STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Virginia C. Beridon, Director
Division of Special Populations
Louisiana State Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(225) 342-3633
E-mail: vberidon@mail.doe.state.la.us
Web: doe.state.la.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Evelyn D. Johnson, Administrator
Division of Special Populations
Louisiana State Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(225) 342-3730
E-mail: edjohnson@mail.doe.state.la.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Evelyn D. Johnson, Administrator
Infant/Toddler Program
Division of Special Populations
Louisiana State Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(225) 342-3730
E-mail: edjohnson@mail.doe.state.la.us
STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
May Nelson, Director
Dept. of Social Services/LA Rehabilitation Svcs.
8225 Florida Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806-4834
(225) 925-4131
E-mail: mnelson@lrs.dss.state.la.us
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Scott Nortar, Director
Diviison of Student Standards and Assessment
LA Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
(225) 342-3406
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Warren Taylor Price, Jr., Assistant Secretary
Office of Human Services, Dept. of Health & Hospitals
P.O. Box 4049 - BIN #12
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4049
(225) 342-9238
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Ron Boudreaux, Chief
Child and Adolescent Services Development
Office of Mental Health
Department of Health & Hospitals
P.O. Box 4049 - Bin #12
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4049
(225) 342-2548
E-mail: rboudre@dhhmail.dhh.state.la.us
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Bruce Blaney, Assistant Secretary
Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
Box 3117, Bin 21
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3117
(225) 342-0095
E-mail: bblaney@dhh.state.la.us
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Sandee Winchell, Executive Director
LA. State Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities
P.O. Box 3455
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3455
(225) 342-6804; (800) 922-3425 (In LA)
E-mail: swinchel@dhhmail.dhh.state.la.us
Web:
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Lois V. Simpson, Executive Director
The Advocacy Center
225 Baronne Street, Suite 2112
New Orleans, LA 70112-2112
(504) 522-2337; (800) 960-7705 (in LA only)
E-mail: simplo@
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Diance Mirvis, Director
Client Assistant Program
The Advocacy Center
2620 Centenary Blvd.
Building 2, Suite 248
Shreveport, LA 71104
(318) 227-6186; (800) 960-7705 (in LA only)
E-mail: adce@
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Linda Rose, Administrator
Children's Special Health Services
Office of Public Health
Department of Health & Hospitals
P.O. Box 60630, Room 607
New Orleans, LA 70160
(225) 568-5055
E-mail: lrose@dhh.state.la.us
Phyllis Landry, Executive Director
Family Voices Louisiana
1539 Jackson Avenue, Suite 200
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 586-9171; (504) 568-5055
STATE AGENCY FOR VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
Susan Mitchell, Director
Blind Services
Department of Social Services
LA Rehabilitation Services
8225 Florida Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806-4834
(225) 925-4131; (225) 925-3594
E-mail: smitchell@lrs.dss.state.la.us
STATE AGENCY FOR THE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Jan Faulkner, Executive Director
LA Commission for the Deaf
8225 Florida Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 925-4175
(800) 256-1523; (800) 543-2099 (TTY)
E-mail: jfaulkner@lrs.dss.state.la.us
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Bennie McKay, Supervisor
Department of Education
Special Education
P.O. Box 599
Rayville, LA 71269
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Southwest Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
Independent Living Research Utilization
2323 South Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232
(713) 520-5136
Web: ilru-swdbtac.html
DISABILITY 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 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: national@
Web:
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
E-mail: mail@
Web:
Autism
Geri Landry, Administrative Assistant
LA State Autism Chapter
314 Woodruff Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(318) 436-4438; (800) 955-3760
Brain Injury
William E. Moak, Executive Director
Head Injury Foundation
217 Buffwood Drive
Baker, LA 70714-3755
(225) 775-2780
Epilepsy
Alice Crumrise, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Southeast LA
3701 Canal Street #H & I
New Orleans, LA 70119
(225) 486-6326; (800) 960-0587
E-mail: epileps@
Web: ~josw/epilepsy.htm
Learning Disabilities
Barbara Duchardt, Associate Professor of Special Education
Northwestern State University
Teacher Education Center, Room 105-A
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-5191
E-mail: duchardt@alpha.nsula.edu
Mental Health
Shannon Robshaw, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in Louisiana
200 Lafayette Street, Suite 709
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 343-1921
E-mail: MHAL1@
Web:
Donna Mayeux, Executive Director
NAMI Louisiana
P.O. Box 2547
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-2547
(225) 343-6928
E-mail: donnam@
Web: about/laami
Mark Terry and Verlyn "Vee" Boyd, Co-Directors
Louisiana Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health Needs
PO Box 4767
Shreveport, LA 71134-0767
(318) 227-2796
E-mail: lafofcmh@
Mental Retardation
Susan B. Bagot, Executive Director
Arc of LA
P.O. Box 65129
Baton Rouge, LA 70896-5129
(225) 383-1033
Speech and Hearing
Vickie Irwin, President
LA Speech-Language-Hearing Association
8550 United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 1001
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(504) 922-4512
E-mail: lsha@
Web:
Visual Impairments
Mary Ann Siller, National Education Consultant
American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest
260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 352-7222
E-mail: dallas@
STATE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Robert E. Crow, Director
Human Development Center
School of Allied Health Professions
LSU Health Sciences Center
1100 Florida Avenue, Building 138
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 942-8200; (504) 942-5900 (TDD/TTY)
E-mail: hdcinfo@hdc.lsumc.edu
Web: hdc.lsumc.edu
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Julie Nesbit, Executive Director
Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network
P.O. Box 14115
Baton Rouge, LA 70898
(225) 925-9500; (800) 270-6185 (V/TTY)
E-mail: latanstate@
Web:
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Leah Knight, Director
Project PROMPT
4323 Division Street, Suite 110
Metairie, LA 70002-3179
(225) 888-9111; (800) 766-7736 (in LA)
E-mail: fhfgno@
Web:
D.J. & Ursula Markey
Pyramid Parent Training
4101 Fontain Bleau Drive
New Orleans, LA 70125
(225) 895-5970
E-mail: DMARKEY404@
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Daniel Underwood, President/CEO
Easter Seals Louisiana
305 Baronne Street, Suite 400
New Orleans, LA 70112-1617
(504) 523-7325 (Voice/TTY)
(800) 695-7325 (Voice/TTY in LA only)
E-mail: DanUnderw1@
Diane Hazlewood, Executive Director
Families Helping Families of Louisiana
2927 Hodges Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 436-2570
Web:
Everrett Parker, Executive Director
VSA arts of Louisiana
Department of Education
2758-D Brightside Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70820
(225) 761-4243 (V/TTY)
E-mail: everrettp@
Web:
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