- Administrative
- Clothing
- Community Organizations
- Criminal Justice
- Disability Services
- Domestic Violence
- Education
- Elderly Assistance
- Emergency/Rental/Utilities Assistance
- Employment
- Food
- Health
- Hotlines
- Housing
- Legal
- Mental Health
- Public Libraries
- Substance Abuse
- Veterans
- Women and Family Services
- Youth Services
Cities: Donaldsonville | Gonzales
Towns: Sorrento
Administrative Issues
Clerk of Court
300 Houmas St.
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
(225) 473-9866
815 E Worthey St.
Gonzales, LA 70737
(225) 621-8400
Assessor
Phone: (225) 473-9239
Donaldsonville Fax: (225) 473-9333
Gonzales Fax: (225) 644-5029
Mailing:
P O Box 544
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
300 Houmas Street Suite D,
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
828 S Irma Blvd # 102
Gonzales, LA 70737
Office of Motor Vehicles of Donaldsonville, Louisiana
413 Williams St.
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
DMV Phone Number
(225) 474-2018
Ascension Chamber of Commerce
1006 W. Highway 30
Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone : (225) 647-7487
Fax : (225) 647-5124
Clothing
Needy of Greater Baton Rouge
2746 Berlin Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70814
Phone: 225-248-1020
Fax: 225-923-1065
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store
1402 N. Burnside Ave.
Suite C-1
Gonzales, LA 70737
Community Organizations
Art Guild of Gonzales
P.O. Box 915
Gonzales, LA 70707-0915
Ascension Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
12438 Forrest Braud Lane
Gonzales, LA 70737
Ascension Community Theater - ACT
823 Felicity Street
Gonzales, LA 70737
Donaldsonville Business and Professional Women
P.O. Box 1455
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Phone: (225)473-4170
Donaldsonville Music Club
317 Jackson Street
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Phone: (225)473-8285
Criminal Justice
Donaldsonville Probation & Parole District Offices
10115 Frontage St., St. James, LA 70086
(225)474-2020
Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Offices
East Courthouse
828 S. Irma Blvd.
Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone: 225.621.8340
Fax: 225.621.8323
Property Taxes, Pay Fines, Copy of Police and Accident Reports, Background Checks, Sheriff’s Sales, Forfeitures, Juvenile Division, Family Services including Domestic Violence, and Criminal Investigations Division
West Courthouse
300 Houmas St.
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Phone: 225-473-8671
Fax: 225-473-8245
Services offered:
Property Taxes, Pay Fines, Copy of Police and Accident Reports, and Background Checks
District Attorney
Ricky Babin
23rd Judicial District
P.O. Box 750
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Phone: (225) 473-3856
Fax: (225) 473-7755
Disability Services
Community Opportunities of East Ascension COEA
1122 S. E.A. Complex Blvd.
Gonzales, LA 70737
coeathearc.com
opportunities@eatel.net
Phone: (225)621-2022
Donaldsonville Area Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc.
1030 Clay Street
Post Office Box 624
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
daarc@eatel.net
Phone: (225)473-4516
Fax: (225)473-4517
Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge
778 Chevelle Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Mary Marcombe Home
35291 Carroll Drive
P.O. Box 624
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Phone: (225)473-4516
Group home for mentally handicapped female adults.
