A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Broussard, Louisiana.

A respectful place to begin, whether you are looking for support for yourself, worried about someone you love, or trying to respond to a safety, housing, care, or practical concern in Broussard or Lafayette Parish.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Broussard, Lafayette Parish, and nearby communities. Broussard is an incorporated city, so this guide distinguishes city, parish, police, fire, library, school, regional, and statewide routes instead of treating every concern as one agency's responsibility.

For immediate danger

Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, immediate danger, or active threat. For emotional distress or a behavioral-health crisis, call or text 988; Acadiana Area Human Services District provides behavioral-health and developmental-disability services in Lafayette Parish. For current food, shelter, housing, utilities, transportation, or benefits navigation, dial 211 and confirm local availability.

First conversations

A few good places to start

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.

Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, safety, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

The Peer Tree

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 Broussard or Lafayette Parish.

Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; no cost or eligibility claim verified; not therapy or emergency support

Unburied

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.

State-maintained local-government and community orientation - Broussard is listed as a city in Lafayette Parish; city, parish, district, and statewide jurisdiction rules apply

Louisiana Lafayette Parish Profile

Louisiana's official Lafayette Parish profile identifies Broussard as one of the parish's cities and points residents to contacts for emergency preparedness, fire protection, the library, sheriff, assessor, courts, and other services. It is a routing starting point, not a hoarding-support or cleanup provider.

Municipal administration, notices, permits, utilities, resident services, and city-department navigation - Broussard; city jurisdiction and office rules apply

City of Broussard

The City of Broussard is the municipal starting point for city services, notices, utilities, permits, planning, public works, appliance pickup, recreation, and resident contacts. Confirm which department handles the address and concern; city government is not a hoarding-support, crisis, or cleanup provider.

Municipal law-enforcement, public-safety, and planned-concern pathway - Broussard city limits; use 911 for emergencies and confirm non-emergency scope; not hoarding treatment or cleanup

Broussard Police Department

Broussard Police Department provides city public-safety contacts and a resource route for residents. Use 911 for an emergency and the department's business or dispatch contact for a planned concern; explain the safety issue without assuming police can provide treatment, housing, or cleanup.

Municipal fire prevention, emergency response, rescue, hazardous-material, and community-safety pathway - Broussard response area; call 911 for emergencies; not hoarding treatment or guaranteed cleanup

Broussard Fire Department

Broussard Fire Department lists its response scope, current station address, and non-emergency contact. Use the department for prevention questions about an address and call 911 for fire, rescue, or medical emergencies; it is not a cleanup provider.

Housing, utility, food, health, aging, transportation, and human-services navigation - Louisiana, including Broussard; free referral access and local capacity vary

Louisiana 211

Louisiana 211 connects people in all 64 parishes with individualized information and referrals for health and human services. Dial 211 or text a ZIP code to 898-211 and ask for Broussard or Lafayette Parish options, then confirm eligibility, capacity, hours, and referral requirements directly.

Safety and stability

When the concern involves safety, housing, or crisis

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.

Immediate danger, fire, medical emergency, or active threat - Broussard and Lafayette Parish response areas; emergency use only

911 Emergency Services

Call 911 when there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, violence, or a threat that cannot wait for a scheduled service. Emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program, behavioral-health counseling service, or cleanup provider.

Mental-health and substance-use crisis support - Nationwide, including Broussard; free, confidential, 24/7 support

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, a mental-health or substance-use crisis, or concern about someone else. 988 can help with crisis support and connection to local resources, but it is not a cleanup provider or guaranteed in-home response. Call 911 for immediate danger.

Behavioral-health, addictive-disorders, and developmental-disability service pathway - Lafayette and six neighboring parishes; assessment, eligibility, appointment, clinical-scope, and capacity rules apply

Acadiana Area Human Services District

The state identifies Acadiana Area Human Services District as the local governing entity for behavioral-health and developmental-disability services in Lafayette Parish. Ask about current crisis, assessment, outpatient, developmental-disability, and referral routes; it is not emergency dispatch or cleanup.

Municipal public-safety and law-enforcement pathway - Broussard city limits; 911 for emergencies, business or dispatch contact for planned concerns; not clinical care or cleanup

Broussard Police Department

Use Broussard Police for an immediate public-safety concern in the city or for a planned question that fits its law-enforcement scope. The department cannot guarantee a social-service referral, behavioral-health response, housing placement, or cleanup; call 911 when danger is immediate.

