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Pregnancy Support Services

Pregnancy Support Services

Healthy Start

Healthy Start provides programs to help women who are pregnant find the medical and social service help they need, to be healthy and have healthy babies. They offer classes, transportation, baby items, referrals and much more. For information about Healthy Start or to join find a contact below:

  • New Orleans Area: 504-658-2600
  • Baton Rouge Area: 225-201-8888
  • Monroe Area: 318-361-7323
  • Bossier City Area: 318-746-4644
  • Lafayette Area: 337-295-7021

Nurse Family Partnership Program

A nurse home-visiting program for first time moms. To contact a coordinator in your area please refer to the chart below.

OPH Region Eligible Parishes Contact Info
Region 1 Orleans
Jefferson
St. Bernard
Plaquemines		 Jackie Patrick
504-471-2839
jpatrick@jphsa.org
Region 2 East Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge
Iberville
Ascension
West Feliciana
East Feliciana
Pointe Coupee		 Terell Foster
225-925-7200
Terell.Foster@la.gov

Kawanda Briley
225-242-4865
Kawanda.Briley@la.gov
Region 3 Terrebonne
Lafourche
Assumption
St. James
St. John
St. Mary
St. Charles		 Jeanne Foret
985-857-3601 ext. 135
jeanne.foret@la.gov
Region 4 Acadia
Evangeline
Iberia
Lafayette
Vermillion
St. Martin
St. Landry		 Pat McNeil
337-262-5319
Patricia.McNeill@la.gov

Angela Vidrine
337-363-4999
angela_nfp@yahoo.com
Region 5 Allen
Beauregard
Cameron
Calcasieu
Jeff Davis		 Debra Woods
337-480-2570
Debra.Woods@la.gov

Angela Vidrine
337-363-4999
angela_nfp@yahoo.com
Region 6 Avoyelles
Catahoula
Concordia
Grant
LaSalle
Rapides
Vernon
Winn		 Ellen Moore
318-483-7180
emoore@lsuhc.edu

Jennifer Sharp
318-339-8352
Jennifer.Sharp@la.gov
Region 7 Bienville
Bossier
Caddo
Claiborne
DeSoto
Natchitoches
Red River
Sabine
Webster		 Kathy Carter
318-357-3132
Kathy.Carter@la.gov

Wendi Barnette
318-862-9933
wbarne@lsuhc.edu
Region 8 Franklin
Jackson
Morehouse
Ouachita
Richland
Caldwell
Lincoln
Madison
East Carroll
West Carroll
Tensas
Union		 Paula Watts
318-435-2143 ext 310
paula.watts@la.gov

Tiana Howard
318-330-7726
thowa2@lsuhc.edu
Region 9 St. Tammany
Washington
Livingston
St. Helena
Tangipahoa		 Linda Serpas
985-871-6039
lserpas@stph.org

Cynthia Coston
985-543-4165 ext 221
Cynthia.Coston@la.gov