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
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
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
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
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
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
eb:
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
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
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
Web:
www.mhal.org
Jennifer Jantz, Executive Director
NAMI Louisiana
P.O. Box 40517
Baton Rouge, LA 70835
(225) 926-8770; (866) 851-6264
Web:
www.namilouisiana.org
Verlyn "Vee" Boyd, Executive Director
Louisiana Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
5627 Superior Drive, Suite A-2
Baton Rouge, LA 70816-6085
(225) 293-3508; (800) 224-4010
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
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
Web:
www.lsha.org
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Greater New Orleans
P.O. Box 1346
Kenner, LA 70063
(504) 737-5181
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
Web:
http://tsa-usa.org/TSANatlLocal/Chapters/Midsouth.htm