Municipal fire, rescue, prevention, hazardous-material, and emergency-response pathway - Broussard response area; call 911 for emergencies; station and planned-service limits apply

Broussard Fire Department

Use Broussard Fire Department's current contact and prevention information for fire-safety questions, smoke-alarm planning, and address-specific hazards. Call 911 for fire, rescue, or medical emergencies; the department is not a hoarding-treatment or cleanup service.

Parish law-enforcement and public-safety pathway - Lafayette Parish, including areas outside municipal jurisdiction; emergency, non-emergency, district, and report rules apply

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office provides parish law-enforcement contacts and public-safety information. Confirm whether an address is inside Broussard city limits or an unincorporated part of the parish before using a planned route; call 911 for immediate danger.

Parish disaster planning, evacuation, flood, hazardous-material, response, and recovery navigation - Lafayette Parish; preparedness and response limits apply

Lafayette Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

Lafayette Parish OHSEP coordinates all-hazard planning, public-safety support, and community recovery with local governments, nonprofits, utilities, and private partners. Use it for preparedness and disaster-navigation questions affecting Broussard; call 911 for immediate danger.

Parish emergency-partner and public-safety coordination pathway - Lafayette Parish and partner municipalities, including Broussard; emergency, agency, and response limits apply

Lafayette Parish Emergency Partners and Supports

Lafayette OHSEP identifies Broussard, Lafayette 911, GOHSEP, Acadian Ambulance, the Red Cross, and other partners in its emergency-support network. Use it for preparedness orientation and confirm the correct agency for an address; call 911 for immediate danger.

Federal flood-risk and map-navigation pathway - Broussard and Lafayette Parish; address, map, insurance, and local-permit rules apply

FEMA Flood Map Service Center

Use FEMA's flood-map tools to understand the mapped flood risk for a Broussard address and then confirm local requirements with the city or parish. A map is not a guarantee that a property will avoid flooding or that assistance will be available.

Reports and protective-services response for vulnerable adults - Louisiana; age, vulnerability, risk, jurisdiction, and investigation rules apply

Louisiana Adult Protective Services

Louisiana Adult Protective Services describes a pathway for reporting suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect involving a vulnerable adult. It is not a routine cleanup service or guaranteed housing placement. Share only information needed for the report and call 911 for immediate danger.

Protective-services pathway for older adults - Louisiana; age, risk, jurisdiction, and response rules apply

Louisiana Elderly Protective Services

The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs describes Elderly Protective Services for concerns involving older adults, including possible neglect or self-neglect. Confirm current reporting routes and limits; call 911 for an immediate medical, fire, violence, or safety emergency.

State child-protection route for suspected abuse or neglect - Louisiana, including Broussard; intake, investigation, confidentiality, and emergency-response rules apply

Louisiana Child Welfare and Child Protection

Use Louisiana's child-welfare intake route when a child may be unsafe because of neglect, abuse, fire, structural hazards, or another household concern. Provide the address and facts you observed; call 911 when immediate danger requires emergency response.

Confidential domestic-violence safety planning and referral pathway - Louisiana; advocates are not emergency dispatch, housing placement, or cleanup providers

Louisiana Domestic Violence Hotline

The Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence lists confidential help and local advocacy routes for people experiencing domestic violence. If there is immediate danger, call 911; ask an advocate about safe contact, shelter, transportation, and privacy options.

24/7 poison-exposure advice - Louisiana; use for possible poisoning or exposure questions, not for fire, rescue, or life-threatening emergency; call 911 for severe symptoms or immediate danger

Louisiana Poison Control

Call Poison Control for guidance after a possible medication, chemical, carbon-monoxide, or household-product exposure. Have the product or substance, amount, time, age, symptoms, and location available; call 911 for severe symptoms, breathing trouble, collapse, fire, or immediate danger.

State supportive-housing and homelessness pathway - Louisiana, including Lafayette Parish; disability, homelessness, income, application, and program rules apply

Louisiana Permanent Supportive Housing

Louisiana's Permanent Supportive Housing program combines affordable housing with voluntary services for people experiencing chronic homelessness, disability, or complex health needs. Contact the program to ask about the current Lafayette Parish route; no unit, subsidy, or placement is guaranteed.

