- Administrative
- Criminal Justice
- Disability Services
- Domestic Violence
- Education
- Emergency/Rental/Utilities Assistance
- Employment
- Financial/Banking Services
- Food
- Health
- Housing
- Mental Health
- Public Libraries
- Shelters
- Substance Abuse
- Veterans
- Women and Family Services
- Youth Services
Towns: Gramercy | Lutcher
Census Designated Places: North Vacherie | South Vacherie
Unincorporated communities: Convent | Vacherie
Administrative 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
Criminal 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
Disability Services
South Central Human Services Authority
1000 Plantation Rd., Ste. E
Thibodaux, LA 70301
Phone: (985) 449-5167
Toll Free: 1-800-861-0241
Domestic 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
Education
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
Emergency/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
Employment
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
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
Please Check Neighboring Parishes
Health 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
Housing
Housing Authority of St. James
2627 N King Ave, Lutcher, LA 70071
Phone: (225) 869-3278
Mental Health
St. James Behavioral Health
3136 S St Landry Ave, Gonzales, LA 70737
Phone:(225) 647-7524
Public 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
Shelters
Housing Authority of St. James
2627 N King Ave, Lutcher, LA 70071
Phone: (225) 869-3278
Substance Abuse
SCLHSA - River Parishes Treatment Center Health
1809 W Airline Hwy, Laplace, LA 70068
Phone:(985) 652-8444
Veterans
Department of Veteran Affairs
2430 Louisiana Ave
Lutcher, LA 70071
Phone: (225) 869-3643
Women 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
Youth 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:
- Must be 16 years old to take a course at SCL Reserve campus.
- 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