Louisiana senior services are readily available – if you know where to look. For most elders and caregivers, the primary place to access resources and get referrals is your local Area Agency on Aging or the Aging and Disability Resource Centers. We have listed those below in addition to other places to access help.
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Area Agencies on Aging: What is an Area Agency on Aging?
- Acadia Council on Aging – phone (337) 788-1400
- Allen Council on Aging – phone (318) 335-3195
- Ascension Council on Aging
- Assumption Council on Aging – phone (985) 369-7961
- Avoyelles Council on Aging – phone (318) 253-9771
- 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– phone (318) 676-7900
- 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
- Catahoula Council on Aging – phone (318) 339-8111
- Cenla Area Agency on Aging – serving Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concorida, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides and Winn Parishes
- Claiborne Council on Aging
- Concordia Council on Aging – phone (318) 336-7887
- DeSoto Council on Aging
- East Baton Rouge Council on Aging
- East Carroll Council on Aging – phone (318) 559-2774
- East Feliciana Council on Aging – phone (225) 683-9862
- Evangeline Council on Aging – phone (337) 363-5161
- Franklin Council on Aging – phone (800) 613-4710
- Grant Council on Aging – phone (318) 627-5757
- Iberia Council on Aging – phone (337) 367-1556
- Iberville Council on Aging
- Jackson Council on Aging – phone (800) 256-3607
- Jefferson Council on Aging
- Jefferson Davis Council on Aging – phone (337) 824-5504
- Lafayette Council on Aging
- Lafourche Council on Aging
- LaSalle Council on Aging – phone (318) 992-4708
- Lincoln Council on Aging – phone (318) 255-5070
- Livingston Council on Aging
- Madison Council on Aging – phone (318) 574-3666
- 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) 564-0600
- Pointe Coupee Council on Aging – phone (225) 638-4402
- Rapides Council on Aging
- Red River Council on Aging – phone (318) 932-5721
- Richland Council on Aging – phone (800) 794-5605
- Sabine Council on Aging
- St. Bernard Council on Aging
- St. Charles Council on Aging
- St. Helena Council on Aging – phone (225) 222-6070
- St. James Area Agency on Aging
- St. John Council on Aging – phone (985) 479-0272
- St. Landry Council on Aging – phone (337) 942-6938
- St. Martin Council on Aging – phone (337) 332-3063
- St. Mary Council on Aging
- St. Tammany Council on Aging
- Tangipahoa Voluntary Council on Aging
- Tensas Council on Aging – phone (318) 766-3770
- Terrebonne Council on Aging – phone (985) 868-8411
- Union Council on Aging – phone (800) 256-2846
- Vermilion Council on Aging – phone (337) 893-2563
- Vernon Council on Aging – phone (337) 239-4361
- Washington Council on Aging – phone (985) 839-4535
- Webster Council on Aging – phone (318) 371-3056
- West Baton Rouge Council on Aging
- West Carroll Council on Aging – phone (318) 428-4217
- West Feliciana Council on Aging – phone (225) 635-6719
- Winn Council on Aging – phone (318) 628-2186
State Government:
- Adult/Elderly 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
- Tulane Center for Aging
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 – phone (318) 222-7186
- Southeast Louisiana Legal Services – free legal aid for low-income people
