Administrative
Criminal Justice
Disability Services
Domestic Violence
Education
Elderly Assistance
Emergency/Rental/Utilities Assistance
Employment
Financial/Banking Services
Food
Health
Housing
Legal
Mental Health
Public Libraries
Reentry
Substance Abuse
Veterans
Women and Family Services
Youth Services

Administrative Issues

Avoyelles Parish

312 N Main St, Courthouse Bldg.
Marksville, LA 71351
Phone: (318) 253-9208
Fax: (318) 253-4614
E-mail: policejury@avoypj.org
Website: avoypj.org

Clerk of Court

Connie B. Couvillon
301 North Main Street
P.O. Box 219
Marksville, LA 71351
Phone: (318) 253-7523
Fax: (318) 253-7578
Email: cbc02@bellsouth.net

Assessor

312 N. Main Street
Marksville, LA 71351
P. O. Box 806
Marksville, LA 71351
Phone: 318-253-4507
Fax: 318-253-8828
Email: assessor@kricket.net

Office of Motor Vehicles

Bunkie OMV
1136 Shirley Rd.
Bunkie, LA 71322
Phone: (318) 346-7798

Hours:
Monday thru Friday
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Marksville OMV
311 North Monroe
Marksville, LA 71351
Phone: (318) 253-9773

Hours:
Monday thru Friday
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Criminal Justice

Sheriff’s Office

675 Government Street
Marksville, LA 71351
Phone: (318) 253-4061
Fax: (318) 253-4000

District Attorney

Charles A. Riddle, III
417 N Main St.
Marksville, LA 71351
Phone: (318) 253-6587

Disability Services

Central Louisiana Human Services District (CLHSD)

429 Murray Street, Suite B
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 484-2347

Domestic Violence

Faith House

P. O. Box 93145
Lafayette, LA 70509
Phone: (337)232-8954

Education

Avoyelles Adult Learning Center

515 West BonTempt Street
Marksville, LA 71351

Avoyelles Parish HiSET Testing Center
Avoyelles Parish School Board Media Center

136 South Fair St.
Marksville, LA 71351
Phone: (318)253-5982
Initial Tester---$90.00

Elderly Assistance

Avoyelles Council on Aging

224 S. Preston Street
Marksville, LA 71351
(318) 253-9771
avoyelles@louisianacouncilsonaging.com

Emergency/Rental/Utilities Assistance

LaSalle Community Action Association, Inc.

Dorothy Caston Oliver
Executive Director
825 Highway 8
Sicily Island, LA 71368
Telephone: (318) 389-4810
Fax: (318) 757-9280
Email: doliver.1caa@gmail.com
URL: http://www.lasallecaa.com/

Mon – Fri: 8AM – 4:30 PM

Services:

LIHEAP Energy Assistance
Weatherization (WAP)
Section 8 Housing Assistance
Emergency Food and Shelter
Head Start Program

Avoyelles Progress Action Committee (APAC, Inc.)

641 Government ST
Marksville, LA 71351
(318) 253-6085

Service include: Head Start, Energy Assistance, Commodities, Weatherization, LaHeap Energy Assistance, Community Food and Nutrition, Child and Adult Food, and Information and Referral.

Red Cross-Central Louisiana Chapter

425 Bolton Ave
Alexandria, LA 71301
(318) 442-6621

Employment

Louisiana Works-Alexandria Region

Christine McGraw, Regional Manager
P.O. Box 632
Alexandria, LA 71309-0632

Physical address:
900 Murray Street, Suite H-100
Alexandria, LA 71301

Phone: (318) 487-5335 (Voice or TDD)
Toll-free: 1-800-520-0578
Fax: (318) 487-5366

This office is located in Rapides Parish.
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Alexandria Rehabilitation Employment Assessment Program

900 Murray Street, Suite H-100
Alexandria, LA 71309-0632
Phone: (318) 487-5335
Toll-free: 1-800-520-0578
Fax: (318) 487-5354

This office is located in Rapides Parish.
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Leesville Office

Karyn Barrett, District Supervisor
451 Nolan Trace
Leesville, LA 71446-3961
Phone: (337) 238-6424
Toll-free: 1-800-520-0581
Fax: (337) 238-6484

This office is located in Vernon Parish.
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Financial/Banking Services

Union Bank

Infoline Phone Numbers:
Marksville area 318-253-5577
Moreauville area 318-985-2600
Bunkie area 318-346-9858
Alexandria/Pineville area 318-483-9433

Food

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church/Hessmer

3659 Main St.
Hessmer, LA 71341
Phone: (318) 563-4550

First Baptist Church/Bunkie

203 S. Lexington Ave.
Bunkie, LA 71322
Phone: (318) 346-7602

Services:
A Food Bank for Avoyelles Parish residents; food is distributed the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Applications are taken at the office.