Crisis support for veterans, service members, and people who support them - Nationwide, including Broussard; free, confidential, 24/7 support; not emergency cleanup or housing

Veterans Crisis Line

Veterans, service members, and their supporters can call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or use the Veterans Crisis Line for immediate emotional support. Call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

Federal disaster-assistance information and application pathway - Louisiana disaster areas; declared-disaster, documentation, inspection, and eligibility rules apply

FEMA Disaster Assistance

FEMA provides disaster-assistance information and applications when a qualifying disaster declaration is active. Use it for recovery questions after a hurricane, flood, or other declared event, and confirm deadlines and documentation; FEMA is not routine cleanup or emergency dispatch.

People and practical help

Housing, food, care, transportation, and ongoing support

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.

Municipal contact, service-request, department-routing, and records-navigation pathway - Broussard; office hours, address, and request rules apply

Broussard City Hall and Contact

Broussard City Hall lists the current municipal address, contact, and office route for residents and businesses. Use it for a city-service question that is not an emergency and ask which department handles the address; staff are not a hoarding-support or cleanup provider.

Municipal online service finder and resident-navigation pathway - Broussard; request, address, department, and response rules apply

Broussard Service Finder

The City of Broussard's service finder helps residents locate routes for bills, permits, council information, appliance pickup, and other city requests. Confirm current office, service area, and response expectations; it is not emergency dispatch or a cleanup provider.

City water, sewer, utility-account, connection, bill, and service-navigation pathway - Broussard city limits; address, deposit, connection-fee, payment, and outage rules apply

Broussard Utilities

Broussard Utilities publishes current water, sewer, connection-fee, water-report, and account information. The city lists a $250 water deposit and residential water, commercial, and sewer connection fees; confirm the current amount, eligibility, and account rules directly before relying on them.

Municipal large-appliance pickup request pathway - Broussard city limits; item, address, schedule, preparation, and service rules apply

Broussard Appliance Pickup

The City of Broussard identifies appliance pickup as a resident service. Use the current service finder or city contact route to confirm accepted items, preparation, scheduling, and whether a fee or property rule applies; it is not a hoarding-cleanout service.

Municipal permit, inspection, occupational-license, and development-navigation pathway - Broussard; project, address, fee, inspection, and enforcement rules apply

Broussard Permitting and Licensing

Broussard's official site links residents and businesses to permitting and licensing. Use it for repair, remodeling, demolition, business, or property questions and confirm current forms, fees, inspections, and documentation; staff are not a cleanup provider.

Municipal planning, zoning, public-meeting, and land-use pathway - Broussard; address, project, hearing, ordinance, and development rules apply

Broussard Planning and Zoning

Broussard publishes planning and zoning information and meeting notices. Use the current city route to ask about a property or project, then confirm the applicable address, hearing, permit, and appeal rules; it is not legal advice or hoarding treatment.

Municipal legislative, public-meeting, ordinance, and civic-contact pathway - Broussard; agenda, public-comment, records, and meeting rules apply

Broussard City Council Meetings

The city publishes council-meeting information and notices. Use it for civic questions, public records, and ordinance navigation; it does not replace an emergency service, legal advice, or a consent-based support plan.

Municipal streets, drainage, infrastructure, and public-works navigation - Broussard; address, request, storm, work-order, and response rules apply

Broussard Public Works

Use Broussard's municipal service routes to identify the current public-works contact for streets, drainage, water, sewer, or other infrastructure concerns. Confirm jurisdiction and response limits; public works is not a household-cleanout or emergency medical service.

Municipal safety-resource directory and referral orientation - Broussard and Lafayette region; agency scope, jurisdiction, and current-contact rules apply

Broussard Police Community Resources

Broussard Police maintains a resource page linking city, fire, state, court, safety, and community routes. Use it as an orientation tool and verify every agency, current contact, and service boundary before relying on a listing.

Municipal fire-prevention, smoke-alarm, safety-education, and public-request pathway - Broussard response area; prevention, inspection, and emergency limits apply

Broussard Fire Prevention

Broussard Fire Department publishes fire-prevention and safety information. Ask about current smoke-alarm, prevention, inspection, and community-education routes for an address; call 911 for an emergency and do not assume prevention contact provides cleanup.

