- Administrative
- Community Organizations
- Criminal Justice
- Disability Services
- Domestic Violence
- Education
- Elderly Assistance
- Emergency/Rental/Utilities Assistance
- Employment
- Financial/Banking Services
- Food & Clothing
- Health
- Housing
- Legal
- Mental Health
- Public Libraries
- Reentry
- Sex Offenders
- Shelters
- Substance Abuse
- Support Groups
- Veterans
- Women and Family Services
- Youth Services
Cities: Alexandria | Pineville
Towns: Ball | Boyce | Cheneyville | Glenmora | Lecompte | Woodworth
Villages: Forest Hill | McNary
Administrative Issues
Assessor
701 Murray St
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 448-8511
Chamber of Commerce
1118 3rd St
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: 318) 442-6671
Clerk of Court
701 Murray St
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 473-8153
Office of Motor Vehicles
5602 Coliseum Blvd.
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: 318-487-5933
831 Main Street
Pineville, LA 71360
Phone: 318-487-5949
Community Organizations
The Rapides Foundation
1101 4th Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, Louisiana 71301
Phone: 318-443-3394
Fax: 318-443-8312
Toll Free: 800-994-3394
Criminal Justice
Alexandria Probation & Parole District Office
1534 Lee St.
Alexandria, LA 71309
(318)487-5301
Bonds and Fines
700 Murray St.
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 473-6717
District Attorney
701 Murray St
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 473-6650
Sheriff’s Office
1399 Tioga Rd.
Pineville, LA 71360
Phone: (318) 640-1696
Disability Services
Pinecrest Developmental Center
100 Pinecrest Drive
Pineville, LA 71360
(318) 641-2000
Central Louisiana Human Services District
429 Murray St., Ste. B
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 484-2347 Toll Free: 1-800-640-7494
Domestic Violence
Victim Assistance Coordinator
9th Judicial District Attorney’s Office
PO Drawer 1472
Alexandria, LA 71309‐1472
Phone: 318.442.9222
Fax: 318.442.9276
E‐Mail: 9thdavicasst@rapidesda.org
Education
Rapides Parish Learning Center
Adult Education
1410 Neel Kearby Blvd
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 484-2184
Rapides Business & Career Solutions
5610 Coliseum Blvd # B
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 487-5532
Services: Provides adult education classes
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria Main Campus
4311 South MacArthur Drive
Alexandria, LA 71302
Phone: 318-487-5443 or 1-800-278-9855
Fax 1: 318-487-5690
Elderly Assistance
Cenla Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
1423 Peterman Drive
Alexandria, LA 71301
318-484-2260
Conducts needs assessments, develops coordinated service system, and contracts with local agencies for services to persons 60 years and older in Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides and Winn Parishes.
Council on Aging
204 Chester St
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone:v(318) 445-7985
Provider of elderly services and programs
SAGE - Seniors Aging with Grace and Energy
Broadway and 8th Street
Alexandria, LA 71309
318-443-5971
Emergency/Rental/Utilities Assistance
CENLA Community Action Committee, Inc.
4008 Parliament Drive
Alexandria, LA 71301
Telephone: (318) 487-5860
Fax: (318) 484-2176
Services:
The mission of the Cenla Community Action Committee, Inc. (CCAC) is to alleviate immediate suffering caused by poverty. Information and Referral, Summer Youth Jobs, Head Start, Adult Education / GED, Financial Counseling, Housing, Utility Assistance, Rent / Mortgage Assistance, Food Assistance, Commodities, Prescription Assistance, Medicaid Applications
The Shepherd Center
1400 Jackson Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
(318) 448-3752
We provide emergency assistance for people in time of crisis through: food pantry; utility assistance; rent assistance; prescription medication; transportation; household furnishings; referrals and advocacy; and spiritual counseling by ministers of participating congregations when appropriate. We accept applications for assistance Monday through Friday, 8AM to 12 noon and 1PM to 4PM.
Employment
Rapides Business & Career Solutions
5610 Coliseum Blvd # B
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 487-5532
Alexandria Rehabilitation Employment Assessment Program
900 Murray Street, Suite H-100
Alexandria, LA 71309-0632
Phone: (318)487-5335 (Voice or TDD)
Toll-free: 1 (800)520-0578
Fax: (318)487-5354
Financial/Business Services
Credit Reports:
Equifax: 1-800-685-1111 or www.equifax.com (fraud line: 1-800-525-6285)
Experian: 1-888-397-3742, or www.experian.com (fraud line: 1-888-397-3742)
Trans Union: 1-800-888-4213 or www.transunion.com (fraud line: 1-800-916-8800)
Food and Clothing
Food Bank - Alexandria
3142 Baldwin Ave
Alexandria - LA, 71301
(318) 445-7038
Mercy Ministries
312 Main Street
Pineville, LA 71360
(318) 442-5803
The Food Bank of Central Louisiana
3223 Baldwin Ave
Alexandria, Louisiana, 71301
(318) 445-2773
Goodwill
30 Pinecrest Dr.
Pineville, LA 71360
(318) 641-7466
Philadelphia Baptist Church
722 Philadelphia Road
Deville, LA 71328
(318) 442-0754
The Shepherd Center
1400 Jackson St.
Alexandria, LA 71301
(318) 448-3752
Salvation Army, Alexandria
620 Beauregard Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
(318) 442-0445
Health and Medical
Rapides Parish Health Unit
5604 Coliseum Blvd # A
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 487-5282
Rapides Regional Medical Center
211 4th St
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 769-3000
Rapides after Hours
2389 LA-28
Pineville, LA 71360
Phone: (318) 487-1925
Huey P Long Medical Center
352 Hospital Blvd
Pineville, LA 71360
Phone: (318) 448-0811
Riverside Hospital
211 4th St.
