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DCFS Licensed Facilities
- The posted information is provided to serve as a source of official information. Although DCFS attempts to ensure the accuracy of the information listed, the official records are those in the office of Licensing. Licensing makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the data. Facilities in pending status are not listed and recent changes in a facility’s status may not be posted immediately. Persons wishing current official information may contact Licensing staff directly at (225) 342-4350. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday (excluding legal holidays).
- This website displays all current facilities licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services, Licensing Section. If you are unable to locate a facility on this website that you have seen to be in operation, please contact the Licensing Section at (225) 342-4350 as the facility may be in operation in violation of the law.
To obtain the latest inspection information:
- Submit a records request through the DCFS Public Records Center.
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DCFS Licensed Facilities
| Program Type | Subprogram | Name | License Number | Street | City | Zip Code | Office Phone | Parish | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Home | Type IV | Johnny Robinson's Boys Home Inc. | 2069 | 3209 South Grand Street | Monroe | 71202 | 318-388-1104 | Ouachita | Matthew J. Robinson |
| Residential Home | Type IV | MacDonell United Methodist Children's Services, Inc. | 2072 | 8326 Main Street | Houma | 70363 | 985-868-8362 | Terrebonne | Charles K. Champagne |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Rutherford House III | 2086 | 553 Stoner Ave. | Shreveport | 71101 | 318-222-0222 | Caddo | Ira W. Tieuel |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Rutherford House I and IV | 2087 | 636 & 618 Herndon Street | Shreveport | 71101 | 318-222-0222 | Caddo | Ira W. Tieuel |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Boys Town Louisiana - City Park Family Home | 2089 | 313 City Park Avenue | New Orleans | 70119 | 504-293-7900 | Orleans | Rashain Carriere-Williams |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Johnny Robinson's Boys Home, Inc | 2106 | 3303 South Grand Street | Monroe | 71202 | 318-388-1104 | Ouachita | Matthew J. Robinson |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Lafourche Parish Juvenile Justice Facility | 2107 | 2525 Veterans Boulevard | Thibodaux | 70301 | 985-448-1436 | Lafourche | Dawn Campbell |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Community Receiving Home dba Renaissance | 2112 | 6177 Bayou Rapides Road | Alexandria | 71303 | 318-473-0530 | Rapides | Angela Chustz |
| Residential Home | Type B | Waldo Burton Boys' Home | 2113 | 3320 South Carrollton Avenue | New Orleans | 70118 | 504-482-3202 | Orleans | Alexander Gagnet |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Rutherford House II | 2116 | 217 Rutherford Street | Shreveport | 71101 | 318-222-0222 | Caddo | Ira W. Tieuel |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Harmony Center, Inc. - Harmony III Group Home | 2117 | 1246 Laurel Street | Baton Rouge | 70802 | 225-383-9139 | East Baton Rouge | Wanda Reed |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Raintree House | 2154 | 1219 Eighth Street | New Orleans | 70115 | 504-899-9045 | Orleans | LaShawna Schofield |
| Child Placing Agency | Adoption Services, Foster Care Services | Louisiana Baptist Children's Home & Family Services | 2309 | 7200 Desiard Road | Monroe | 71203 | 318-343-2244 | Ouachita | Susan Nolan |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | Raintree Family Foster Care | 2409 | 1233 Eighth Street | New Orleans | 70115 | 504-899-9045 | Orleans | LaShawna Schofield |
| Child Placing Agency | Adoption Services | St. Elizabeth Foundation | 2414 | 8054 Summa Avenue, Suite A | Baton Rouge | 70809 | 225-769-8888 | East Baton Rouge | Melissa Fitch |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Boys Town Louisiana - Magazine Family Home | 3707 | 6020 Magazine Street | New Orleans | 70118 | 504-293-7901 | Orleans | Rashain Carriere-Williams |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Cane River Children's Services | 6318 | 425 Rue DeGabriel | Natchitoches | 71457 | 318-352-9349 | Natchitoches | Jennifer Karle |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Ware Youth Center | 6488 | 3565 Highway 71 | Coushatta | 71019 | 318-932-4411 | Red River | Staci Scott |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | Gulf Coast Social Services | 6587 | 5850 Florida Boulevard | Baton Rouge | 70806 | 225-201-0696 | East Baton Rouge | Marcus Alexander |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Christopher Youth Center | 6620 | 205 Smith Avenue | Monroe | 71203 | 318-345-5556 | Ouachita | Ella Nimmers |
