A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
If clutter, housing pressure, safety concerns, or a difficult next step are affecting an Arnaudville household, this guide can help you find the right local doorway without shame or pressure.
Start here - Fight the Blight
Start with the kind of help you need today. Fight the Blight is the nonprofit and virtual-group front door; town, parish, health, school, library, housing, and practical routes below can help with the surrounding conditions that make support possible.
If there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, or a situation that cannot safely wait, call 911. For a mental-health or substance-use crisis without immediate physical danger, call or text 988. These routes are emergency pathways, not hoarding support or cleanup services.
First conversations
You do not need to know the perfect service name before reaching out. These organizations can help you understand the landscape and identify a next step.
The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for organizing help, decluttering support, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps when a grant or public program is not the right fit. Ask about scope, cost, travel, consent, safety, and whether support is available in Arnaudville.
Unburied, from The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, groups, and tools for people directly affected and for friends, family, property managers, municipal workers, and other supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.
The town's current website lists 107 Rue de Jausiers Avenue, P.O. Box 1010, Arnaudville, Louisiana 70512, and 337-754-5911. Its public pages include water-system notices, online payments, agendas, minutes, and a calendar. Confirm the current office, department, and exact address jurisdiction before relying on a contact.
St. Landry Parish Government is the official parish route for services affecting the St. Landry portion of Arnaudville. Confirm the department, office hours, current service terms, and whether the issue belongs to the town or parish.
St. Martin Parish is the official parish route for the St. Martin portion of Arnaudville. The state profile identifies Arnaudville as a parish town; confirm the exact address, department, and current service terms before relying on a contact.
Louisiana 211 can help identify current local and regional referrals when a household needs food, housing, utility, health, transportation, or other human services. Ask for the Arnaudville address and the correct parish, then verify each provider directly.
Acadiana Area Human Services District is a regional access point for behavioral-health, substance-use, developmental-disability, and related services. Ask about current intake, service area, fees or sliding-scale terms, and whether the requested support fits the program.
LDH Region 4 is the state regional route for public-health programs serving Arnaudville and both parishes. Confirm the current program, local office, appointment process, and household eligibility.
Supporter Circle is a broad supporter-learning pathway for people who want to understand hoarding disorder and provide more useful support. The current offer says 10% of proceeds benefit Fight the Blight so people unable to afford hoarding-disorder support may have a path to help. Review the current Fight the Blight landing page for the active group schedule and enrollment terms.
Safety and stability
These pathways serve different situations. Read the labels carefully before calling, especially when a response may involve crisis care, protective services, shelter, housing rules, legal advocacy, or emergency dispatch.
Call 911 when there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, a need for rescue, or a situation that cannot safely wait. Tell the dispatcher the Arnaudville address, immediate hazard, and any access or mobility information responders need.
Call or text 988 for 24/7 crisis support. If there is immediate physical danger, fire, serious injury, or a medical emergency, call 911 instead or in addition.
The town's current website provides local office and water-system routing. Confirm the right planned contact and jurisdiction before calling; use 911 for an active emergency.
The town's current fire-department page lists a volunteer department with 25 volunteer firefighters and Chief Jake Marks at 337-754-5089. Confirm address coverage and planned contact details directly; call 911 for an active fire, rescue, or medical emergency.
The Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal explains that its public fire directory provides department contact information. Use the directory to verify the fire department or district for the exact Arnaudville address; call 911 for an active fire, rescue, or medical emergency.
St. Landry Parish Government and GOHSEP provide emergency-preparedness routing for the St. Landry portion of Arnaudville. Use 911 for an active emergency and confirm current shelter, evacuation, flood, and weather information during a disaster.
The St. Martin Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness coordinates disaster planning, response, recovery, and restoration. Confirm current alerts and shelter information for the St. Martin portion of an Arnaudville address; use 911 for an active emergency.
Use the sheriff's current contact route for planned parish public-safety questions or reports outside a municipal jurisdiction. Confirm the address, reporting procedure, and current non-emergency contact directly; call 911 for immediate danger.
Use the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's current services route for planned public-safety questions, crime reporting, victim resources, or address-specific routing. Confirm the procedure directly; call 911 for immediate danger.
Louisiana Adult Protective Services is a reporting and assessment route when a vulnerable adult may be unsafe because of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect. It does not replace 911 for immediate danger.
Louisiana's elderly protective-services information can help a concerned person identify the appropriate reporting route for an older adult. Use 911 for immediate danger and verify current intake instructions.
Use the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services child-protection information when a child may be unsafe because of abuse or neglect. Call 911 for immediate danger and follow the current state reporting instructions.
Faith House provides domestic-violence services in Acadiana. If someone is at risk, use the organization's current confidential intake route and call 911 when immediate danger is present.
