Pregnancy Support Services
Contact information for Healthy Start and Nurse Family Partnership programs
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 |
| Region 3 | Terrebonne Lafourche Assumption St. James St. John St. Mary St. Charles |
Luwana Marts 985-857-3601 ext. 135 Luwana.Marts@la.gov |
| Region 4 | Acadia Evangeline Iberia Lafayette Vermillion St. Martin St. Landry |
Pat McNeil 337-262-5319 Patricia.McNeil@la.gov Angela Vidrine |
| Region 5 | Allen Beauregard Cameron Calcasieu Jeff Davis |
Debra Woods 337-480-2570 Debra.Woods@la.gov Angela Vidrine |
| Region 6 | Avoyelles Catahoula Concordia Grant LaSalle Rapides Vernon Winn |
Ellen Moore 318-483-7178 emoor@lsuhc.edu Jennifer Sharp |
| Region 7 | Bienville Bossier Caddo Claiborne DeSoto Natchitoches Red River Sabine Webster |
Kathy Carter 318-357-3132 Kathy.Carter@la.gov Wendi Barnette |
| Region 8 | Franklin Jackson Morehouse Ouachita Richland Caldwell Lincoln Madison East Carroll West Carroll Tensas Union |
Christy Chapman 318-361-7215 Christy.Chapman@la.gov Tiana Howard |
| Region 9 | St. Tammany Washington Livingston St. Helena Tangipahoa |
Linda Serpas 985-871-6039 lserpas@stph.org Cynthia Coston |
