Saint James Parish

Towns: Gramercy | Lutcher
Census Designated Places: North Vacherie | South Vacherie
Unincorporated communities: Convent | Vacherie

louisiana reentry guideAdministrative Issues

Assessor

5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723
Phone: (225) 562-2250


River Region Chamber of Commerce

301 W Airline Hwy # 201
Laplace, LA 70068
Phone: (985) 359-9777


Clerk of Court

5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723
Phone: (225) 562-7497


Office of Motor Vehicles

3802 Kilpatrick Blvd.
Bossier, LA 71112
Phone: 318-741-7113


louisiana reentry guideCriminal Justice

District Attorney

5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723
Phone: (225) 562-2395


Sheriff’s Office

5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723
Phone: (225) 562-2210


louisiana reentry guideDisability Services

South Central Human Services Authority

1000 Plantation Rd., Ste. E
Thibodaux, LA 70301
Phone: (985) 449-5167
Toll Free: 1-800-861-0241


louisiana reentry guideDomestic Violence

Victim Assistance Coordinator

23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office
PO Drawer 1899
Gonzales, LA 70707-1899
Phone: 225.644.3313
Fax: 225.644.1535


louisiana reentry guideEducation

St. James Parish Public Schools Adult Education Program

Career & Technology Center (directly behind Lutcher High School)
1410 Buddy Whitney Street
Lutcher, LA
Mondays and Wednesdays
8:00AM - 2:30PM

St. James Parish Courthouse Annex
2631 Highway 20
Vacherie, LA
Tuesdays and Thursdays
8:00AM - 3:30PM

The St. James Parish Adult Education Program provides personalized instruction free of charge on the east and west banks of the parish.

Services:

  • GED Test Preparation
  • Adult Basic Education
  • Basic Skills Upgrading/Workforce Skills Refinement
  • STEP— Strategies to Empower People

Red River Parishes Community College

925 W Edenborne Pkwy
Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone: (225) 743-8500


louisiana reentry guideEmergency/Rental/Utilities Assistance

Department of Human Resources

P.O. Box 87
5153 Canatella St.
Convent, La. 70723
Phone: (225)562-2305
TDD – Hearing Impaired: (225) 562-8500
Fax: (225) 562-2425

Services: Elderly, Head Start, Youth Services, Emergency Assistance, and Transportation


louisiana reentry guideEmployment

St. James Business and Career Solutions Center

P.O Box 414 / 2631 Hwy 20 W
Vacherie, La 70090
(225) 562-2458
susan.bailey@stjamesla.com


louisiana reentry guideFinancial/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)


louisiana reentry guideFood

Please Check Neighboring Parishes


louisiana reentry guideHealth and Medical

St. James Parish Hospital

1645 Lutcher Avenue
Lutcher, LA 70071
Phone: 225.869.5512
Fax: 225.869.4956


St James Parish Hospital

Ocmond Cullen M MD
2471 Louisiana Ave, Lutcher, LA 70071
Phone: (225) 869-9890


St. James Parish Health Unit

29170 Health Unit Street
Vacherie, LA 70090
(225) 265-2181
Fax (225) 265-7247


louisiana reentry guideHousing

Housing Authority of St. James

2627 N King Ave, Lutcher, LA 70071
Phone: (225) 869-3278


louisiana reentry guideMental Health

St. James Behavioral Health

3136 S St Landry Ave, Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone:(225) 647-7524


louisiana reentry guidePublic Libraries

Lutcher Library

1879 W. Main St.
Lutcher, LA
Phone: (225) 869-3618
Fax: (225) 869-8435


Vacherie Library

2593 Highway 20
P.O. Box 190
Vacherie, LA
Phone: (225) 265-9066
Fax: (225) 265-4691


louisiana reentry guideShelters

Housing Authority of St. James

2627 N King Ave, Lutcher, LA 70071
Phone: (225) 869-3278


louisiana reentry guideSubstance Abuse

SCLHSA - River Parishes Treatment Center Health

1809 W Airline Hwy, Laplace, LA 70068
Phone:(985) 652-8444


louisiana reentry guideVeterans

Department of Veteran Affairs

2430 Louisiana Ave
Lutcher, LA 70071
Phone: (225) 869-3643


louisiana reentry guideWomen and Family Services

Department of Child and Family Services

429 W. Airline Hwy.
LaPlace, LA 70068
Phone: 1 (888) LA-HELP-U, (1-888-524-3578) Toll Free
Fax: (225) 663-3164


St. James Parish Health Unit

29170 Health Unit Street
Vacherie, LA 70090
(225) 265-2181
Fax (225) 265-7247


louisiana reentry guideYouth Services

Child Advocacy Services

1504 W. Church St
Hammond, LA
Phone: 985-902-9583 / 800-798-1575
Fax: 985-345-4689


St. James Career & Technology Center

1410 Buddy Whitney Street
Lutcher, LA 70071
Phone: (225) 258-4571

Guidelines:

  1. Must be 16 years old to take a course at SCL Reserve campus.
  2. Admission eligibility determined by grade point average and test scores from Compass, Plan, or ACT.

St. James Parish Schools

P0 Box 338
Lutcher LA 70071
Phone: (225) 258-4500