A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in French Settlement, 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 French Settlement or Livingston Parish.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from French Settlement, Livingston Parish, and nearby communities. We can help you think through what kind of next step may fit.

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; Florida Parishes Human Services Authority lists after-hours crisis access through ViaLink. 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 French Settlement or Livingston 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.

Village government, town hall, police, volunteer fire, notices, alerts, meetings, and resident-service navigation - French Settlement; village jurisdiction and process rules apply

Village of French Settlement

The Village of French Settlement publishes current town-hall information, alerts, police and volunteer-fire contacts, public notices, meetings, and resident-service pathways. Ask which office handles the concern and confirm current hours, documents, fees, and response limits. The village is not a hoarding-support or cleanup provider.

Public behavioral-health, addiction, and developmental-disability care - Livingston and four Florida Parishes; intake, identity, payment, and program rules apply

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority serves Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes through recovery-based behavioral-health and developmental-disability services. Its sliding-fee program may assist qualifying uninsured or underinsured clients. Ask whether the current team can address hoarding-related concerns and which intake route fits.

Housing, utility, food, health, aging, transportation, and human-services navigation - Louisiana, including French Settlement; 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 French Settlement or Livingston 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 - French Settlement and Livingston Parish; 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 French Settlement; 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 crisis support - Livingston and four Florida Parishes; after-hours, assessment, and program rules apply; not cleanup or emergency dispatch

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority Crisis Access

FPHSA directs people experiencing a behavioral-health crisis outside regular office hours to ViaLink and lists 1-855-268-1091 or 211 for after-hours access. Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room for a medical emergency; confirm the current crisis route before relying on this listing.

Village public-safety and law-enforcement pathway - French Settlement; non-emergency, jurisdiction, and incident rules apply

French Settlement Police Department

The Village of French Settlement publishes its police department contact and directs people to call 911 for an emergency. For a planned concern, call the department at 225-698-6107 and confirm the current non-emergency route. Police response is not hoarding treatment, consent-based organizing, or guaranteed cleanup.

Parish law-enforcement and public-safety response - Livingston Parish, including French Settlement; non-emergency, jurisdiction, and incident rules apply

Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office

The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office provides parish law-enforcement information and public-safety contacts. Use 911 for an emergency and confirm the current non-emergency route for a planned concern. Law enforcement is not hoarding treatment, consent-based organizing, or guaranteed cleanup.

Village volunteer fire protection, prevention, emergency-response, and volunteer pathway - French Settlement; district jurisdiction and emergency-response rules apply

French Settlement Volunteer Fire Department / District 8

The Village of French Settlement identifies its Volunteer Fire Department / Fire District 8 as a local emergency-service pathway and publishes a planned-contact number. Call 911 for an emergency; use 225-698-3510 for planned fire-prevention or volunteer questions and confirm current response limits. Fire service is not hoarding treatment, consent-based organizing, or guaranteed cleanup.

Disaster planning, evacuation, shelters, flood information, emergency distribution, and recovery navigation - Livingston Parish; preparedness and response limits apply

Livingston Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

Livingston Parish publishes evacuation, flood, shelter, emergency-distribution, sandbag, and emergency-declaration information. Use it to plan for hurricanes, flooding, and needs involving older adults or people with disabilities. Call 911 for immediate danger.

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 French Settlement; 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.

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.

Non-emergency statewide referral route for shelter, food, utilities, health, and local supports - French Settlement and Livingston Parish; current provider availability, eligibility, hours, and service-area rules apply; not 911 or crisis response

Louisiana 211 Safety and Basic-Needs Navigation

When a safety or household concern is urgent but not an active emergency, 211 can help identify current local options and the correct intake office. Ask for Livingston Parish resources and confirm what the referred provider can actually offer before sharing sensitive information or traveling.

State supportive-housing and homelessness pathway - Louisiana, including Livingston 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 Livingston Parish route; no unit, subsidy, or placement is guaranteed.

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.

Village administration, mayor, aldermen, records, notices, meetings, and resident-information pathway - French Settlement; office hours, records, fees, and jurisdiction rules apply

French Settlement Town Hall and Village Clerk

French Settlement Town Hall is the village's published resource for questions about local government and community services. The current village site lists 16015 Hwy. 16 and weekday hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Use it for records, notices, ordinances, meetings, or department referrals; it is not a crisis or cleanup service.

Official public-alert, water-notice, meeting, service, and resident-information pathway - French Settlement; alert dates, address coverage, and service boundaries apply

French Settlement Alerts and Village Updates

The Village of French Settlement's current site offers email and text alerts and publishes water notices, village news, meetings, and service updates. Check the notice details and contact town hall when an address-specific question is not answered online.

