Louisiana State Resources (continued)

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
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(225) 342-3513
Web: www.louisianaschools.net/lde/index.html

Louisiana State Autism Chapter
5430 S. Woodchase Court
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(800) 955-3760
E-mail: pjmanco@cox.net
Web: www.lastateautism.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Cerebral Palsy/Developmental Disabilities
Janet Ketcham, Executive Director
UCP/Baton Rouge--McMains Children's Development Center
1805 College Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 923-3420
E-mail: jketcham@mcmainscdc.org
Web: www.mcmainscdc.org

Jo Bugg, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater New Orleans
2200 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Suite 103
Kenner, LA 70062
(504) 461-4266
E-mail: info@ucpgno.org
Web: www.ucpgno.org

Down Syndrome
Karen Scallan, President
Down Syndrome Association of Greater New Orleans
P.O. Box 748
Destrehan, LA 70047
(504) 251-8953
E-mail: kscallan@dsagno.org
Web: www.dsagno.org

Epilepsy
Dorothy Martino, LCSW, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Louisiana
3701 Canal Street, Suite H
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 486-6326; (800) 960-0587
E-mail: epileps@bellsouth.net
Web: www.epilepsylouisiana.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Laura Brackin, Executive Director
The Arc of Louisiana
8336 Kelwood Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 303-0463
E-mail: lbrackin@thearcla.org
Web: www.thearcla.org

Learning Disabilities
Kristina Braud, Educ. Program Consultant 2 - Mild/Moderate
Bonnie Boultan, Ph.D., Education Program Consultant 3 - Mild/Moderate
Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(225) 342-0576
E-mail: kristina.braud@la.gov
E-mail: bonnie.boultan@la.gov
Web: www.louisianaschools.net/lde/index.html

Barbara Duchardt, Associate Professor of Special Education
Northwestern State University
Teacher Education Center, Room 104J
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-5154
E-mail: duchardt@nsula.edu

Mental Health
Yakima Black, Executive Director
Mental Health America of Louisiana
660 N. Foster Drive, Suite C-201
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 201-1930
E-mail: yblack@mhal.org
Web: www.mhal.org

Jennifer Jantz, Executive Director
NAMI Louisiana
P.O. Box 40517
Baton Rouge, LA 70835
(225) 926-8770; (866) 851-6264
E-mail: namilouisiana@bellsouth.net
Web: www.namilouisiana.org

Verlyn "Vee" Boyd, Executive Director
Louisiana Federation of Families for ChildrenÕs Mental Health
5627 Superior Drive, Suite A-2
Baton Rouge, LA 70816-6085
(225) 293-3508; (800) 224-4010
E-mail: vboyd@laffcmh.org
Web: www.laffcmh.org

Special Health Care Needs
Phyllis Landry, Executive Director
Family Voices Louisiana
1539 Jackson Avenue, Suite 200
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 299-9175
E-mail: familyla@bellsouth.net
Web: www.familyvoices.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Bland O'Connor, Director
Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association
8550 United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 1001
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 922-4512
E-mail: lsha@pncpa.com
Web: www.lsha.org

Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Greater New Orleans
P.O. Box 1346
Kenner, LA 70063
(504) 737-5181
E-mail: sbagno@sbagno.org
Web: www.sbagno.org

Tourette Syndrome
Linda Saunders, Program Manager
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
E-mail: tsamidsouth@bellsouth.net
Web: http://tsa-usa.org/TSANatlLocal/Chapters/Midsouth.htm

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Cindy Arceneaux, Director
Project PROMPT
201 Evans Road, Building 1, Suite 100
Harahan, LA 70123
(504) 888-9111; (800) 766-7736 (in LA)
E-mail: info@projectprompt.com
Web: www.projectprompt.com

Community Parent Resource Center
(Serving greater New Orleans area)
Ursula Markey, Project Director
Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center
3132 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 899-1505
E-mail: pyramidcprc@aol.com

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Chris Cohea, President
Louisiana Parent-Teacher Association
1543 Del Plaza, Suite 13
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
(225) 927-7382
E-mail: la_office@bellsouth.net
Web: www.lapta.org

Other Parent Organizations
Karen Scallan, Executive Director
Families Helping Families of Louisiana
(a statewide network of ten regional family resource centers)
P.O. Box 626
Thibodaux, LA 70302
(504) 430-3604
E-mail: fhf-la@cox.net
Web: www.fhfla.org

Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans, Inc.
(504) 888-9111; (800) 766-7736
E-mail: info@fhfgno.or
Web: www.fhfgno.org

Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge, Inc.
(225) 216-7474; (866) 216-7474
E-mail: info@fhfgbr.org
Web: www.fhfgbr.org

Bayou Land Families Helping Families, Inc.
(985) 447-4461; (800) 331-5570
E-mail: blfhf@bellsouth.net
Web: www.blfhf.org

Families Helping Families of Acadiana, Inc.
(337) 984-3458; (800) 378-9854
E-mail: fhfacad@cox-internet.com
Web: www.fhfacadiana.com

Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana, Inc.
(337) 436-2570; (800) 894-6558
E-mail: fhfswla@xspedius.net
Web: www.fhfswla.org

Famiies Helping Families at the Crossroads of La., Inc.
(318) 641-7373; (800) 259-7200
E-mail: fhfxroads@aol.com
Web: www.familieshelpingfamilies.net

Families Helping Families of Northwest Louisiana
(318) 221-0315; (888) 989-0315
E-mail: fhfofnwla@networktel.net
Web: www.fhfnwla.org

Families Helping Families of Northeast Louisiana, Inc.
(318) 361-0487; (888) 300-1320
E-mail: info@fhfnela.org
Web: www.fhfnela.org

Northshore Families Helping Families, Inc.
(985) 875-0511; (800) 383-8700
CSHS (985) 345-8300; (877) 537-8700
E-mail: jgarlanda@aol.com
Web: www.fhfnorthshore.org