| Child Placing Agency | Adoption Services, Foster Care Services | Catholic Charities of Diocese of Baton Rouge, Inc. | 7597 | 1900 South Acadian Thruway | Baton Rouge | 70808 | 225-336-8708 | East Baton Rouge | Kiera Meuse Cash |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | VOASCL, Client Placing Foster Care/Treatment Foster Care | 8793 | 1945 Carolyn Sue Drive | Baton Rouge | 70815 | 225-465-3571 | East Baton Rouge | Jessica Fontenot |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Boys and Girls Villages Foundation | 8998 | 7378 Highway 90 East | Lake Charles | 70615 | 337-436-7553 | Calcasieu | Nathan Bray |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Christian Acres Youth Center | 9950 | 200 Bailey Street | Tallulah | 71282 | 318-574-3146 | Madison | Janet Moore |
| Child Placing Agency | Adoption Services | DeColores Adoptions International | 11817 | 2615 Paul White Road | Lake Charles | 70611 | 337-540-7232 | Calcasieu | Sandra Arredondo Pousson |
| Child Placing Agency | Adoption Services, Foster Care Services | Open Arms Adoption Services, Inc. | 12154 | 7330 Fern Avenue, Suite 204 | Shreveport | 71105 | 318-798-7664 | Caddo | Angela White |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services, Transitional Placing | Cane River Children's Services Child Placing Program | 13372 | 911 Second Street | Natchitoches | 71457 | 318-352-5100 | Natchitoches | Jennifer Karle |
| Child Placing Agency | Adoption Services | A Bond of Life Adoptions Louisiana, Inc. | 13457 | 247 W. Causeway Approach | Mandeville | 70448 | 985-674-1818 | St. Tammany | Victoria Peay |
| Residential Home | Type IV | The Agape House | 13553 | 508 Morris Street | Franklin | 70538 | 337-578-3372 | St. Mary | Merculus Ellis |
| Residential Home | Type IV | AMIKids Acadiana, Inc. | 13928 | 611 Celestine LaTortue Road | Branch | 70516 | 337-334-4838 | Acadia | Kristopher Riley |
| Child Placing Agency | Transitional Placing | Nora's House | 14526 | 290 North Second Street | Ponchatoula | 70454 | 985-370-4546 | Tangipahoa | Connie Dotey |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Boys Town Intervention & Assessment Home | 14589 | 1008 Behrman Highway | Gretna | 70056 | 504-293-7900 | Orleans | Rashain Carriere-Williams |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Boys Town Louisiana - Bienville Family Home | 15114 | 3308 Bienville Street | New Orleans | 70119 | 504-293-7901 | Orleans | Rashain Carriere-Williams |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Lighthouse Ranch for Boys | 15250 | 51453 Hwy 443 | Loranger | 70446 | 985-878-6560 | Tangipahoa | Jonathan Smith |
| Child Placing Agency | Adoption Services, Foster Care Services | Acorn Adoption Agency | 15742 | #1 Sanctuary Boulevard, Suite 301-B | Mandeville | 70471 | 985-626-3800 | St. Tammany | Danita Holladay |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | Gulf Coast Social Services - Metairie | 15826 | 2400 Edenborn Avenue, First Floor | Metairie | 70001 | 504-831-6561 | Jefferson | Melissa Gaudet |
| Residential Home | Type IV | The Agape House II CRF | 16175 | 1205 Tallow Tree Lane | Harvey | 70058 | 337-578-3372 | Jefferson | Merculus Ellis |
| Child Placing Agency | Adoption Services | Adoption Home Studies, Inc. | 16296 | 594 Asbury Drive, Suite E-8 | Mandeville | 70471 | 985-264-8982 | St. Tammany | Mary Marrs |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | Methodist Foster Care - Monroe | 16310 | 3101 Armand Street, Suite 3 | Monroe | 71201 | 318-582-2873 | Ouachita | Chatara T. Williams |
| Child Placing Agency | Adoption Services, Foster Care Services | Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana | 16314 | 3939 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 101 | Metairie | 70002 | 504-836-8714 | Jefferson | Lori Arceneaux |
| Residential Home | Type IV - Children of Resident | Lighthouse Child Residential Center | 16316 | 150 Lighthouse Lane | Reeves | 70658 | 337-802-1737 | Allen | Patsy Cavenah |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | The Kennedy Center of Louisiana | 16323 | 2210 Line Avenue, Suite 207 | Shreveport | 71104 | 318-675-1112 | Caddo | Tonya Williams |
| Residential Home | Type IV - Children of Resident | Metanoia Manor | 16326 | PO Box 178 | Zachary | 70791 | 512-963-5650 | East Baton Rouge | Kelly Tourere |
| Child Placing Agency | Transitional Placing | Empower 225 Anchor House | 16327 | 4829 Winbourne Avenue | Baton Rouge | 70805 | 225-831-4880 | East Baton Rouge | Jeffrey Jones |
| Child Placing Agency | Adoption Services | Beacon House Adoption Services, Inc. | 16328 | 3975 O'Neal Lane, Suite C | Baton Rouge | 70816 | 225-753-5551 | East Baton Rouge | Alise Burgess |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Restoration Crisis Center Therapeutic Home, LLC. (RCCTH) | 16331 | 6808 Jefferson Paige Road | Shreveport | 71119 | 318-525-9000 | Caddo | Brenda M. Ashley |
| Child Placing Agency | Transitional Placing | Youth Oasis | 16341 | 260 S. Acadian Thruway | Baton Rouge | 70806 | 225-343-6300 | East Baton Rouge | Tekoah Boatner |
| Child Placing Agency | Adoption Services | Children's House International | 16342 | 118 Woods Drive | Madisonville | 70447 | 360-383-0623 | St. Tammany | Ana L. Anderson |