Village public-safety and law-enforcement information - French Settlement; non-emergency, jurisdiction, and incident rules apply

French Settlement Police Department

The Village's police page publishes the police chief and department contact. Use 911 for an emergency and the current department number for a planned, non-emergency question; police response is not hoarding treatment or cleanup support.

Village volunteer fire protection, prevention, public education, and volunteer information - French Settlement; emergency, district, and capacity rules apply

French Settlement Volunteer Fire Department / District 8

The village publishes a current page for its Volunteer Fire Department / Fire District 8, including its station, fire chief, emergency limit, and volunteer information. Call 911 for an emergency and use the planned-contact number for questions; fire service is not a cleanup provider.

Village emergency-service orientation for police and fire - French Settlement; emergency dispatch, jurisdiction, and response limits apply

French Settlement Emergency Services

The village's emergency-services page identifies the French Settlement Police Department and Volunteer Fire Department / District 8 as its two main local emergency services. Call 911 for an emergency and use the published department routes for planned questions; neither is hoarding treatment or cleanup support.

Village leadership, public meetings, ordinances, and civic-contact pathway - French Settlement; meeting, records, public-comment, and jurisdiction rules apply

French Settlement Mayor and Board of Aldermen

The Village of French Settlement publishes government information and meeting notices for the mayor and board of aldermen. Use the village's public contact for civic questions, meeting access, records, or department routing; this is not a social-service or cleanup provider.

Village court and traffic-ticket information pathway - French Settlement; court date, payment, fee, and legal-process rules apply

French Settlement Mayor's Court and Ticket Payments

The Village provides current information about paying tickets, court deadlines, payment methods, and a convenience fee for card payments. Read the current instructions and contact town hall for clarification; this is not legal representation or emergency support.

Website and public-information accessibility pathway - French Settlement; accommodation request, format, and response rules apply

French Settlement Village Accessibility Contact

The Village publishes an accessibility statement and invites people to contact the village when online material interferes with access. Ask for an accessible format or accommodation route and confirm response timing; this is not an emergency or support service.

Parish government, permits, public works, emergency, health, and department navigation - Livingston Parish, including French Settlement; parish jurisdiction and process rules apply

Livingston Parish Government

Livingston Parish government is the broader public-service route for concerns outside French Settlement's village jurisdiction, including parish departments, emergency preparedness, health, permits, and public works. Give the exact address and ask which jurisdiction owns the issue; the parish is not a hoarding-support or cleanup provider.

Parish legislative, district, ordinance, and public-meeting pathway - Livingston Parish, including French Settlement; district, meeting, records, and public-comment rules apply

Livingston Parish Council

The Livingston Parish Council publishes district and department contacts and is a route for parish-level public questions, ordinances, and meetings. Use the exact address and concern when asking for routing; it is not an emergency or cleanup service.

Parish resource and service-location map - Livingston Parish, including French Settlement; map coverage, provider eligibility, hours, and capacity vary

Livingston Parish Resource Map

Livingston Parish provides a resource map that currently identifies French Settlement police and other parish service points. Use it as a starting point, then verify the provider's current hours, address, eligibility, accessibility, cost, and capacity before sharing sensitive information or traveling.

Public-health, immunization, WIC, family-planning, environmental-health, and community-health pathway - Livingston Parish; clinic schedule, eligibility, and service rules apply

Livingston Parish Health Unit

The Livingston Parish Health Unit offers public-health services that include immunizations, WIC, family planning, environmental health, and related programs. Ask which current clinic or referral fits the need and confirm hours, eligibility, accessibility, and clinical limits.

Public library, information, technology, literacy, and community-learning pathway - Livingston Parish branch serving nearby communities; hours, membership, program, and capacity rules apply

Albany-Springfield Library Branch

The Livingston Parish Library system lists the Albany-Springfield Branch among its locations and provides current branch and system contacts. Ask about hours, library cards, technology access, adult literacy, programs, and accessibility; the library is not a crisis or cleanup provider.

Parishwide public-library information, technology, literacy, and outreach pathway - Livingston Parish; branch, membership, program, and capacity rules apply

Livingston Parish Library System

The Livingston Parish Library system provides branch locations, library services, technology access, literacy, and community programming. Ask the system or nearest branch for current availability and accessibility; it is not clinical care, emergency response, or cleanup support.

Regional behavioral-health, addiction, and developmental-disability intake - Livingston area; assessment, payment, insurance, and program rules apply

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority - Denham Springs

FPHSA lists regional behavioral-health and developmental-disability services for Livingston Parish and nearby Florida Parishes. Ask the current intake team about location, telehealth, sliding-fee eligibility, accessibility, and whether the program fits a hoarding-related concern; it is not emergency dispatch or cleanup.