Health and Medical

Avoyelles Parish Health Unit-Marksville

657 Government Street
Marksville, LA 71351
Phone: (318) 253-4528

Housing

Avoyelles Parish Police Jury LA Housing Authority

312 North Main Street
Marksville, LA 71351
Phone: (318)253-7505

Bunkie Housing Authority

712 Keller St
Bunkie, LA 71322
Phone: (318) 346-6838

Legal

Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

1020 Surrey Street
Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone: (337) 237-4320
Fax: (337) 237-8839
Email: alsclaf@la-law.org

Mental Health

Avoyelles Parish Medical Alliance LLC

Marksville, LA 71351

Volunteers of America

3704 Coliseum Blvd.
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 442-8026
Email: lisa.brandeburg@voanorthla.org

Housing services are available in Rapides, Concordia, Catahoula, LaSalle, Winn, Grant, Avoyelles and Vernon Parishes.

Public Libraries

Marksville Branch

[Library Headquarters]
660 N Main St.
Marksville LA 71351

Open 8:00-5:00 MTThF
9:00-6:00 Wednesday
9:00-1:00 Saturday
Phone 318-253-7559

Bunkie Branch

Location: 200 Walnut Street
Mailing address: P O Box 80
Bunkie LA 71322

Open 8:00-5:00 MTThF
9:00-6:00 Wednesday
9:00-1:00 Saturday
Closed weekdays from 11:30-12:30
Phone 318-346-6122

Montez M. Juneau Branch

209 Cottonport Avenue
Cottonport LA 71327

Open 7:30-4:00 MTThF
9:30-6:00 Wednesday
9:00-1:00 Saturday
Closed weekdays from 11:00-11:30
Phone 318-876-3411

Moreauville Branch

Location: Community Center
343 Tassin Street

Mailing address: P O Box 130
Moreauville LA 71355

Open 10:00-5:00 Tuesdays
10:00-3:00 Fridays
Phone 318-985-2767

Plaucheville Branch

Location: Town Hall
146 Gin Street

Mailing address: P O Box 27
Plaucheville LA 71362

Open 8:00-1:00
Tuesday & Friday
3:00-5:00 Tuesdays

Simmesport Branch

461 Main Street
Simmesport LA 71369

Open 8:00-5:00 M&F
9:00-6:00 Wednesday
9:00-1:00 Saturday
Closed weekdays from 12:00-1:00
Phone 318-941-2822

Reentry

Avoyelles Correctional Center

1630 Prison Road
Cottonport, LA 71327
Phone: (318) 876-2891

AVC’s Reentry initiatives provide assessment, identification and linkage for offenders with services specific to their reentry needs. Offenders begin preparing for release from the point of entry into the institution and through the development of Reentry Accountability Plans (ReAP) guiding reentry planning and offender programming. Treatment staff, with assistance from outside agencies, conducts educational workshops with offenders preparing for reintegration into society. The offender receives 100 hours of instruction which include communication skills, victim awareness, value development, health and wellness, substance abuse, money management, job seeking skills, and information concerning conditions of parole prior to release.

Substance Abuse

Compass Health Network

Marksville Outpatient Clinic
114 N. Main St.
Marksville, LA 71351
Phone: 318-253-5645
Fax: 318-441-5990

Leesville Outpatient Clinic

105 Belview Road
Leesville, LA 71446
Phone: 337-239-2946
Fax: 318-441-5990

Hope Center

118 S Washington St
Marksville, LA 71351
Phone: (318) 253-8705

Veterans

Avoyelles Veteran Service Office

312 N. Main Street
Marksville, LA 713351
318-253-9437

Region VI Central Louisiana Coalition to Prevent Homelessness

P.O. Box 1303
Alexandria, LA 71309
Phone: (318) 443-0500
FAX: NONE
Contact: Eric Miller, Exec. Director

Women and Family Services

Avoyelles Parish Health Care Unit

657 Government St.
Marksville, LA - 71351
(318) 253-4528

Services include: WIC, Sanitation, STDs, Family Planning, Immunization, etc.

Women’s Health Center

501 Medical Center Dr.
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone: (318) 487-1289

Youth Services

Avoyolles Parish School Board

221 Tunica Drive, West
Marksville, LA 71351
Phone: (318) 253-5982

Avoyolles Parish 4-H

8592 Hwy 1
Mansura, Louisiana
Phone: (318) 964-2245

Child Advocacy Services

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

RAPIDES CAC

1751 Jackson Street
Alexandria, LA
Phone: 318-445-5678
Fax: 318-445-7220
Serving: Avoyelles and Rapides Parishes