- Administrative
- Community Centers
- Criminal Justice
- Disability Services
- Domestic Violence
- Education
- Elderly Assistance
- Emergency/Rental/Utilities Assistance
- Employment
- Food and Clothing
- Health and Medical
- HIV/AIDS
- Housing
- Legal
- Mental Health
- Public Libraries
- Shelters
- Substance Abuse
- Support Groups
- Women and Family Services
- Youth Services
Cities: Ville Platte
Towns: Basile | Mamou
Villages: Chataignier | Pine Prairie | Turkey Creek
Administrative Issues
Assessors
200 Court Street, Suite 103
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-4310
Fax: (337) 363-4325
Ville Platte Louisiana Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 331
Ville Platte, Louisiana 70586
Phone: (318) 363-1878
Fax: (337) 363-1894
Clerk of Court
200 Court Street, Suite 104
P.O. Drawer 347
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-5671
Fax: (337) 363-5780
Office of Motor Vehicles
1004 W. LaSalle Street
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-3140
Community Centers
Ville Platte Civic Center
704 N. Soileau Street
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-3267
Criminal Justice
Evangeline District Attorney’s Office
P. O. Drawer 780
Ville Platte LA, 70586
Phone: (318) 363-3438
Ville Platte Probation & Parole District Office
421 W. Magnolia St.
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-6679
Disability Services
Acadiana Area Human Services District
202 Dulles Dr.
Lafayette, LA 70506
Phone: (337) 262-5610
Toll Free: 1-800-648-1484
Region 4 Public District Defender
Louisiana Disability Legal Resources
District Defender/Supervisor:
Alex D. Chapman, Jr.
801 W. Lincoln Road
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-2229
Domestic Violence
Victim Assistance Coordinator
13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office
PO Drawer 780
Ville Platte, LA 70586-0780
Phone: 337.363.3438
Fax: 337.363.5007
Education
GED Testing Locations
Evangeline Parish School Board
1123 Te Mamou Road
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-6651
Louisiana Technical College, Evangeline Campus
600 South MLK Jr. Drive
Saint Martinville, LA 70582
Elderly Assistance
Evangeline Parish Council on Aging, Inc
Village De Memoire
1012 North Reed St
Ville Platte, LA 70586
(337) 363-1891 (Senior Center)
(337) 363-5271 (Transportation)
(337) 363-5161 (Administration, Nutrition & other services)
Emergency/Rental/Utilities Assistance
Evangeline Community Action Agency
403 W Magnolia
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-1306
Fax: (337) 363-0808
Email: ecaainc@gmail.com
Evangeline Parish Police Jury
136 S. Court Street
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Christian Share and Care Center
129 W. Main ST
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-8041
Employment
Louisiana Workforce Commission Regional Office
825 Kaliste Saloom Rd.
Brandywine VI, Suite 350
Lafayette, LA 70508-4285
Phone: (337)262-5353 (Voice or TDD)
Toll-free: 1 (800)520-0587
Fax: (337)262-5727
E-mail: daymond@lwc.la.gov
Acadiana Works, Inc.
1305 Diesi Street
Opelousas, LA 70570
Phone: (337) 948-1330
Fax: (337) 948-9161
Food and Clothing
Christian Share and Care Center
129 W. Main ST
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-8041
Health and Medical
Evangeline Parish Health Unit
1010 W. Lasalle St.
Ville Platte, La. 70586
Phone: (337) 363-1135
FAX: (337) 363-3899
Evangeline Family Medicine Center
505 E. Lincoln Rd.
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-0605
HIV/AIDS
Acadiana C.A.R.E.S.
809 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone: 337.233.2437
Housing
Evangeline Parish Police Jury
Housing Authority
138 Court St.
PO Box 662
Ville Platte, LA, 70586
Phone: (318) 363-5653
Provides rental assistance and administers Section 8 vouchers for low-income, elderly, and persons with disabilities.
Ville Platte Housing Authority
724 N Thompson St
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-2535
Legal
Acadiana Legal Services (Opelousas Office)
906 N. Market Street
Opelousas, LA 70570
Phone: 337-982-4670
Fax: 337-948-7770
alscopeel@la-law.org
Mental Health
Compass Behavioral Center of Mamou
1510 Napoleon St
Mamou, LA 70554
Phone: (337) 468-2333
Savoy Medical Center
1610 7th Street
Mamou, LA 70554
Phone: (337) 468-0111
Ville Platte Mental Health Clinic
312 Court St
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-5525
Fax: (337) 363-1567
Public Libraries
Basile Branch Library
3036 Stagg. Ave.
P.O. Drawer A
Basile, LA 70515
TEL: (337) 432-6794
FAX: (337) 432-6794
Chataignier Branch Library
6215 Charles Armand Jr. St.
PO Box 94
Chataignier, LA 70524
TEL: (337) 885-2028
Mamou Branch Library
317 2nd St., Suite A
Mamou, LA 70554
TEL: (337) 468-5750
FAX: (337) 468-5750
Fr. Leslie T.H. Prescott Branch Library
1111 Walnut St.
P.O. Box 680
Pine Prairie, LA 70576
TEL: (337) 599-3179
FAX: (337) 599-3188
Turkey Creek Branch Library
13951 Veterans Memorial Hwy.
Turkey Creek, LA 70585
TEL: (337) 461-2304
FAX: (337) 461-2304
Shelters
Evangeline Community Action Agency
403 W Magnolia
Ville Platte, LA 70586
(337) 363-1306
Substance Abuse
Savoy Medical Center
1610 7th Street
Mamou, LA 70554
Phone: (337) 468-0111
Ville Platte Addictive Disorders Clinic
414 West Cotton Street
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-6869
Support Groups
North Eunice Baptist Church
2080 Veterans Memorial Hwy
Eunice, LA 70535
Phone: (337) 546-0461
Veterans
Evangeline Veteran Service Office
205 Court Street Ste. D
Ville Platte, LA 70586
337-363-3862
IV ARCH The Acadiana Regional
Coalition on Homelessness & Housing, Inc.
P.O. Box 3936
Lafayette, LA 70502
Phone: (337) 235-4972
FAX: (337) 234-4466
Contact: Eric Gammons, President
Alternate Contact: Mary Speyrer
Phone: (337) 236-6862
Women and Family Services
Department of Children and Family Services
6069 I-49 S. Service Rd., Ste. A
Opelousas, LA 70570
Phone: 1 (888) LA-HELP-U
Phone: (1-888-524-3578) Toll Free
Fax: (225) 663-3164
DSS/OFS Evangeline Parish Office
116 Southwest Railroad Ave. Suite B
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-2155
Fax: (337) 363-0324
Services Provided: TANF, Food Stamps, Project Independence and Transitional Child Care
Evangeline Parish Health Unit
1010 W. LaSalle
Ville Platte, LA 70586
Phone: (337) 363-1135
Services include: STD and HIV testing, assistance with prenatal care, child health clinic, family planning clinic, immunizations, nutrition education, WIC, etc.
Youth Services
Department of Children and Family Services
6069 I-49 S. Service Rd., Ste. A
Opelousas, LA 70570
Phone: 1 (888) LA-HELP-U
Phone: (1-888-524-3578) Toll Free
Fax: (225) 663-3164
Evangeline Parish School District
1123 Te Mamou Road
Ville Platte, La 70586
Phone: (337) 363-6651
Fax: (337) 363-8086