Community-health-worker navigation for food, housing, transportation, utilities, education, and mental-health connections - Louisiana; local enrollment and capacity rules apply

Louisiana Community HealthWays

Louisiana Community HealthWays connects residents with community health workers who can help navigate health-related social needs, including food, housing, transportation, utilities, education, and mental-health connections. Ask about current Livingston Parish availability and confirm that the pathway fits the need.

Homelessness, housing, coordinated-entry, and supportive-service navigation - Northshore regional service area; eligibility, geography, intake, and capacity rules apply

Northlake Homeless Coalition

Northlake Homeless Coalition describes housing and service navigation for people experiencing homelessness or housing instability in its regional area. Ask whether the current coordinated-entry pathway covers French Settlement or Livingston Parish and confirm eligibility, documentation, accessibility, and capacity before relying on a referral.

State affordable-housing, rental-assistance, and housing-program information - Louisiana, including Livingston Parish; income, household, disability, waitlist, and program rules apply

Louisiana Housing Corporation

The Louisiana Housing Corporation provides information about affordable-housing programs and parish contacts. Use it to identify current options, then confirm application requirements, waitlists, accessibility, income limits, and whether a program serves French Settlement or Livingston Parish. No unit or subsidy is guaranteed.

Rental and affordable-housing search pathway - Louisiana; listing accuracy, screening, income, disability, deposit, and availability rules vary

LouisianaHousingSearch.org

LouisianaHousingSearch.org is a statewide housing-search tool. Search French Settlement, Livingston Parish, and nearby communities, then verify the property's current availability, screening, accessibility, total costs, income requirements, and application process directly. A listing is not a guarantee of housing.

Federal housing-counseling, rental-assistance, and local-housing-authority navigation - Louisiana; program, income, disability, waitlist, and jurisdiction rules apply

HUD Louisiana Housing Resources

HUD's Louisiana resource page helps residents locate housing counseling, rental-assistance information, and local housing authorities. Confirm which current office serves French Settlement or Livingston Parish and ask about eligibility, waitlists, accessibility, and documentation; no placement is guaranteed.

Food-benefit applications, case information, and eligibility navigation - Louisiana; household, income, identity, renewal, and agency rules apply

Louisiana SNAP Success Center

The Louisiana SNAP Success Center provides information about applying for and managing food benefits. Use the current state process and 211 for local food alternatives, and confirm household, income, identity, renewal, and interview requirements directly with the agency.

Public health-coverage eligibility and enrollment pathway - Louisiana; income, household, disability, renewal, and plan rules apply

Louisiana Medicaid

Louisiana Medicaid provides information about public health coverage, eligibility, applications, and renewals. Ask the program or a current navigator about coverage, behavioral-health benefits, transportation, accessibility, and renewal requirements; enrollment and covered services are not automatic.

Veteran and family benefits, claims, burial, housing, and service navigation - Louisiana; veteran status, discharge, benefit, and appointment rules apply

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs helps veterans and eligible family members connect with state and federal benefits. Ask about the current parish service route, behavioral-health or housing navigation, documentation, and appointment availability; it is not emergency response or cleanup support.

Developmental-disability service coordination and waiver navigation - Louisiana; diagnosis, functional-eligibility, intake, waitlist, and program rules apply

Louisiana Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities

OCDD provides information about developmental-disability services, supports, and waiver pathways. Ask about the current regional route for French Settlement or Livingston Parish and confirm eligibility, documentation, waitlists, person-centered planning, and service limits.

Older-adult service, aging-network, protective-service, and parish-agency navigation - Louisiana; age, intake, geography, and program rules apply

Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs

The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs connects older adults and families to the Louisiana aging network and parish-level services. Ask about the Livingston Parish Council on Aging route, transportation, meals, protective services, and accessibility; programs have eligibility and capacity limits.

Older-adult meals, information, activities, transportation, and aging-service navigation - Livingston Parish, including French Settlement; age, intake, geography, and capacity rules apply

Livingston Parish Council on Aging

The Livingston Parish Council on Aging is a parish-level route for older-adult information, meals, activities, transportation, and referrals. Ask about current French Settlement-area availability, age or disability eligibility, reservation requirements, accessibility, and capacity; it is not emergency care or cleanup support.

Parish aging-network transportation and mobility pathway - Livingston Parish; age, disability, reservation, route, fare, and capacity rules apply

Livingston Council on Aging Transportation

The Livingston aging network provides a route to ask about transportation for older adults and eligible riders. Confirm current French Settlement-area routes, advance-reservation rules, accessibility, fares, accompaniment limits, and whether the trip purpose is covered before relying on the service.

