   LA   71104 (800) 960-7705 (in LA only) (318) 227-6186 dmirvis@advocacyla.org www.advocacyla.org State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program LaCHIP Processing Office P.O. Box 91278 Baton Rouge   LA   70821-9278 (877) 252-2447 www.dhh.state.la.us/MEDICAID/LACHIP/Index.htm Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance Louisiana Department of Education P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge   LA   70804-9064 (225) 342-3513 www.louisianaschools.net/lde/index.html Telecommunications Relay Services (800) 947-5277 (V) (800) 846-5277 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (888) 550-5277 (ASCII) (888) 272-5530 (Speech to Speech) (800) 737-1813 (Spanish)     State Education Agency Rural Representative Richland Parish School Board Special Education P.O. Box 599 Rayville   LA   71269 (318) 728-5964 www.richland.k12.la.us University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities LSUHSC-Human Development Center University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Room 1036 Allied Health/Nursing Building 1900 Gravier Street New Orleans   LA   70112 (504) 556-7573 pwilso2@lsuhsc.edu www.hdc.lsuhsc.edu State Mediation System Legal Services Division Louisiana Department of Education P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge   LA   70804-9064 (225) 342-4482 abie.dupont@la.gov www.louisianaschools.net/lde/index.html Governor's Office of Disability Affairs Governor’s Office of Disability Affairs P.O. Box 94004 Baton Rouge   LA   70804-9004 (225) 219-7550 matt.rovira@la.gov www.gov.state.la.us/disabilityaffairs/default.asp State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Office of Student and School Performance Louisiana Department of Education 1201 N. 3rd Street Baton Rouge   LA   70802 (877) 453-2721 (225) 342-3355 www.louisianaschools.net/lde/index.html Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Division of Standards, Assessments and Accountability Louisiana Department of Education P. O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge   LA   70804 (225) 342-3366 marylouise.jones@la.gov www.louisianaschools.net/lde/index.html Coordinator for Transition Services Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance Louisiana Department of Education P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge   LA   70804-9064 (225) 342-0520 keita.rone@la.gov www.louisianaschools.net/lde/index.html State Mental Health Agency Office of Mental Health Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals 628 N. 4th Street, 4th Floor P.O. Box 4049 Baton Rouge   LA   70821-4049 (225) 342-2540 wpayne@dhh.la.gov http://www.dhh.la.gov/offices/?ID=62 Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities P.O. Box 3117, Bin 21 Baton Rouge   LA   Baton Rouge (225) 342-0095 kklieber@dhh.la.gov www.dhh.louisiana.gov Protection and Advocacy Agency The Advocacy Center 1010 Common Street, Suite 2600 New Orleans   LA   70112 (800) 960-7705 (in LA) (504) 522-2337 advocacycenter@advocacyla.org www.advocacyla.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health Children’s Special Health Services 1450 L & A Road Metairie   LA   70802 (504) 568-5055 sberry1@dhh.la.gov www.oph.dhh.state.la.us/childrensspecial/index.html Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Blind Services Department of Social Services Louisiana Rehabilitation Services P.O. Box 91297 Baton Rouge   LA   70821-9297 (225) 219-2943 kmonk@dss.state.la.us Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Programs for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Louisiana Department of Education P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge   LA   70804-9064 (225) 342-0520 June.Street@la.gov Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind Deaf Blind Project Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance Louisiana Department of Education P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge   LA   70804-9064 (877) 453-2721 (in LA) (225) 342-0520 Joyce.Russo@la.gov www.doe.state.la.us Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center DBTAC - Southwest ADA Center Independent Living Research Utilization 2323 S. Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000 Houston   TX   77019 (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) (713) 520-0232 (V/TTY) dlrp@ilru.org www.dlrp.org Technology-Related Assistance Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network P.O. Box 14115 Baton Rouge   LA   70898 (800) 270-6185 (V/TTY) (225) 925-9500 cpourciau@latan.org www.latan.org Special Format Library State Library of Louisiana Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 701 N. Fourth Street Baton Rouge   LA   70802 (800) 543-4702 (225) 342-0035 sbph@state.lib.la.us http://test.state.lib.la.us/VisImpaired/visimp_dyn_templ.cfm?doc_id=99 Back to Top