| Child Placing Agency | Adoption Services | Lifeline Children's Services | 16345 | 228 East 4th Street | Crowley | 70526 | 337-466-1221 | Acadia | Kara Clark |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | Methodist Foster Care - Covington | 16346 | 102 Highland Park Plaza | Covington | 70434 | 225-281-4511 | St. Tammany | Janis Leigh Vaughan |
| Child Placing Agency | Transitional Placing | LL Brandon Transitional Home | 16348 | 1 Larry Brandon III Circle | Shreveport | 71109 | 318-631-4428 | Caddo | Larry L. Brandon |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | National Youth Advocate Program | 16350 | 2900 Westfork Drive Suite 401 | Baton Rouge | 70827 | 225-298-1290 | East Baton Rouge | Robert Guillmette |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | Methodist Foster Care - Alexandria | 16352 | 4615 Parliament Drive, Suite 103 | Alexandria | 71303 | 318-266-8425 | Rapides | Canesha White |
| Child Placing Agency | Transitional Placing | Christian Acres Youth Center Transitional Placement Program | 16353 | 2037 Highway 594 | Monroe | 71203 | 318-855-6774 | Ouachita | Janet Moore |
| Child Placing Agency | Transitional Placing | MacDonell Children's Services - Keener Hall | 16355 | 8326 Main Street | Houma | 70363 | 985-868-8362 | Terrebonne | Charles K. Champagne |
| Child Placing Agency | Adoption Services, Foster Care Services | Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans | 16356 | 4200 S. I-10 Service Road, West Suite 124 | Metairie | 70001 | 504-885-1141 | Jefferson | Danna P. Cousins |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | Guardian Angels Place (GAP), LLC | 16363 | 3000 Knight Street, Bldg 5, Suite 210 | Shreveport | 71105 | 318-918-3803 | Caddo | Rosalind Calloway |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans - Therapeutic Family Services | 16364 | 405 Gretna Blvd., Suite 103A | Gretna | 70053 | 504-310-6939 | Jefferson | Shacidy Bush |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | Methodist Foster Care-Shreveport | 16365 | 225 Albany Street | Shreveport | 71105 | Caddo | Michelle Berry | |
| Child Placing Agency | Transitional Placing | H2O Ministries | 16368 | 107 Florence Drive | Hammond | 70401 | 985-974-3169 | Tangipahoa | Patricia A. West |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Helen's Hope Residential Care Home, Inc | 16376 | 1311 Texas Avenue | Baker | 70714 | 225-588-7604 | East Baton Rouge | Cleopatra Carradine |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | OPS Family Care, LLC | 16380 | 2550 Belle Chasse Hwy. Suite 220 | Gretna | 70053 | 504-367-6888 | Jefferson | Cassandra Smith |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | Methodist Foster Care - Lafayette | 16384 | 1819 W Pinhook Suite 114 | Lafayette | 70508 | 337-347-9729 | Lafayette | Sara McBroom |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | National Youth Advocate Program, Inc. | 16385 | 5033 Wabash Street | Metairie | 70001 | 504-457-7075 | Jefferson | Marybeth Razza |
| Child Placing Agency | Transitional Placing | La Maison de Grace ETC | 16389 | 638 Iris St., Apt #5 | Lake Charles | 70601 | 337-433-1062 | Calcasieu | Dana Wilson |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Harbour House ETC | 16391 | 2400 Merganser St., Bldg A | Lake Charles | 70615 | 337-433-1062 | Calcasieu | Amanda 'Mandy' Ashford |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | Gulf Coast Social Services | 16393 | 1300 Jackson Street | Alexandria | 71301 | 318-448-1801 | Rapides | Marcus Alexander |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Harmony Lighthouse Residential Services | 16395 | 7414 Sumrall Dr | Baton Rouge | 70812 | 225-383-9139 | East Baton Rouge | Demetria C. Blanson |
| Residential Home | Type IV | ONT Affordable Housing, LLC | 16396 | 29506 Sticker Bay Rd | LaCombe | 70445 | 985-284-1806 | St. Tammany | Niya Carter |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Empowerment Home | 16399 | 46328 Patti Road | Hammond | 70401 | 985-265-2161 | Tangipahoa | Ebonie Lewis |
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | Gulf Coast Social Services | 16401 | 315 South College Road, Suite 275 | Lafayette | 70503 | 337-269-1165 | Lafayette | Marcus Alexander |
| Maternity Home | N/A | TEST | 16403 | TEST Street | Baton Rouge | 70802 | Choose... | ||
| Child Placing Agency | Foster Care Services | Gulf Coast Social Services-Houma | 16404 | 723 Point Street | Houma | 70360 | 985-851-4488 | Terrebonne | Marcus Alexander |
| Residential Home | Type IV | Ann's House of Hope | 16405 | 12147 US 190 | Hammond | 70401 | 504-428-2054 | Tangipahoa | Tipheri Grimes |
Note: Legislation passed during the 2023 Regular Legislative Session (HB 523-Act 445) transferred the licensing and regulation of juvenile detention facilities to the State of Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) effective July 1, 2024. You may contact OJJ at (225) 287-7900.
Visit the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice for additional information.