Louisiana Poison Control can help with poison or exposure questions. Keep the product or substance information available if possible; call 911 for severe symptoms, breathing trouble, collapse, or immediate danger.
Opelousas General Health System identifies Arnaudville among the communities in its primary service area and operates a full-service main campus in Opelousas. Confirm emergency, outpatient, social-work, coverage, payment, accessibility, and referral routes directly; this is not hoarding-specific support.
The Veterans Crisis Line provides crisis support for veterans, service members, and their supporters. Use 911 for immediate physical danger and verify the current contact options on the official site.
DisasterAssistance.gov is a federal starting point after an eligible declared disaster. It is not a promise of assistance; confirm the declaration, application deadlines, documents, and program rules for the affected address.
Use FEMA flood-map resources as one planning input and confirm the exact address, map date, insurance questions, and local drainage information before making a decision.
LDEQ is a state environmental-information route for concerns that may involve regulated air, water, waste, or environmental conditions. Confirm the agency's jurisdiction and use 911 for immediate danger.
Call 811 or use the state service before digging, installing, removing, or disturbing ground. Utility marking does not identify every private line; verify the request, wait period, and safe-dig rules.
Entergy's outage center can help report or check an outage where Entergy serves the address. Call 911 for downed lines, fire, medical danger, or immediate physical danger and stay away from hazards.
People and practical help
These listings connect the local community with housing, food, behavioral health, benefits, transit, survivor advocacy, disability support, peer support, and practical resources. Ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
The town's current website provides water-system notices and online-payment routing. A May 5, 2025 water-system notice is posted there; verify current boil-water, outage, billing, sewer, and emergency information directly with the town.
LDH's Safe Drinking Water Program explains how to review current water-system records, Consumer Confidence Reports, and Drinking Water Watch data. Use the exact public-water-system ID and request the current report from the utility before drawing conclusions about an address.
The Louisiana Department of Health's 2025 index identifies the Town of Arnaudville water system as public water system LA1099001. Use it as a dated report index and confirm the current report, service area, and any notices directly with the town and LDH.
The 2024 state annual report lists the Town of Arnaudville Water System as LA1099001 with zero chlorine and monitoring violations for that reporting table. This is a dated regulatory reference, not a substitute for the current Consumer Confidence Report or an emergency notice.
The USGS monitoring page provides water-level information for Bayou Fusilier above the weir near Arnaudville and explains that data may be provisional or subject to operational changes. Use local emergency alerts and 911 for immediate flood or safety danger.
The South St. Landry Community Library serves communities in southern St. Landry Parish. Confirm the current Arnaudville-area service route, nearest branch, hours, card rules, computers, internet, and building access before visiting.
St. Martin Parish Library publishes current branch hours and library programs for St. Martin Parish. Confirm which branch and service rules apply to the St. Martin portion of an Arnaudville address before visiting.
The St. Landry Parish School Board is the official public-school route for the St. Landry portion of Arnaudville. Ask the district to identify the current assignment and the right contact for enrollment, transportation, accommodations, safety, attendance, or family support.
Arnaudville Elementary is part of the St. Landry Parish School Board. Confirm the current school assignment, enrollment, transportation, accommodations, family-resource, and safety procedures directly with the district or school.
Arnaudville Middle School publishes a 120 West Railroad Avenue address and 337-754-5320 contact and serves grades 5 through 8. Confirm enrollment, transportation, accommodations, family-resource, and safety procedures directly.
Beau Chene High School is the St. Landry Parish high-school route associated with the Arnaudville area. Confirm the current assignment, enrollment, transportation, accommodations, and family-support contacts with the district.
Southwest Louisiana Primary Health Care Center lists a Beau Chene High School-based health center at 7076 Highway 93 in Arnaudville, with medical care by appointment and walk-ins welcomed during posted school-schedule hours. Confirm current availability and scope directly; call 911 for emergencies.
Louisiana Department of Health lists the St. Landry Parish Health Unit at 308 West Bloch Street in Opelousas. Confirm current hours, appointments, documents, environmental-health, WIC, immunization, and other program availability before traveling.
Use the Louisiana Department of Health directory to confirm the current St. Martin Parish Health Unit location, hours, programs, documents, and address-specific eligibility for the St. Martin portion of Arnaudville.
AAHSD administers regional developmental-disability and OCDD pathways for St. Landry, St. Martin, and nearby parishes. Ask about certification, service coordination, waivers, family supports, waiting lists, and current capacity.
OCDD is a state route for developmental-disability information and service navigation. Ask about eligibility, application steps, regional contacts, and current capacity; it is not emergency response.
HUD's Louisiana resources connect residents to public housing, vouchers, housing counseling, homelessness, and fair-housing pathways. Confirm the local provider, application route, income limits, documents, and availability.
