Legislative Links
- To find your legislators click here.
- For helpful information on how to contact your Senator or Representative click here.
Agencies Serving People with Disabilities
- Children’s Special Health Services
- Department of Education
- Department of Health and Hospitals
- Early Steps
- Family Opportunity Act
- Governor’s Office of Disability Affairs
- Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs
- Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
- Louisiana Housing Search
- Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
- Office of Mental Health
State Advocacy Organizations
- Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council
- Arc of LA
- Advocacy Center
- Families Helping Families Regional Resource Centers
- Human Development Center
- Louisiana Citizens for Action Now (LaCAN)
- Louisiana Direct Support Professionals
- People First of Louisiana
National Advocacy Organizations
- National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
- The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
- The Alliance to Prevent Restraint, Aversive Interventions, and Seclusion (A.P.R.A.I.S.)
- Mental Health America of Louisiana
- National Alliance of Mental Illness
- National Disability Rights Network
- Partners in Policymaking Training Courses
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
- TASH
- National Organization to End the Wait List
Non-Profit Organizations
- Lighthouse for the Blind
- Best Buddies Louisiana
- Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network (LaTAN)
State Government
- Louisiana.gov
- Legislature
- State Constitution of 1974
- Louisiana Administrative Rule for Direct Support Worker Registry
Federal Government
- Administration on Developmental Disabilities
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- U.S. Congress
- Disability Related Information and Resources
Housing
Regional Programs
Newspapers
- Alexandria – Town Talk
- Baton Rouge- Advocate
- Lafayette – Advertiser
- Lake Charles – American Press
- Monroe – News Star
- New Oleans – Times Picayune
- Shreveport – The Times
Telephone Numbers
- Medicaid Hotline – 888-342-6207
- Medicare Hotline – 800-433-4958
- Medicaid Abuse Line – 800-488-2917
- Medicaid Waiver Complaint Line – 800-660-0488
- Louisiana Waiver Registry – 800-364-7828
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