Municipal public-safety and public-works service location - Broussard; department, address, appointment, and public-access rules apply

Broussard Public Service Complex

Broussard's public-service complex at 110 Mayor Charles Langlinais Lane houses essential city service departments, including police, fire rescue, and public works. Confirm which department handles the question and current public-access rules; it is not a single all-purpose crisis or cleanup program.

State-maintained city, parish, fire, library, school, court, assessor, and sheriff orientation - Lafayette Parish; jurisdiction and contact rules apply

Louisiana Lafayette Parish Profile

The official state profile identifies Broussard as a Lafayette Parish city and links residents toward parish and statewide contacts. Use it to distinguish municipal services from parish and state services; it is not a provider endorsement or emergency response.

Property assessment, parcel, ownership-record, and assessor-service navigation - Lafayette Parish; parcel, identity, records, exemptions, and office rules apply

Lafayette Parish Assessor

The parish assessor is a public route for assessment, parcel, exemption, and property-record questions affecting a Broussard address. Use official contacts to confirm records and requirements; the assessor is not a hoarding-support, code-enforcement, or cleanup provider.

Public-record, civil, land-record, court, and filing navigation - Lafayette Parish; case, records, fee, and access rules apply

Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court

The Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court provides public-record, court, and filing information. Use it for records or filing questions connected to a Broussard property or case, and confirm current fees and procedures; it is not legal representation or emergency help.

Voter registration, elections, polling-place, and civic-service navigation - Lafayette Parish; registration, identity, address, and election rules apply

Lafayette Parish Registrar of Voters

The parish registrar's route can help a Broussard resident locate current voting and civic information. Confirm registration deadlines, address requirements, accessibility, and polling locations directly; it is not a social-service or emergency provider.

Parish public-safety, records, citizen-contact, and service-navigation pathway - Lafayette Parish; jurisdiction, report, identity, and response rules apply

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Contact and Records

Use the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's current contact route for a parish-level public-safety, records, or planned-concern question. Confirm whether the address is inside Broussard city limits or outside them; the office is not a hoarding-support or cleanup provider.

Local government service-request and department-routing pathway - Lafayette Parish; request, address, department, and response-time rules apply

Lafayette 311 and City-Parish Service Navigation

Lafayette Consolidated Government's service-navigation route can help identify the right parish or regional department for roads, utilities, public works, and other concerns. Broussard is a separate city, so confirm jurisdiction before submitting a request; call 911 for emergencies.

Official all-hazard planning and recovery reference - Lafayette Parish; operational activation, agency, jurisdiction, and emergency rules apply

Lafayette Parish Emergency Operations Plan

The Lafayette Parish Emergency Operations Plan describes coordination among parish government, Broussard, responders, utilities, nonprofits, and other partners before, during, and after disasters. Use it for planning context rather than as a promise of individual service; call 911 for emergencies.

Current parish hurricane-preparedness, flood, sandbag, and emergency-alert pathway - Lafayette Parish, including Broussard; season, alert, supply, and response limits apply

Lafayette Hurricane Preparedness and Alerts

Lafayette OHSEP's current hurricane guidance directs residents to review flood risk, make a plan, gather supplies, prepare property, and follow official alerts. Confirm sandbag locations, alert enrollment, evacuation information, and accessibility needs; preparedness information is not emergency response.

Parish public-library network, cards, digital resources, programs, and branch navigation - Lafayette Parish; residency, card, hours, and program rules apply

Lafayette Public Library System

Lafayette Public Library is the public-library system serving Broussard and Lafayette Parish. Use current branch routes for internet access, quiet space, research, forms, community information, and programs; library staff are not a crisis or cleanup provider.

Nearby public-library, internet, study-room, meeting, reference, and community-information pathway - Carencro; library-card, hours, program, and conduct rules apply

North Regional Library

North Regional Library in Carencro is part of the Lafayette Public Library System and may be a practical nearby route for Broussard-area residents. Confirm current hours, transportation, accessibility, and card rules before visiting; the library is not a crisis or cleanup provider.

