SportsAbilities Adaptive Sports and Disability Resources
Louisiana Resource Guide
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
Louisiana State
Website: louisiana.gov
Department of Children and Family Services
627 North Fourth Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Phone: 888-524-3578 Website: www.dss.la.gov
Department of Health and Hospitals
Louisiana Medicaid
PO Box 629 Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: 225-389-8008 Website: bhsfweb.dhh.louisiana.gov
Governor's Office of Disability Affairs
150 Third Street, Suite 129 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
Phone: 225-219-7550 Website: gov.louisiana.gov
Louisiana Workforce Commission-Rehabilitation Services
1001 North 23rd Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Phone: 225-342-3111 Website: www.laworks.net
SERVICE DOGS
WAGS Louisiana
Website: www.wagslouisiana.org
SPORTS AND RECREATION ORGANIZATIONS
Gaitway Therapeutic Horsemanship
1300 Lawrence Parkway St Gabriel, Louisiana
Phone: 225-766-1614 Website: www.gaitway.org
Games Uniting Mind and Body
Phone: 318-452-7771 Website: www.gumbogames.com
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Louisiana Lions Camp
292 L. Beauford Drive Anacoco, Louisiana 71403
Phone: 800-348-6567 Website: www.lionscamp.org
Medcamps of Louisiana
102 Thomas Road, Suite 615 West Monroe, Louisiana 71291
Phone: 318-329-8405 Website: www.medcamps.com
Samaritan Acts of New Orleans
Phone: 504-450-4014 Website: www.samaritanactsneworleans.org
Wheels To Succeed
1805 College Drive Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
Phone: 225-923-3420 Website: www.wheelstosucceed.org
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS and SUPPORT GROUPS
ALS
ALS Association Louisiana/Mississippi Chapter
PO Box 66825 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70896
Phone: 225-343-9880 Website: www.alsalouisiana.org
AMPUTEE
AUTISM
Autism Speaks
Website: www.autismspeaks.org
BLIND
Louisiana Association for the Blind
1750 Claiborne Avenue Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
Phone: 318-635-6471 Website: www.lablind.com
Louisiana Center for the Blind
101 South Trenton Street Ruston, Louisiana
Phone: 318-251-2891 Website: www.lcb-ruston.com
BRAIN INJURY
Brain Injury Association of Louisiana
8325 Oak Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
Phone: 504-982-0685 Website: www.biala.org
DEVELOPMENTAL
The Arc of Louisiana
606 Colonial Drive, Suite G Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
Phone: 225-383-1033 Website: www.thearcla.org
Best Buddies
Website: www.bestbuddies.org
Louisiana Citizens for Action Now
Website: www.lacanadvocates.org
Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council
PO Box 3455
626 Main Street, Suite A Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821
Phone: 225-342-6804 Website: www.laddc.org
FRIEDREICH'S ATAXIA
National Ataxia Foundation-Louisiana Chapter
4008 Irvine Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
Phone: 225-241-3745 Website: www.anglefire.com
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Southwest Louisiana Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
PO Box 51988 Lafatette, Louisiana 70505
Website: www.acadianams.org
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Parkinson's Action Network
Phone: 504-952-6659 Website: www.parkinsonsaction.org
POST-POLIO SYNDROME
SPINA BIFIDA
Spina Bifida of Greater New Orleans
PO Box 1346 Kenner, Louisiana 70063
Phone: 504-737-5181 Website: www.sbgno.org
SPINAL CORD INJURY
SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, and THERAPY
Advocacy Center
8325 Oak Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
Phone: 800-960-7705 Website: www.advocacyla.org
Families Helping Families
2356 Drusilla Lane Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
Phone: 225-216-7474 Website: www.fhfgbr.org
People First of Louisiana
Website: www.peoplefirstla.org
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network (LATAN)
3042 Old Forge Drive Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
Phone: 225-925-9500 Website: www.latan.org
HOME MODIFICATIONS
Creative House Plans
Accessible New and Home Modification Design
Phone: 303-838-2330 Website: www.creativehouseplans.com
TRANSPORTATION
Capital Area Transit System
Paratransit
Website: www.brcats.com
Jefferson Transit-MITS
Website: www.jeffersontransit.org
Regional Transportation Authority
Website: www.norta.com
BIKE TRAILS
Bike Louisiana
Website: www.bikelouisiana.com
ACCESSIBLE TICKETS
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Phone: 504-731-1700 Website: www.neworleanssaints.com