Area Agencies on Aging: What is an Area Agency on Aging?
- Allen Council on Aging – phone (318) 335-3195
- Beauregard Council on Aging – phone (337) 463-6578
- Bienville Council on Aging – phone (318) 263-8936
- Bossier Council on Aging – phone (318) 741-8302
- Caddo Council on Aging
- Cajun Area Council on Aging – serving Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion Parishes
- Calcasieu Council on Aging
- Caldwell Council on Aging
- Cameron Council on Aging – phone (337) 905-6000
- Capital Area Agency on Aging – serving Ascension, Assumption, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana Parishes
- Cenla Area Agency on Aging – serving Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concorida, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides and Winn Parishes
- Claiborne Council on Aging
- DeSoto Council on Aging – phone (318) 872-3700
- East Baton Rouge Council on Aging
- Jefferson Council on Aging
- Jefferson Davis Council on Aging – phone (337) 824-5504
- Lafourche Council on Aging
- Lincoln Council on Aging – phone (318) 255-5070
- Livingston Council on Aging
- Morehouse Council on Aging
- Natchitoches Council on Aging – phone (318) 357-3250
- New Orleans Council on Aging
- North Delta Regional Planning and Development District – serving East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Richland, Tensas and Union Parishes
- Ouachita Council on Aging
- Plaquemines Council on Aging – phone (504) 392-3725
- Red River Council on Aging – phone (318) 932-5721
- Sabine Council on Aging – phone (318) 256-4140
- St. Bernard Council on Aging
- St. Charles Council on Aging
- St. James Area Agency on Aging
- St. Tammany Council on Aging
- Terrebonne Council on Aging
- Vernon Council on Aging
- Webster Council on Aging – phone (318) 371-3056
- West Carroll Council on Aging – phone (318) 428-4217
State Government:
- Adult Protective Services
- Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs – serves as a focal point for Louisiana’s senior citizens and administers a broad range of home and community based services
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman – established in each state by the Older Americans’ Act to enhance the quality of life, improve care, protect rights, and promote the dignity of residents in a long-term care facility.
- Office of Aging and Adult Services
State Agencies and Non-Profits:
- AARP of Louisiana
- Attorney General’s Office
- Alzheimer’s Association – Louisiana Chapter
- Caddo Council on Aging – a unifying voice for services to seniors and a focal point for federal, state, and local agencies which serve the elderly
- Medicaid Office
- Tulane Center for Aging Research, Education, and Services
Legal Services:
- Acadiana Legal Services – free legal assistance to low-income residents
- Advocacy Center – provides legal assistance to people residing in nursing homes in Louisiana and to residents 60 years and older of Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Tammany Parishes
- Legal Services of North Louisiana – providing free civil services to low-income and elderly residents
- New Orleans Legal Assistance – free legal aid for low-income people
Reports and Information:
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