Disability-Specific Organizations Attention Deficit Disorder To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 Landover   MD   20785 (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) (301) 306-7070 www.chadd.org Autism Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance Louisiana Department of Education P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge   LA   70804-9064 (225) 342-3513 www.louisianaschools.net/lde/index.html Blind/Visual Impairments American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York   NY   10001 (800) 232-5463 (212) 502-7600 afbinfo@afb.net www.afb.org United Cerebral Palsy of Greater New Orleans 2200 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Suite 103 Kenner   LA   70062 (504) 461-4266 info@ucpgno.org www.ucpgno.org Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation of Louisiana 3701 Canal Street, Suite H New Orleans   LA   70119 (800) 960-0587 (504) 486-6326 epileps@bellsouth.net www.epilepsylouisiana.org Learning Disabilities Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance Louisiana Department of Education P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge   LA   70804-9064 (225) 342-3513 Susan.Batson@la.gov http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/eia/home.html Mental Health Mental Health America of Louisiana 660 N. Foster Drive, Suite C-201 Baton Rouge   LA   70806 (225) 201-1930 yblack@mhal.org www.mhal.org Louisiana Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health 5627 Superior Drive, Suite A-2 Baton Rouge   LA   70816-6085 (800) 224-4010 (225) 293-3508 vboyd@laffcmh.org www.laffcmh.org Speech, Language, and Hearing Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association 8550 United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 1001 Baton Rouge   LA   70809 (225) 922-4512 lsha@pncpa.com www.lsha.org Tourette Syndrome Tourette Syndrome Association Mid-South Regional Office (Serving Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia) 423 Summertrees Drive Auburn   AL   36832 (334) 502-0055 tsamidsouth@bellsouth.net http://tsa-usa.org/TSANatlLocal/Chapters/Midsouth.htm Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org Louisiana State Autism Chapter 5430 S. Woodchase Court Baton Rouge   LA   70808 (800) 955-3760 pjmanco@cox.net www.lastateautism.org Cerebral Palsy/Developmental Disabilities UCP/Baton Rouge--McMains Children's Development Center 1805 College Drive Baton Rouge   LA   70808 (225) 923-3420 jketcham@mcmainscdc.org www.mcmainscdc.org Down Syndrome Down Syndrome Association of Greater New Orleans P.O. Box 748 Destrehan   LA   70047 (504) 251-8953 kscallan@dsagno.org www.dsagno.org Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities The Arc of Louisiana 8336 Kelwood Drive Baton Rouge   LA   70806 (225) 303-0463 lbrackin@thearcla.org www.thearcla.org Northwestern State University Teacher Education Center, Room 104J Natchitoches   LA   71497 (318) 357-5154 duchardt@nsula.edu NAMI Louisiana P.O. Box 40517 Baton Rouge   LA   70835 (866) 851-6264 (225) 926-8770 namilouisiana@bellsouth.net www.namilouisiana.org Special Health Care Needs Family Voices Louisiana 1539 Jackson Avenue, Suite 200 New Orleans   LA   70130 familyla@bellsouth.net www.familyvoices.org Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of Greater New Orleans P.O. Box 1346 Kenner   LA   70063 (504) 737-5181 sbagno@sbagno.org www.sbagno.org Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Louisiana Parent Training and Information Center 201 Evans Road, Building 1, Suite 100 Harahan   LA   70123 (800) 766-7736 (in LA) (504) 888-9111 info@laptic.org www.laptic.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Louisiana Parent-Teacher Association 1543 Del Plaza, Suite 13 Baton Rouge   LA   70815 (225) 927-7382 la_office@bellsouth.net www.lapta.org Community Parent Resource Center (Serving greater New Orleans area) Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center 3132 Napoleon Avenue New Orleans   LA   70125 (504) 899-1505 pyramidcprc@aol.com Other Parent Organizations Families Helping Families of Louisiana (a statewide network of ten regional family resource centers) P.O. Box 626 Thibodaux   LA   70302 (504) 430-3604 fhf-la@cox.net www.fhfla.org Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Easter Seals Louisiana 305 Baronne Street, Suite 400 New Orleans   LA   70112-1617 (800) 695-7325 (Voice/TTY in LA only) (504) 523-7325 (Voice/TTY) contact@laeasterseals.com www.louisiana.easterseals.com Direct Support Prof. Workforce Development Initiatives University Centers for Excellence in Dev. Disabilities 1900 Gravier Street, 8th Floor, Room 817 New Orleans   LA   70112 (504) 556-7558 sdelvi@lsuhsc.edu Louisiana Health and Rehabilitation Center, Inc. 1033 N. Lobdell Avenue Baton Rouge   LA   70806 (225) 231-2490 soundrajt@aol.com www.lahealthandrehab.org VSA arts of Louisiana 2758-D Brightside Lane Baton Rouge   LA   70820 (225) 761-4243 (V/TTY) vsalouisiana@bellsouth.net http://vsalouisiana.org To find out the contact information for centers for independent living (CILs) in your state, contact: National Council on Independent Living 1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor Washington   DC   20036 (202) 207-0334 (V) (202) 207-0340 (TTY) ncil@ncil.org www.ncil.org Louisiana Citizens for Action Now (LACAN) 2313 Blue Haven Drive  New Iberia   LA   70563 (337) 367-7407 kay.marcel@cox.net www.lacanadvocates.org Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association P.O. Box 14806  Baton Rouge   LA   70898 (225) 291-4014 lotassoc@aol.com www.lota.org Special Olympics Louisiana 1000 E. Morris Avenue Hammond   LA   70403 (800) 345-6644 (985) 345-6644 pcarpenter@laso.org www.laso.org Independent Living To find out the contact information for the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact: Independent Living Research Utilization Project The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research 2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 Houston   TX   77019 (713) 520-0232 (V) (713) 520-5136 (TTY) ilru@ilru.org www.ilru.org Back to Top

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