Local Programs
This page has contact information for programs that offer assistance and referrals to victims and survivors of abuse throughout your state. If you plan to contact a program by email, please review our Safety when using email page first.
We list the organizations by the county where the office is located, but many offices serve multiple counties. You can click “View All” to look through the complete list of organizations. If you are looking for an attorney to represent you in court or to give you legal advice about your situation, go to our Finding a Lawyer page instead.
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East Baton Rouge
Iris Domestic Violence Center
Hotline: (225) 389-3001 or (800) 541-9706 (24 hours) URL: https://www.stopdv.org/
Email: Info@StopDV.Org
Iris Domestic Violence Center serves victims of domestic violence and their children. Services include 24-hour crisis line; emergency shelter; safety planning; danger assessment; support groups; children’s services; case management; advocacy and counseling; legal representation for protective order applicants; court advocacy; information and referral; relocation assistance and more. All services are free and confidential. Services are offered to residential (in-shelter) as well as nonresidential survivors. Iris DV Center serves the parishes of East Baton Rouge, Ascension, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, and East Feliciana.
East Carroll
The Wellspring Alliance for Families - East Carroll Parish
205 Scarborough StreetLake Providence, LA 71254
Hotline: (888) 411-1333
Phone: (318) 281-3655
URL: https://wellspringofnela.org/domestic-violence-program/
The Wellspring Alliance for Families, through the Domestic Violence Program, offers free and confidential services to adults and children in abusive relationships. The Wellspring offers services that help survivors of domestic violence have a life free from emotional, physical, economical and sexual abuse. Services are available for residents staying at the shelter and non-residents living in a 12 parish region. Serving Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, LaSalle, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas and West Carroll Parishes.




