- Administrative
- Community Centers
- Criminal Justice
- Disability Services
- Domestic Violence
- Education
- Elderly Assistance
- Emergency/Rental/Utilities Assistance
- Employment
- Food
- Health
- Housing
- Legal
- Mental Health
- Public Libraries
- Reentry
- Veterans
- Women and Family Services
- Youth Services
Towns: Arcadia | Gibsland | Mount Lebanon | Ringgold
Villages: Bienville | Bryceland | Castor | Jamestown | Lucky | Saline
Administrative Issues
Assessor
100 Courthouse Drive, Suite 1200
Arcadia, LA 71001
Phone: 318-263-2214
Fax: 318-263-7439
Email ctbrown@bienvilleparish.org
Website: http://atlas.geoportalmaps.com/bienville
Clerk of Court
James W. Martin
100 Courthouse Drive
Room 100
Arcadia, LA 71001
Phone: (318) 263-2123
Fax: (318) 263-7426
Office of Motor Vehicles
2428 Second St.
Suite A
Arcadia, LA 71001
Phone: (318) 263-8649
Community Centers
United Way’s Webster, Bienville and Claiborne (W.B.C.) Center
202 Miller St.
Minden, LA 71055
Phone: 318-677-2504 ext. 140
820 Jordan St., Ste 370
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: 318-677-2504
Fax: 318-221-1283
Criminal Justice
Sheriff’s Office
John E. Balance
100 Courthouse Dr.
P. O. Box 328
Arcadia, LA 71001
Phone: (318) 263-2215
Disability Services
Northwest Louisiana Human Services District
3018 Old Minden Rd.
Ste. 1211
Bossier, LA 71112
Phone: (318) 741-7455
Toll Free: 1-800-862-1409
Domestic Violence
Victim Assistance Coordinator
2nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office
100 Courthouse Drive, Room 103
Arcadia, LA 71001‐3600
Phone: 318.263.7408
Fax: 318.263.7424
Domestic Violence Coordinator
2nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office
100 Courthouse Drive, Room 103
Arcadia, LA 71101‐3600
Phone: 318.263.7408
Fax: 318.263.7424
Domestic Abuse Resistance Team
Shelter confidential location
Open 24-hours daily
Phone: (318) 251.2255 or 1.888.411.1333.
DART serves the residential emergency and non-residential needs of domestic violence victims in Lincoln, Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Union, Grant and Winn Parishes
Education
Bienville Parish Public Schools Adult Education Center
3084 6th St
Arcadia, LA 71001-6734
Phone: (318) 263-8035
Louisiana Delta Community College
7500 Millhaven Rd
Monroe, LA 71203
Phone: (318) 362-5010
Services:
- High School Equivalency instruction and testing
- Resources for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
- Family Literacy including childcare services
- Prep for College Enrollment
- Integrated teaching in Career Pathways:
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Business/Retail
- Career guidance and decision-making
- Workplace skills preparation and credentialing
- Coaching and support
- Student Leadership organizations
Elderly Assistance
Council on Aging
600 Factory Outlet Dr. # 15
Arcadia, LA 71001
Phone: (318) 263-8936
Emergency/Rental/Utilities Assistance
Desoto Office of Community Services
Mary Mayfield
Executive Director
P.O. Box 898
Mansfield, LA 71052
Telephone: (318) 812-0738
Fax: (318) 871-8616
Email: mmayfield@desotoppj.com
Provides WAP
Natchitoches Parish Police Jury Office of Community Services
Sharon Harris
Executive Director
P.O. Box 799
Natchitoches, LA 71458-0799
Telephone: (318) 357-2220
Fax: (318) 352-0629
Email: ocsdir@nppj.org
Pine Belt Multi-Purpose Community Action Agency, Inc.
HWY 154
PO Box 184
Gibsland, LA 71028
Phone: (318) 843-6334
Bienville Parish Office of Economic Stability
1291 First Street
Arcadia, LA 71001
(318) 263-2815
United Way of Northwest Louisiana
820 Jordan St., Ste 370
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: 318-677-2504
Fax: 318-221-1283
Minden Location:
202 Miller Street,
Minden, LA 71055
Phone: 318-677-2504, Ext. 140
Employment
Bienville Business & Career Solutions Center
2434 Manning Street
Ringgold, LA
Phone: 318-894-9173
Bienville – Satellite (Arcadia)
1119 South Railroad Avenue
Arcadia Town Hall
Arcadia, LA
Phone: 318-263-8456
Food
Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana
2307 Texas Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71103
Phone: (318) 675-2400
Fax: (318) 675-2440
Email: info@foodbanknla.org
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Arcadia
2880 5th Street
Arcadia, LA 71001
(318) 251-2516
First United Pentecostal Church
1595 1st Street
Arcadia, LA 71001
(318) 263-8364
We Care Ministry
549 Military Highway
Ringgold, LA 71068
(318) 894-5129
Health and Medical
Bienville Family Clinic and Wellness Center
1175 Pine Street, Suite 100
Arcadia, LA 71001
Phone: (318) 263-7970
Bienville Medical Center
1175 Pine St
Arcadia, LA 71001
Phone: (318) 263-4700
Housing
Arcadia Housing Authority
3177 Dance Circle
Arcadia, LA 71001
Phone: (318) 263- 8471 Ext 0
Fax: (318) 263 - 8841
Bienville Parish Police Jury
829 E Georgia
Ruston, LA
Phone: (318) 251-9867
Legal
LSNC
Shreveport Central Office
720 Travis St.
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: (318) 222-7186
Toll-free: 1-800-826-9265
Fax: 318-221-1901
If you are unable to speak the English language fluently or you are hearing impaired, an interpreter will be provided at no charge.
Mental Health
Red River Behavioral Health Clinic
1313 Ringgold Ave
Coushatta, LA 71019 – 7078
Phone: (318) 932 - 4029
Public Libraries
Bienville Parish Library
2768 Maple Street
Arcadia, LA 71001
Phone: (318) 263-7410
Ringgold Branch Library
2078 Hall Street
Ringgold, LA 71068
(318) 894-9770
FAX (318) 894-4339
Saline Branch Library
1434 Fourth Street
Saline, LA 71070
(318) 576-8990
FAX (318) 576-8780
Castor Branch Library
1955 Hwy. 507
Castor, LA 71016
(318) 544-8451
FAX (318) 544-7693
Reentry
The Northwest Regional Reentry Program Caddo Correctional Center
P.O. Box 70110
Shreveport, Louisiana 71137-0110
Sheriff: Steve Prator
Director: David Boone
Phone: (318) 677-5254
Veterans
Bienville Veteran Service Office
100 Courthouse Dr., Suite 1000
Arcadia, LA 71001
318-263-7419
Thurs: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Region VII HOPE for the Homeless
520 Olive St, Suite-A01
Shreveport, LA 71104
Phone: (318) 227-2100
FAX: (318) 227-0035
Contact: Terri Brock
Women and Family Services
Bienville Parish Health Unit WIC Clinic
1285 Pine Street
Arcadia, Louisiana 71001
Youth Services
Bienville Parish School Board
1956 First Street
Arcadia, LA 71001
Phone: 318.263.9416
Fax: 318.263.3100
Department of Children and Family Services
206 E. Reynolds Dr. Suite J
Ruston, LA 71270
Phone: 1-888-524-3578 Toll Free
Fax: (225) 663-3164
Volunteers for Youth Justice-CASA
900 Jordan St
Shreveport, LA
Phone: 318-221-2272
Fax: 318-227-0208