Sexual Assault
St. Landry-Evangeline Sexual Assault Center
539 E. Prudhomme Street
Opelousas, LA 70570
Crisis Phone: (800) 656-4673
Telephone: (337) 585-4673
Fax: (337) 594-0707
Domestic Violence
The Billie Sue Thomas Well
(Confidential Location)
Jennings, LA 70546
Phone: (337) 616-8418
Fax: (337) 616-8421
(Capacity-10. Unaccompanied women and women with children who are victims of domestic violence)
Faith House, Inc.
P.O. Box 93145
Lafayette, LA 70509
Crisis Phone: (337) 232-8954
Telephone: (337) 267-9422
Fax: (337) 232-2770
Turning Point Shelter & Family Counseling Agency
P.O. Box 1908
Alexandria, LA 71309
Office: 318-448-0284
Local Crisis: 318-445-2022
June N. Jenkins Women’s Shelter
P.O. Box 815
DeRidder, LA 70634
Office: 337-462-1452
Local Crisis: 337-462-6504
Law enforcement/Crime Victim Assistance
Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office
200 Court Street, Courthouse Bldg.
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Telephone: (337) 363-2161
Fax: (337) 363-7435
Victims Reparation Claims
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
1020 Surrey Street
Lafayette, LA 70502
Crisis Phone: (800) 256-1175
Telephone: (337) 237-4320
Fax: (337) 237-8839
Prosecution-based Crime Victim Assistance
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
1020 Surrey Street
Lafayette, LA 70502
Crisis Phone: (800) 256-1175
Telephone: (337) 237-4320
Fax: (337) 237-8839
Evangeline Parish District Attorney’s Office
P.O. Drawer 780
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Telephone: (337) 363-3438
Fax: (337) 363-5007
Mental Health
Mental Health Center of Central Louisiana (MHCCL)
242 West Shamrock St; Pineville, LA
Alexandria , LA 71306
Phone: Main: (318) 484-6850
Fax: Adult: (318) 484-6506
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Louisiana Department of Health
628 North 4th Street (4th floor)
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Crisis Line: (800) 256-1947
Phone: (225) 342-9457
Fax: (225) 342-8687
Ville Platte Mental Health Center
312 Court Street
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-5525
Fax: (337) 363-1567
Volunteers of America
(Confidential Location)
Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone: (337) 266-9956
(Capacity-12. Unaccompanied mentally ill adults)
Disabilities
Louisiana Disabilities Info Access Line
200 Lafayette, 4th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Phone: (225)-342-7700
Toll Free: (800)-922-3425
TTY phone: (225)-342-5704
Homeless
Assist Agency Homeless Shelter
(Confidential Location)
Crowley, LA 70526
Phone: (337) 788-7550
Fax: (337) 783-9353
(Capacity-12. Unaccompanied women, single parent families, and mothers with children)
Hope House
29 Bolton Avenue
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318)487-2061
Fax: (318) 449-3950
(Capacity-35. Homeless women and children and single parent families. Must be ambulatory).
The Salvation Army Transient Lodge
620 Beauregard
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 442-0445
Fax: (318) 443-2136
(Capacity-47. Men, women, single parent families, adult couples, and transients)
TSC Emergency Shelter
(Confidential Location)
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 448-3752
Fax: (318) 484-3993
(Capacity-8. Unaccompanied men and women, single parent families, two parent families, and adult couples)
Senior Citizens
Cajun Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
P.O. Drawer 60850
Lafayette, LA 70596
Telephone: (337) 572-8940
Fax: (337) 572-8974
Evangeline Council on Aging
P.O. Box 312
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Telephone: (337) 363-5161
Fax: (337) 363-3834
LGBT Community
Acadiana Cares
P.O. Box 51366
Lafayette, LA 70505
Phone: (318) 233-2437
Toll Free: (800) 354-2437
Fax: (318) 235-4178
Acadiana Rainbow Society for the Deaf
P.O. Box 57166
Lafayette, LA 70157
Phone: (318) 889-0138
CLASS
824 16th Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 442-1010
Toll Free: (800) 444-7993
Fax: (318) 443-5216
LEGAL
P.O. Box 90501
Lafayette, LA 70509
Metropolitan Community Church of Lafayette
P.O. Box 92682
Lafayette, LA 70509
Phone: (318) 232-0546
Cultural Specific Services
Acadiana Rainbow Society for the Deaf
P.O. Box 57166
Lafayette, LA 70157
Phone: (318) 889-0138
Low or No Cost Health Care
MEDICAL
LaCHIP Program of the Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
628 N. 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225)342-9500
Fax: (225)342-5568
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Phone: (888) 477-2669
DENTAL
Southwest LA Primary Health Care Center Dental Clinic
8762 Highway 182 North
Opelousas, LA 70571
Phone: (337) 942-2005
Public Assistance Agencies
Evangeline Parish Office of Family Support
120 West Cotton Street
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-6011
Louisiana Works (State Unemployment Agency)
1001 North 23rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-3111
TDD (800) 259-5154
Social Security Administration
5097 I-49 South Service Road
Opelousas, LA 70570
Phone: (337) 942-1343
Toll Free: (800) 772-1213
TTY: (337) 948-8683
St. Landry-Evangeline Sexual Assault Center
539 E. Prudhomme Street
Opelousas, LA 70570
Crisis Phone: (800) 656-4673
Telephone: (337) 585-4673
Fax: (337) 594-0707
Domestic Violence
The Billie Sue Thomas Well
(Confidential Location)
Jennings, LA 70546
Phone: (337) 616-8418
Fax: (337) 616-8421
(Capacity-10. Unaccompanied women and women with children who are victims of domestic violence)
Faith House, Inc.