Public-school, student-support, special-education, family, and school-district navigation - Lafayette Parish; enrollment, age, address, privacy, and school rules apply

Lafayette Parish School System

The Lafayette Parish School System serves Broussard-area families. Use the district's current enrollment, family-support, transportation, and special-education routes, and share only the information needed for the question; school staff are not a household-cleanup provider.

Municipal recreation, parks, programs, and community-connection pathway - Broussard; registration, schedule, accessibility, and facility rules apply

Broussard Parks and Recreation

Broussard's city site identifies recreation and community amenities as resident pathways. Ask the city for current programs, facility access, registration, hours, and accessibility information; recreation is a community pathway, not behavioral-health treatment, emergency response, or cleanup.

Municipal and community recreation-facility pathway - Broussard; reservations, programs, accessibility, capacity, and city rules apply

Broussard Sports Complex

The city and local community information pages identify the Broussard Sports Complex as a recreation and community facility. Confirm current fields, programs, reservations, accessibility, and event rules directly; it is not a crisis, clinical, or cleanup service.

Local community-information and civic-connection pathway - Broussard; event, schedule, venue, accessibility, and participation rules apply

Broussard Main Street and Community Events

Broussard's city and community pages publish local meetings, events, and community information. Use them to identify current low-pressure community connections and verify dates, access, and capacity; events are not a substitute for support or emergency care.

Local housing-counseling, savings, and housing-stability navigation - Lafayette Parish; income, qualification, program, and funding rules apply

Lafayette Parish Housing Assistance

Lafayette Consolidated Government describes housing-assistance and counseling pathways for qualified low-income residents. Ask about current Broussard eligibility, intake, accessibility, waitlists, and documentation; no placement, subsidy, or repair award is guaranteed.

Public behavioral-health, addictive-disorders, and developmental-disability services - Lafayette and six-parish region; assessment, insurance, eligibility, appointment, and capacity rules apply

Acadiana Area Human Services District

Acadiana Area Human Services District serves Lafayette Parish and neighboring parishes with behavioral-health and developmental-disability services. Ask about current clinic, crisis, case-management, and referral options; it is not emergency dispatch or a routine cleanup service.

State directory for behavioral-health and developmental-disability service authorities - Louisiana; parish service area, intake, eligibility, and program rules apply

Louisiana Department of Health Local Governing Entities

LDH's local-governing-entity directory identifies the public authority serving Lafayette Parish and provides a way to verify current service-area and contact information. Confirm the present program, eligibility, waitlist, and clinical scope before sharing a referral.

State behavioral-health information and non-emergency referral orientation - Louisiana, including Lafayette Parish; clinical, provider, eligibility, and crisis limits apply

Louisiana Behavioral-Health Resources

Louisiana Department of Health provides behavioral-health information and directs people toward 211 for non-emergency resources. Use it to orient a Broussard referral, then confirm current provider, insurance, payment, appointment, and crisis rules directly.

Primary-care, imaging, lab, and care-coordination pathway - Broussard; appointment, insurance, payment, clinical-scope, accessibility, and capacity rules apply

Ochsner Health Center - Broussard

Ochsner Health Center - Broussard lists primary care, imaging, and lab services at 1122 South Bernard Road. Ask about current appointments, insurance or payment, accessibility, referrals, and whether the concern fits the current service scope; it is not emergency cleanup.

Qualified behavioral-health hospital and outpatient pathway - Broussard; age, referral, insurance, payment, emergency, and capacity rules apply

Ochsner Behavioral Health Acadiana - Broussard

Ochsner identifies a Broussard behavioral-health campus offering inpatient, partial-hospitalization, and intensive-outpatient pathways for eligible patients. Confirm current admissions, age range, clinical scope, insurance or payment, and emergency instructions directly; it is not a cleanup provider.

Qualified inpatient and structured outpatient behavioral-health pathway - Broussard; clinical admission, age, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply

Oceans Behavioral Hospital - Broussard

The current hospital page identifies Oceans Behavioral Hospital at 420 Albertson Parkway, Broussard, with inpatient and outpatient behavioral-health care. Verify the current operating name, admissions route, service scope, insurance or payment, and emergency instructions before relying on it.

Private psychiatric and medication-management pathway - Broussard; adults 18+, appointment, insurance, payment, telehealth, clinical-scope, and capacity rules apply

Alliance Healthcare Mental Health

Alliance Healthcare Mental Health lists psychiatric mental-health services at 210 South Girouard Drive, Suite B, including care for adults and telehealth follow-up. Confirm current provider availability, insurance or payment, clinical scope, privacy, and whether the concern is appropriate; it is not emergency care or cleanup.

