STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Dr. Leon Borne, Jr., Assistant Superintendent
Office of Special Educational Services
Louisiana State Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(504) 342-3633
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Susan W. Batson, Administrator
Preschool Programs, Office of Special Education Services
Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(504) 763-3555
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Evelyn D. Johnson, Administrator
Office of Special Education Services/Dept. of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(504) 763-3540
STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
May Nelson, Director
Dept. of Social Services/LA Rehabilitation Svcs.
8225 Florida Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806-4834
(504) 925-4131
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Thelma Hughes, Director of Administrative Services
Department of Education/Office of Vocational Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(504) 342-5250
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Richard C. Lippincott, Assistant Secretary
Office of Human Services, Dept of Health & Hospitals
P.O. Box 4049 – BIN #12
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4049
(504) 342-9238
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Ron Boudreaux, Project Director
Office of Mental Health
Department of Health & Hospitals
P.O. Box 4049 – Bin #12
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4049
(504) 342-9524
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Bruce Blaney, Assistant Secretary
Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
Box 3117, Bin 21
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3117
(504) 342-0095
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Clarice Eichelberger, Executive Officer
Developmental Disabilities Council
P.O. Box 3455
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3455
(504) 342-6804 ; (800) 922-DIAL (In LA)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Lois V. Simpson, Executive Director
Advocacy Center for the Elderly & Disabled
225 Baronne Street, Suite 2112
New Orleans, LA 70112-2112
(504) 522-2337 ; (800) 960-7705 (In LA)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Susan Howard, Director
Client Assistant Program
Advocacy Center for the Elderly and Disabled
225 Baronne Street, Suite 2112
New Orleans, LA 70112-2112
(504) 522-2337
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Judy Moore, Administrator
Handicapped Children’s Services
Office of Public Health
Department of Health & Human Resources
P.O. Box 60630, Room 607
New Orleans, LA 70160
(504) 568-5055
STATE AGENCY FOR VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
Pat Bradshaw, Program Manager
Department of Social Services
LA Rehabilitation Service, Randolph Sheppard Program
8225 Florida Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806-4834
(504) 925-4131
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Jan Faulkner, Executive Director
LA Commission for the Deaf
8225 Florida Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(504) 925-4178
(800) 256-1523 ; (800) 543-2099 (TTY)
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Bennie McKay, Supervisor
Department of Education
Special Education
P.O. Box 599
Rayville, LA 71269
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Brain Injury
William E. Moak, Executive Director
Head Injury Foundation
217 Buffwood Drive
Baker, LA 70714-3755
(504) 775-2780
Cerebral Palsy
Janet Ketcham, Executive Director
UCP of Baton Rouge – Children’s Developmental Center
1805 College Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(504) 923-3420
Paul Bussell, Executive Director
UCP of Greater New Orleans
1000 Leonidas Street & Leake Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 865-0003
Epilepsy
Bernard Sellers, Executive Director
Epilepsy Council of Southeast LA
4840 Banks Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 486-6326 ; (800) 960-0587
Learning Disabilities
Barbara Duchardt, Asst. Professor of Special Education
Northwestern State University
Teacher Education Center, Room 103A, Wing D
Natchitoches, LA 71497
Mental Health
Shannon Robshaw, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Louisiana
200 Lafayette Street, Suite 423
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(504) 343-1921
Bea Piker, President
LA Alliance for the Mentally Ill
P.O. Box 2547
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-2547
(504) 343-6928
Mental Retardation
Susan B. Bagot, Executive Director
Arc of LA
P.O. Box 65129
Baton Rouge, LA 70896-5129
(504) 927-0764
Speech and Hearing
Linda Rose, President
LA Speech-Language-Hearing Association
8550 United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 1001
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(504) 922-4619
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Greater New Orleans
P.O. Box 1346
Kenner, LA 70063
(504) 737-5181
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Daniel Underwood, President/CEO
Easter Seal Society of Louisiana for
Children and Adults
P.O. Box 8425
Metairie, LA 70011
(504) 455-5533 (V/TTY)
STATE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Robert E. Crow, Director
Human Development Center
LA State University Medical Center
1100 Florida Avenue, Building 138
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 942-8200
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Julie Nesbit, Executive Director
Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network
P.O. Box 14115
Baton Rouge, LA 70898
(504) 925-9500 ; (800) 270-6185 (V/TTY)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Leah Knight, Director
Project PROMPT
4323 Division Street, Suite 110
Metairie, LA 70002-3179
(504) 888-9111 ; (800) 766-7736 (in LA)
E-mail: fhfgno@ix.netcom.com
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Peggy Leblanc, Parent Coordinator
Parent-to-Parent of LA, Family Support Program
200 Henry Clay Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
(800) 299-9511 , extension 4268
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Michael N. Johnson, President
Louisiana Parent-Teacher Association
1543 Del Plaza, Suite 13
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
(504) 927-7382