State transit-provider and public-transportation information - Livingston Parish and Louisiana; route, schedule, fare, accessibility, and service-area rules apply

Louisiana DOTD Transit Resources

Louisiana DOTD maintains a transit-resource directory that can help identify current providers serving Livingston Parish. Confirm routes, hours, fares, accessibility, reservation rules, and whether French Settlement is covered before traveling; transit is not emergency response.

Regional food-bank and pantry-network information - Greater Baton Rouge region; distribution schedule, household, location, and capacity rules apply

Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank explains how its network connects people with food assistance. Ask 211 or the food bank for current Livingston Parish distribution sites, schedules, documentation, accessibility, and household limits; availability changes and no food allocation is guaranteed.

Regional emergency-assistance, basic-needs, and human-services navigation - Baton Rouge region; program, geography, eligibility, appointment, and capacity rules apply

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge

Catholic Charities describes regional assistance and referral programs that may include basic needs and crisis navigation. Ask whether a current program serves French Settlement or Livingston Parish, what documentation is needed, and whether there is a waitlist; it is not emergency dispatch or guaranteed assistance.

Adult literacy, digital-literacy, and education-support pathway - Louisiana and regional programs; enrollment, schedule, skill-level, and capacity rules apply

Literacy and Technology Council of Louisiana

The Literacy and Technology Council of Louisiana provides information about adult literacy and technology learning. Ask about current Livingston Parish or nearby classes, tutoring, digital access, accessibility, and enrollment; it is not clinical care, emergency response, or cleanup support.

Employment, unemployment, job-search, training, and workforce-navigation pathway - Louisiana; identity, work history, program, and appointment rules apply

Louisiana Workforce Commission

The Louisiana Workforce Commission provides employment, unemployment, training, and job-search information. Ask about current Livingston Parish workforce-center access, accommodations, transportation, and documentation; it is not emergency response or hoarding support.

Civil-legal information and referral navigation - Louisiana, including French Settlement; case type, income, conflict, intake, and attorney-availability rules apply; not emergency legal representation

Louisiana LawHelp

Louisiana LawHelp offers information and possible civil-legal-aid pathways for housing, benefits, consumer, family, disability, and safety matters. Confirm whether a current provider accepts the specific case; this listing is not emergency legal representation.

Community behavioral-health and primary-care access - Livingston Parish area; appointment, payment, insurance, clinical-scope, and capacity rules apply

Southeast Community Health Systems Behavioral Health

Southeast Community Health Systems describes behavioral-health and integrated community-health services in the Denham Springs area. Ask about current appointments, insurance or sliding-fee options, clinical scope, accessibility, and whether the service fits the concern. It is not emergency dispatch or cleanup.

Primary-care and family-medicine access - Livingston Parish; appointment, insurance, payment, clinical-scope, and capacity rules apply

Ochsner Health Center - Livingston

Ochsner Health Center - Livingston provides primary care and family medicine in the parish. Ask about current appointments, insurance, accessibility, medication or chronic-care needs, and referrals. It is not emergency behavioral-health care or a cleanup provider.

Regional hospital, emergency, outpatient, imaging, pharmacy, and specialty-care access - Livingston Parish; clinical, appointment, insurance, and capacity rules apply

Our Lady of the Lake Livingston

Our Lady of the Lake Livingston provides hospital access in Walker with emergency and outpatient services. Use 911 for an emergency; otherwise ask directly about current care, insurance, accessibility, referrals, and whether the service matches the need.

Private organizing, decluttering, and household-support pathway - Baton Rouge region; private-pay scope, cost, scheduling, consent, safety, and capacity rules apply; informational listing, not an endorsement

Emend

Emend describes private organizing and related household support in the Baton Rouge area. Ask for a written scope, fees, pacing, disposal and donation practices, insurance, privacy, consent, and safety process before hiring. Confirm that French Settlement is in the current service area.

Private organizing pathway - Baton Rouge region; private-pay scope, cost, scheduling, consent, safety, and capacity rules apply; informational listing, not an endorsement

Professional Organizers Baton Rouge

Professional Organizers Baton Rouge describes private organizing services. Ask whether the current team has experience with hoarding-related concerns, what work is included, how consent and privacy are handled, and what fees, pacing, disposal, and travel rules apply. Confirm service area before hiring.

Independent paid hoarding and specialty-cleanup provider serving the Louisiana region; scope, pricing, consent, insurance, worker training, disposal, and availability must be verified; informational listing, not an endorsement

Exit Cleanup

Exit Cleanup advertises hoarding cleanup, clutter remediation, and specialty cleaning in Louisiana. Request a written estimate and confirm service area, crew scope, hazardous-material limits, insurance, consent process, privacy, safety plan, and any minimum charges before hiring.

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, and other supporters. It can offer ongoing connection, tools, and momentum from French Settlement 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 French Settlement, 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