Domestic Violence
Capital Area Family Violence Intervention Center
P.O. Box 52809
Baton Rouge, LA 70892
ascbwp@eatel.net
Phone: (800)541-9706
Phone: (225)644-4916
Education
Ascension Adult Education & GED Testing Center
9697 Airline Hwy.
Sorrento, LA 70778
Phone: (225)621-2300
Ascension College
320 E. Ascension Street
Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone: (225) 644-6609
Donaldsonville Adult Learning Center
P.O. Box 444
1201 Maginnis Street
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Phone: (225)474-2710
Fax: (225)474-8172
River Parishes Community College
P.O. Box 310
7384 John LeBlanc Blvd. (Hwy 22)
Sorrento, LA 70778
Phone: (225)675-8270
Fax: (225)675-6394
Elderly Assistance
Ascension Council on Aging
PO Box 412
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Phone: (225) 621-5750
536 S. Irma Blvd
Gonzales, LA 70737
101 Bocage Drive
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Ascension Parish Seniors and Lawmen Together (SALT)
828 S. Irma Blvd.
Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone: (225)621-8364
This organization is a cooperative effort between seniors and lawmen to maintain and improve quality of life for senior citizens in Ascension Parish. Offers services such as the blue light program,
smoke detector program, refrigerator (medical) cards, small home repair services, annual crime expo.
Eligibility: Senior citizen status over 60 years of age.
Emergency/Rental/Utilities Assistance
Quad Area Community Action Agency
717 East Ascension, Suite E
Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone: (225) 644-8532
Fax (225) 644-0109
Quad Area Community Action Agency/Donaldsonville
1100 Clay Street
P.O. Box 1156
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
quadarea@eatel.net
Phone: (225)473-8361
The Fellowship Center
813 S. Burnside Ave.
Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone: (225)644-4342
Fax: (225)644-2710
The Salvation Army
218 East Bayou Narcisse Road
Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone: (225)644-2807
Fax: (225)647-2805
Employment
Louisiana Department of Labor - Gonzales Job Service
P.O. Box 609
721-D S. Burnside Ave.
1712-D South Burnside Ave.
Gonzales, LA 70707-0609
www.laworks.net
Phone: (225)644-0335
Food
Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
P.O. Box 2996
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-2996
brfoodbank@aol.com
Phone: (225)359-9940
Fax: (225)355-1445
St. Theresa Food Bank
1022 N. Burnside Avenue
Gonzales, LA 70737
(225)647-2803
Health and Medical
Ascension Hospital
615 E. Worthey Rd.
Gonzales, LA 70737
Prevost Memorial Hospital
301 Memorial Drive
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Phone: (225) 473-7931
St Elizabeth Hospital
1125 West Hwy 30
Gonzales, LA 70737
www.steh.com
Phone: (225) 647-5000
Hotlines
Our House Help for Teens
Hotline: (888) 442-8336
Phone: (318) 345-5556
Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling
Hotline: (877) 770-7867
Phone: (318) 674-9756
Housing
Ascension Parish Section 8 Rental Assistance Program
Robert Macedo & Associates
213 East Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
ramandassoc@mindspring.com
Phone: (225)344-7129
Legal
Baton Rouge Bar Association LRIS
PO Box 2241
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-2241
General Phone No: 225-344-9926
Languages: Spanish
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law.
Mental Health
Donaldsonville Mental Health Outreach Clinic
P.O. Box 1725
419 Memorial Drive
Gonzales, LA 70707
Gonzales Mental Health Center
P.O. Box 1725
1122 S. E. Ascension Complex Ave.
Gonzales, LA 70707
Phone: (225)621-5770
On Track Community Mental Health Services
305 South Burnside Ave
Gonzales, LA 70737
silveroptionsontrack@hotmail.com
Phone: (225)621-2760
Public Libraries
Galvez
40300 Hwy. 42
Prairieville, LA 70769
(225) 622-3339
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday
8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Gonzalez
708 South Irma Blvd.
Gonzales, LA 70737
(225) 647-3955
Monday - Thursday
8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday - Saturday
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Dutchtown
13278 Highway 73
Geismar, LA 70734
(225) 673-8699
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday
8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Substance Abuse
Counseling and Substance Abuse Center
1112 S.E. Ascension Complex Ave.
Gonzales, LA 70737
www.ascensionparish.net
Phone: (225)621-5775
Power House Services
715 W. Worthey Rd.
Gonzales, LA 70737
www.powerhouseprograms.com
soberup@powerhouseprograms.com
Phone: (225)647-8277
Halfway house that accepts adult males with substance abuse issues.