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 767-2900
Housing
Alexandria Housing Authority
2558 Loblolly Lane
Alexandria, LA 71306
Phone: (318)442-8843
Fax: (318)445-2529
Rapides Parish Housing Authority
119 Boyce Gardens Rd
Boyce, LA 71409
Phone: (318) 793-4751
Legal
Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project, Inc.
PO Box 1324, Ste 112
Alexandria, LA 71309-1324
Phone: 318-449-9778
Fax: 318-449-9929
Intake: 318-449-9778
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Torts, Terminating Parental Rights, Real Estate, Juvenile, Domestic Violence, Disstolution, Custody, CED, Adoption
Mental Health
Bayou Mental Health Service
818 Main St
Pineville, LA 71360
Phone: (318) 443-9035
Behavioral Health Office
242 W Shamrock Ave
Pineville, LA 71360
Phone: (318) 484-6850
Pathways Community Behavioral Health
242 W Shamrock Ave
Pineville, LA 71360
Phone: (318) 441-5900
Alexandria Solutions
5920 Coliseum Blvd
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 443-9339
Guardian Angels Care Services Inc
212 Pecan Park Blvd
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 443-5600
Psychological & Counseling Services
Family Counselor
5505 John Eskew Blvd
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 767-0651
Public Libraries
Rapides Parish Library
411 Washington St
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 445-6436
Rapides Parish Library - Westside
5408 Provine Pl
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 442-2483
Boyce Branch
500 Leitrim Ave # A, Boyce, LA 71409
Phone:(318) 793-2182
Gunter Library
5630 Holloway Rd, Pineville, LA 71360
Phone:(318) 443-7259
Lecompte Library
1610 Veterans Dr, Lecompte, LA 71346
Phone:(318) 776-5153
Martin Library
801 W Shamrock Ave, Pineville, LA 71360
Phone: (318) 442-7575
Robertson Library
5630 Holloway Rd
Pineville, LA 71360
Phone: (318) 443-7259
Reentry
Rapides Parish Transitional Work Program
400-C John Allison Drive
Alexandria, LA 71303
Warden Arthur LeBrane
Phone: (318) 473-6647
Sex Offenders
Pentecostals of Alexandria
Grace House
2807 Levin Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
318-487-8976
Shelters
Pentecostals of Alexandria
Grace House
2807 Levin Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
318-487-8976
Single Men; Accepts Sex Offenders
Christus St. Francis Cabrini
1 Miles Away
3330 Masonic Drive
Alexandria, LA 71301
(318) 561-4162
Hope House
29 Bolton Avenue
(318) 487-2061 Fax (318) 449-3950
Reentry Solutions
1617 Branching Street #500
Alexandria, LA 71360
318-443-0189 or 800-487-8178
Accepts any person who has been arrested for any crime at any point in life
Membership and orientation required. Case management services and job readiness training.
Renaissance Home for Youth
6177 Bayou Rapides Rd
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 473-0530
Salvation Army
620 Beauregard Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
318-442-0445
TSC Emergency Shelter
(Confidential Location)
(318) 448-3752
Fax (318) 484-3993
Turning Point Center - Family Counseling Agency
(Confidential Location)
(318) 442-7196
Fax (318) 448-0280
Substance Abuse
Rapides Drug Court Treatment
708 Washington St.
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 561-7575
Cenla Halfway House for Men & Women/Bridgehouse Phase II
Unit 6, Meadow Lane
P.O. Box 452
Pineville, LA 71360
Phone: (318) 484-6405
Cenla Chemical Dependency Council
401 Rainbow Drive
Pineville, Louisiana 71360
Phone: (318) 484-6491
Intake Phone: (318) 484-6774
cenlacdc.org
Support Groups
Pinecrest Supports and Services Center
100 Pinecrest Dr.
Pineville, LA 71361
Shannon Thorn, Administrator
Phone: 318.641.2003
Veterans
Alexandria VA Health Care System
P.O. Box 69004
Alexandria, LA 71306-9004
(318)466-4258
1-800-375-8387 ext. 4258
2495 Shreveport Highway
Pineville, LA 71306-9004 Shreveport, LA 71101-4295
(318) 466-4000
1-800-375-8387
Rapides Veteran Service Office
730 Washington Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
318-487-5743
Alexandria Health Care for Homeless Veterans HCHV
Contact: Lisa Webb, LCSW-BACS HCRV Specialist
(318) 466-4258
Alexandria VAMC (122)
P.O. Box 69004
Alexandria, LA 71306-9004
The HCHV program provides outreach, clinical assessments and referrals for medical and mental health care, long-term transitional residential assistance, case management and linkage to permanent
VI Central Louisiana Coalition to Prevent Homelessness
P.O. Box 1303
Alexandria, LA 71309
Phone: (318) 443-0500
Contact: Eric Miller, Exec. Director
Women and Family Services
Turning Point Battered Women’s Program
PO BOX 908
Alexandria, LA 71309
Phone: 318-445-2022
Providing help with restraining orders, court advocacy and other supportive services. Does not currently have a shelter.
Reproductive Health Clinic
5604 –A Coliseum Blvd.
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 487-5282
Fax (318) 487-5557
Department of Child and Family Services
900 Murray St., 2nd Floor
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 487-5054
Youth Services
RAPIDES CAC-Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children
1751 Jackson Street
Alexandria, LA
Phone: 318-445-5678
Fax: 318-445-7220
Renaissance Home for Youth
6177 Bayou Rapides Rd
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 473-0530
School Board
619 Sixth Street/P.O. Box 1230
Alexandria, La 71309
Phone: 318-487-0888
Fax: 318 449-3167