P.O. Box 93145
Lafayette, LA 70509
Crisis Phone: (337) 232-8954
Telephone: (337) 267-9422
Fax: (337) 232-2770
Turning Point Shelter & Family Counseling Agency
P.O. Box 1908
Alexandria, LA 71309
Office: 318-448-0284
Local Crisis: 318-445-2022
June N. Jenkins Women’s Shelter
P.O. Box 815
DeRidder, LA 70634
Office: 337-462-1452
Local Crisis: 337-462-6504
Law enforcement/Crime Victim Assistance
Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office
200 Court Street, Courthouse Bldg.
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Telephone: (337) 363-2161
Fax: (337) 363-7435
Victims Reparation Claims
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
1020 Surrey Street
Lafayette, LA 70502
Crisis Phone: (800) 256-1175
Telephone: (337) 237-4320
Fax: (337) 237-8839
Prosecution-based Crime Victim Assistance
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
1020 Surrey Street
Lafayette, LA 70502
Crisis Phone: (800) 256-1175
Telephone: (337) 237-4320
Fax: (337) 237-8839
Evangeline Parish District Attorney’s Office
P.O. Drawer 780
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Telephone: (337) 363-3438
Fax: (337) 363-5007
Mental Health
Mental Health Center of Central Louisiana (MHCCL)
242 West Shamrock St; Pineville, LA
Alexandria , LA 71306
Phone: Main: (318) 484-6850
Fax: Adult: (318) 484-6506
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Louisiana Department of Health
628 North 4th Street (4th floor)
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Crisis Line: (800) 256-1947
Phone: (225) 342-9457
Fax: (225) 342-8687
Ville Platte Mental Health Center
312 Court Street
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-5525
Fax: (337) 363-1567
Volunteers of America
(Confidential Location)
Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone: (337) 266-9956
(Capacity-12. Unaccompanied mentally ill adults)
Disabilities
Louisiana Disabilities Info Access Line
200 Lafayette, 4th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Phone: (225)-342-7700
Toll Free: (800)-922-3425
TTY phone: (225)-342-5704
Homeless
Assist Agency Homeless Shelter
(Confidential Location)
Crowley, LA 70526
Phone: (337) 788-7550
Fax: (337) 783-9353
(Capacity-12. Unaccompanied women, single parent families, and mothers with children)
Hope House
29 Bolton Avenue
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318)487-2061
Fax: (318) 449-3950
(Capacity-35. Homeless women and children and single parent families. Must be ambulatory).
The Salvation Army Transient Lodge
620 Beauregard
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 442-0445
Fax: (318) 443-2136
(Capacity-47. Men, women, single parent families, adult couples, and transients)
TSC Emergency Shelter
(Confidential Location)
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 448-3752
Fax: (318) 484-3993
(Capacity-8. Unaccompanied men and women, single parent families, two parent families, and adult couples)
Senior Citizens
Cajun Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
P.O. Drawer 60850
Lafayette, LA 70596
Telephone: (337) 572-8940
Fax: (337) 572-8974
Evangeline Council on Aging
P.O. Box 312
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Telephone: (337) 363-5161
Fax: (337) 363-3834
LGBT Community
Acadiana Cares
P.O. Box 51366
Lafayette, LA 70505
Phone: (318) 233-2437
Toll Free: (800) 354-2437
Fax: (318) 235-4178
Acadiana Rainbow Society for the Deaf
P.O. Box 57166
Lafayette, LA 70157
Phone: (318) 889-0138
CLASS
824 16th Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 442-1010
Toll Free: (800) 444-7993
Fax: (318) 443-5216
LEGAL
P.O. Box 90501
Lafayette, LA 70509
Metropolitan Community Church of Lafayette
P.O. Box 92682
Lafayette, LA 70509
Phone: (318) 232-0546
Cultural Specific Services
Acadiana Rainbow Society for the Deaf
P.O. Box 57166
Lafayette, LA 70157
Phone: (318) 889-0138
Low or No Cost Health Care
MEDICAL
LaCHIP Program of the Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
628 N. 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225)342-9500
Fax: (225)342-5568
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Phone: (888) 477-2669
DENTAL
Southwest LA Primary Health Care Center Dental Clinic
8762 Highway 182 North
Opelousas, LA 70571
Phone: (337) 942-2005
Public Assistance Agencies
Evangeline Parish Office of Family Support
120 West Cotton Street
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-6011
Louisiana Works (State Unemployment Agency)
1001 North 23rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-3111
TDD (800) 259-5154
Social Security Administration
5097 I-49 South Service Road
Opelousas, LA 70570
Phone: (337) 942-1343
Toll Free: (800) 772-1213
TTY: (337) 948-8683