State housing, homelessness, energy, supportive-housing, and housing-stability navigation - Louisiana; income, disability, homelessness, application, funding, and waitlist rules apply

Louisiana Housing Corporation

Louisiana Housing Corporation provides statewide housing and supportive-housing pathways that may serve Lafayette Parish. Ask about current programs, coordinated-entry routes, eligibility, documentation, and waitlists; no unit, subsidy, or placement is guaranteed.

Statewide rental and housing-search tool - Louisiana, including Lafayette Parish; listing, availability, income, application, screening, and landlord rules apply

Louisiana Housing Search

Louisiana Housing Search can help a Broussard resident identify current rental listings and housing resources. Listings change and do not guarantee availability or acceptance; confirm rent, deposits, accessibility, screening, income rules, and application procedures directly.

Federal housing-counseling, rental, homeowner, and housing-stability information - Louisiana; program, income, documentation, and local-provider rules apply

HUD Louisiana Housing Counseling and Assistance

HUD's Louisiana housing routes can help identify approved counseling and housing resources. Confirm which current provider serves Broussard and whether fees, income, tenancy, homeowner, or foreclosure rules apply; HUD is not emergency housing or cleanup.

State food-assistance and benefits-navigation pathway - Louisiana; income, household, citizenship, documentation, recertification, and program rules apply

Louisiana SNAP and Economic Stability

Use Louisiana's current benefits portal to review SNAP and related assistance information for a Broussard household. Confirm current eligibility, documents, interview, reporting, and renewal requirements; benefits are not guaranteed and this is not emergency food dispatch.

Public health-coverage and application pathway - Louisiana; income, household, disability, eligibility, renewal, provider-network, and clinical rules apply

Louisiana Medicaid

Louisiana Medicaid provides coverage and eligibility information for qualifying residents. Use the current state route to ask about applications, renewals, behavioral-health benefits, transportation, and provider access; coverage is not a promise of a particular appointment or service.

Aging, caregiver, benefits, transportation, and long-term-support navigation - Louisiana; age, disability, caregiver, assessment, program, and capacity rules apply

Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs and ADRC

The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs and Aging and Disability Resource Center routes can help an older adult, disabled adult, or caregiver identify current supports. Ask about Broussard-area options, assessments, eligibility, privacy, and waitlists; it is not emergency response or cleanup.

Veterans benefits, claims, health, housing, and service-navigation pathway - Louisiana; veteran status, discharge, benefit, appointment, and program rules apply

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs helps veterans and eligible dependents navigate state and federal benefits. Ask about a current Lafayette Parish service officer and housing or health referrals; it is not emergency response, therapy, or cleanup.

Developmental-disability information, waiver, and support-navigation pathway - Louisiana; diagnosis, age, functional, application, waiver, and waitlist rules apply

Louisiana OCDD

The Louisiana Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities provides information about supports and waiver pathways. Ask about current Lafayette Parish intake and documentation requirements; no waiver, placement, or service slot is guaranteed, and this is not an emergency service.

Independent disability-rights information, advocacy, and legal-referral pathway - Louisiana; issue, eligibility, intake, confidentiality, and capacity rules apply

Disability Rights Louisiana

Disability Rights Louisiana provides rights information and advocacy for qualifying disability-related concerns. Ask whether the current issue fits its intake scope and confirm any limits; it is not emergency dispatch, a cleanup provider, or guaranteed representation.

Legal-information and civil-legal-aid navigation - Louisiana; income, issue, conflict, geography, intake, and capacity rules apply

Louisiana LawHelp

Louisiana LawHelp helps people locate civil-legal information and possible legal-aid routes. Search for a Broussard or Lafayette Parish issue, then confirm current eligibility, conflicts, scope, and whether representation is available; it is not emergency legal response.

Civil-legal-aid pathway for qualifying residents in Acadiana; income, issue, conflict, intake, and capacity rules apply

Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

Acadiana Legal Service Corporation provides civil-legal assistance in its service area for qualifying issues and households. Ask about current Broussard eligibility, property or housing scope, documents, conflicts, and waitlists; no representation is guaranteed.