Louisiana Housing Corporation explains public-housing and project-based Section 8 routes and links permanent-supportive-housing information. Confirm whether a local property or program is accepting applications and what documents or accommodations apply.
Use the statewide housing-search directory to identify possible rentals and ask each property about current rent, deposits, accessibility, income limits, waitlists, application documents, and reasonable accommodations.
The St. Landry Parish Housing Authority publishes housing and disaster-preparedness information. Confirm current application status, income and household rules, accessibility, waitlists, and whether a property serves the St. Landry portion of the Arnaudville address.
Cajun Area Agency on Aging provides St. Landry Parish aging-services routes. Confirm current age, assessment, caregiver, meal, home-visit, wellness, and transportation eligibility, scheduling, funding, and capacity.
The St. Martin Council on Aging describes aging and public-transportation services for St. Martin Parish. Confirm current intake, age or disability requirements, meal and transportation availability, reservation rules, and capacity for the St. Martin portion of Arnaudville.
Louisiana DOTD's transit resources can help identify current service for St. Landry Parish. Confirm reservations, accessibility, service area, fare, Medicaid certification, scheduled out-of-parish trips, and availability before relying on a trip.
St. Martin Public Transit is operated by the St. Martin Council on Aging and serves the general public, older adults, and people with disabilities. Confirm reservations, fare, accessibility, service area, Medicaid certification, and availability before relying on a trip.
Louisiana's SNAP route explains applications, verification, interviews, and redeterminations. Confirm current eligibility, documents, and processing requirements; use 211 or community-action routes for immediate food-navigation questions.
Louisiana Medicaid provides the state's official route for coverage applications, eligibility questions, renewals, and member support. Confirm current program and documentation requirements; do not wait for benefit processing for urgent medical care.
Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs provides parish veterans-service navigation. Confirm current appointment, eligibility, service, and document requirements; use 988 or 911 for urgent safety concerns.
Use the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs parish-location route to confirm current St. Martin veterans-service contacts, appointments, eligibility, and document requirements.
Disability Rights Louisiana can help people understand disability-rights and advocacy options. Confirm whether the issue is within current intake scope and what documents or deadlines apply.
Louisiana LawHelp provides civil-legal information and referral pathways. Confirm current eligibility, issue scope, deadlines, and whether a local legal-aid program or private attorney is the right fit.
Louisiana's public-defense system provides a route for people who may qualify for appointed counsel in criminal matters. Confirm the current office, eligibility, appointment, and case procedures for the applicable parish.
DOTD's St. Landry Parish page publishes current road-status, project, and state transportation information. Use 911 for an immediate roadway emergency and confirm a road or lane condition before traveling.
DOTD's St. Martin Parish page publishes current road-status, project, and state transportation information. Use 911 for an immediate roadway emergency and confirm a road or lane condition before traveling.
Use the official OMV route to confirm the nearest office, required documents, appointment process, and current service availability.
Use the state voter portal to verify registration, polling-place, and election information for an Arnaudville address. Confirm current precinct and deadline details before an election.
Louisiana Workforce Commission routes can help with unemployment claims, job searches, resumes, and training. Confirm current eligibility, identity, deadlines, and local workforce services.
DisasterAssistance.gov is a federal starting point after an eligible declared disaster. It is not a promise of assistance; confirm the declaration, application deadlines, documents, and program rules for the affected address.
The State Library of Louisiana links public-library resources and free HomeworkLA tutoring for Louisianans. Confirm current hours, card or internet access, and program availability through the library serving the address.
LSU AgCenter's St. Landry Parish profile describes extension and community-health education. Confirm current local programs, workshops, food or nutrition resources, and contact information before relying on a listing.
LSU AgCenter's St. Martin Parish resource page provides parish context and links to local institutions and services. Confirm current extension programs, contacts, and eligibility before relying on a listing.
Supporter Circle is a broad supporter-learning pathway for people who want to understand hoarding disorder and provide more useful support. The current offer says 10% of proceeds benefit Fight the Blight so people unable to afford hoarding-disorder support may have a path to help. Review the current Fight the Blight landing page for active schedule and enrollment terms.
The Peer Tree is the private-pay service pathway for people seeking practical hoarding support beyond public or grant-funded options. Ask what is available in Arnaudville or either parish and confirm all terms before booking.
Unburied offers a digital peer-support route for people directly affected and for supporters who want ongoing connection and tools. Use local emergency and public-service routes for immediate safety, medical, housing, or legal needs.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Arnaudville, Louisiana, and includes city, county, state, nonprofit, national, and independent pathways. A listing here does not mean Fight the Blight endorses every provider or can guarantee availability. The Hoarding Alliance is not a city or county agency, therapy practice, emergency service, or cleanup company. We will keep reviewing this page, but please confirm details directly before relying on them.
Need help choosing a path? Contact Fight the Blight