Veterans
Ascension Veteran Service Office
828 S. Irma Blvd. Rm 104
Gonzales, LA 70737
Courthouse Gonzales
225-644-7475
225-474-2001
Open: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Region II Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless
5850 Florida Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: (225) 201-0696
Fax: (225) 201-1792
Contact: Kim Adams
Alternate Contact: Patsy Williams
Phone: (337) 236-6862
Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 45
P.O. Box 208
Gonzales, LA 70707-0208
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary #3693
P.O. Box 683
Gonzales, LA 70707-0683
Phone: (225)673-6935
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Gonzales Memorial Post #3693 Auxiliary
P.O. Box 683
Gonzales, LA 70707
vfwpost3693@eatel.net
Phone: (225)622-4704
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Montalbano-Sentilles Post # 3766
300 Mississippi Street
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Phone: (225)473-7458
Women and Family Services
Parish of Ascension - Gonzales Health Unit
1024 S.E. Ascension Complex Blvd.
Gonzales, LA 70737
www.ascensionparish.net
Phone: (225)644-7718
Provides a variety of health related services to residents of Ascension Parish. WIC (Women and Infant Care), prenatal care, immunizations, family planning, etc.
Ascension Parish Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
418 Mississippi Street
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Phone: Pamela Gautreau (225)473-4721 or (225)473-3276
Ascension Parish FINS (Families in Need of Services)
611-4 N. Burnside Ave.
Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone: (225)621-8515 (225) 644-5170
FINS is a delinquency prevention/early intervention program offered by the Ascension Parish juvenile court. FINS provides screening and assessment, case management, gathers resources, and provides other services to troubled children/adolescents and their families in an effort to halt problem behavior before it progresses to criminal behavior.
Capital Area Human Services District (CAHSD)
4615 Government Street, Bldg. 1 & 2
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
www.CAHSD.org
Phone: (225)925-4093 or (225)925-1987
Office of Community Services Foster/ Adoptive Home Recruitment
15322 Emmett Moore Drive
Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone: (225)622-0704
Office of Family Support
P O Box 1920
1078 E. Worthey Road
Gonzales, LA 70737
ofsascen@dss.state.la.us
Phone: 225)644-0484
River Region Cancer Screening and Early Detection Center
P.O. Box 335
Sorrento, LA 70778
rrcseddr@eatel.net
Phone: Ruth Humphrey (225)675-6896
Fax: (225)675-5724
Sunrise Human Development Agency
P.O. Box 628
411 Railroad Avenue
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Phone: (225)474-0363
Fax: (225)474-0360
YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge
3955 Government Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70806-0575
www.ywca-br.org
info@ywca.org
Phone: (225)383-0681
Fax: (225)383-5733
Youth Services
Ascension Parish Central Office
1100 Webster Street
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
PHONE: 225.391.7000 or 225.257.2000
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 189
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Ascension Parish Head Start
P.O. Box 152
603 Lee Avenue
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Phone: (225)474-2750 or (225)474-2752
518 W. Oak Street
Gonzales, LA
16200 Hwy. 929,
Prairieville, LA
44365 Hwy 429
St. Amant, LA
13046 Hwy 73
Geismar, LA
Child Net, Region II
P.O. Box 1130
Livingston, LA 70754
Phone: (225)216-7474
Phone: (225)667-2096
Infant/Toddler project for children, birth to 3 years, who have disabilities.
Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana
733 E. Airport, Suite 101
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
www.pcal.org
info@pcal.org
(800)244-5373
PYLI (Prudential Youth Leadership Institute)
605 E. Worthey Road
Gonzales, LA 70737
www.ascensionaparish.net
Phone: (225)644-1533
Safe & Drug Free Schools and Communities
611-2 N. Burnside Ave.
Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone: (225)621-2526
Fax: (225)647-3784
Child Advocacy Services
1504 W. Church St
Hammond, LA
Phone: 985-902-9583 / 800-798-1575
Fax: 985-345-4689