Regional food-access and hunger-relief navigation - Acadiana service area; pantry, distribution, household, schedule, and capacity rules apply

Second Harvest Food Bank of South Louisiana

Second Harvest Food Bank of South Louisiana helps connect households to food-distribution partners and programs. Search for current Broussard-area distributions and confirm hours, documents, household rules, transportation, and inventory; this is not a crisis or medical service.

Regional human-services, food, housing, immigration, and support-navigation pathway - Acadiana; program, eligibility, documentation, and capacity rules apply

Catholic Charities of Acadiana

Catholic Charities of Acadiana describes community services that may include food, housing, immigration, and other support. Ask about current Broussard availability, eligibility, privacy, waitlists, and program scope; it is not an emergency-response or cleanup provider.

Utility-bill assistance and energy-stability pathway - Louisiana; income, household, utility, documentation, funding, and local-agency rules apply

Louisiana Energy Assistance

Louisiana's energy-assistance routes may help qualifying households with utility costs. Ask about the current Lafayette Parish provider, application windows, documentation, and funding; assistance is not guaranteed and does not repair unsafe conditions or provide cleanup.

Disaster-preparedness volunteer and training pathway - Louisiana; training, local direction, safety, and volunteer rules apply

Volunteer Louisiana CERT

Volunteer Louisiana explains Community Emergency Response Team training and notes that local teams operate under emergency-management direction. Ask about current Lafayette Parish opportunities and limits; CERT is not a substitute for 911 or professional emergency response.

State road, traffic, and transportation-information pathway - Louisiana, including Lafayette Parish; road, weather, route, and accessibility conditions change

Louisiana DOTD Traveler Information

Louisiana DOTD's traveler-information route can help a Broussard resident check road and traffic conditions during storms, repairs, or travel to services. Use 511 or current state tools; it is not emergency dispatch or a transportation guarantee.

Utility-locate and excavation-safety pathway - Louisiana; notice, marking, private-line, and excavation rules apply

Louisiana 811

Use Louisiana 811 before digging, moving structures, or beginning work that could encounter buried utilities. The service helps locate participating underground lines but does not assess indoor clutter, authorize work, or respond to emergencies.

Electric-utility outage, hazard, and account-safety information - Louisiana service areas; account, outage, weather, and emergency limits apply

Entergy Louisiana Outage and Safety Information

For an Entergy-served Broussard address, use the utility's current outage and safety tools to report or check power issues. Stay away from downed lines and call 911 for immediate danger; utility staff are not a hoarding-support or cleanup provider.

Member-owned electric-utility account, outage, and safety pathway - Acadiana service area; service address, account, outage, and emergency rules apply

SLEMCO

SLEMCO serves parts of Acadiana and may serve an address near Broussard. Confirm the current utility by address, then use SLEMCO's outage and account tools; call 911 for immediate danger and keep away from downed lines.

Digital and rolling peer-support group for people who want to support someone affected by hoarding disorder - online; class schedule, enrollment, payment, and group boundaries apply; not therapy or emergency support

Unburied Supporter Circle

Unburied Supporter Circle is a separate digital pathway for friends, family, property managers, municipal workers, nonprofits, and other supporters who want to learn how to provide respectful support around hoarding disorder. Review the current class dates, enrollment terms, and group boundaries directly; it is not therapy, emergency care, or a promise of a local in-person group.

Practical and peer support - private-pay pathway available online and by service-area review; scope, cost, travel, scheduling, consent, safety, and capacity rules apply

The Peer Tree - Private-Pay Practical Support

The Peer Tree offers nonclinical hoarding and clutter support, including organizing help, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps. Ask about current availability, service area, scope, pacing, privacy, and fees before beginning. It is a separate private-pay pathway from Fight the Blight's nonprofit programming.

Digital peer support - available online; no cost or eligibility claim verified; not therapy or emergency support

Unburied - Digital Peer Support

Unburied, from The Peer Tree, is a judgment-free digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and for friends, family, property managers, municipal workers, and other supporters. It can offer ongoing connection, tools, and momentum from Broussard or anywhere else. It is not therapy, clinical care, or emergency support.

A note from the Alliance

Start with the person. Then decide what the situation needs.

This guide is anchored in Broussard, 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