Public housing pathway for eligible low- and moderate-income families, older adults, and people with disabilities - City of Opelousas; income, household, waitlist, application, accommodation, and program rules apply; not emergency shelter
Opelousas Housing Authority
The Opelousas Housing Authority offers low-rent public housing for eligible families, elderly people, and people with disabilities. Applications are taken at 906 East Laurent Street; the authority says priority rules may apply after fires, explosions, or tornadoes. Confirm current openings, waitlist status, documents, and accommodations directly.
Statewide coordinated-entry, housing, and supportive-services navigation pathway - Louisiana, including St. Landry Parish; homelessness screening, referral, provider, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Louisiana Housing Corporation Homelessness Solutions
The Louisiana Housing Corporation directs people experiencing or at risk of homelessness to coordinated-entry access points, local providers, and 211. Use the current parish selector or call 211 to identify the St. Landry access route; emergency shelter availability is not guaranteed.
Local food, utility, rent or mortgage, Medicaid, transportation, senior, prescription, dental, and emergency-assistance pathway - St. Landry and Lafayette Parishes; income, appointment, funding, household, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch
St. Landry Parish Community Action Agency
St. Landry Community Action Agency provides mobile food pantries, emergency food boxes, utility assistance when funds are available, LIHEAP by appointment, rent or mortgage support when funded, Medicaid application help, senior food, prescription and dental assistance, and public transportation. The office is at 1065 Highway 749, Suite E; confirm current funds, schedule, documents, and eligibility.
Official non-emergency medical, essential-trip, and paratransit-navigation pathway - St. Landry Parish and some neighboring parishes; Medicaid, route, reservation, fare, schedule, and service-capacity rules apply; not emergency transport
St. Landry Public Transit
St. Landry Public Transit is operated through the Community Action Agency and provides non-emergency medical transportation throughout St. Landry Parish and, when possible, neighboring parishes. Medicaid-covered rides may be arranged through the health plan; people who do not qualify may have cash fares based on destination and distance. Confirm reservations, accessibility, fares, and hours before relying on a trip.
Aging and caregiver pathway for meals, transportation, homemaking, outreach, information and referral, medication management, legal, material aid, caregiver support, and wellness - St. Landry Parish; age, screening, assessment, program, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
St. Landry Council on Aging
The St. Landry Council on Aging provides information and referral, outreach, home-delivered and congregate meals, transportation to senior centers, medical appointments and social-service agencies, homemaking, telephone reassurance, caregiver programs, medication management, legal and material aid, and wellness services. Confirm current assessment and capacity rules directly.
Official aging-services directory for meals, transportation, legal help, material aid, medication management, outreach, caregiver, and wellness pathways - St. Landry Parish; local Council on Aging determines actual services, eligibility, and capacity; not emergency dispatch
Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs St. Landry Directory
The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs directory identifies St. Landry Council on Aging at 2419 James Eaglin Lane in Opelousas and lists meals, information and assistance, legal, material aid, medication management, outreach, transportation, and wellness services. The state cautions that each local Council on Aging may not provide every listed service; confirm directly.
Local community-resiliency, basic-needs, food-network, disaster-relief, and 211 navigation pathway - St. Landry and Evangeline Parishes; program funding, application, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
St. Landry-Evangeline United Way
St. Landry-Evangeline United Way connects residents with basic-needs, food, community-resiliency, disaster-relief, and local resource-navigation pathways. Its site says 211 is free and confidential and available 24/7; confirm whether any specific assistance program is currently open before applying.
Local emergency food and financial-hardship assistance pathway for St. Landry or Evangeline Parish residents - funding-dependent; application, household, program, and availability rules apply; not emergency shelter or medical care
Feed Our Neighbors
St. Landry-Evangeline United Way describes Feed Our Neighbors as an assistance pathway for eligible residents facing food insecurity, financial hardship, or health-related crisis. Its current page says the program is suspended until further notice, so check the status before relying on it and use 211 for alternatives.
Official property-standards, health-and-safety, trash and debris, unsafe-structure, nuisance, zoning, and condemnation pathway - unincorporated St. Landry Parish; jurisdiction, complaint, notice, inspection, compliance, and legal rules apply; not emergency dispatch
St. Landry Parish Code Enforcement
St. Landry Parish Code Enforcement handles property-maintenance standards, health and safety, unsafe structures, zoning compliance, trash and debris, high grass, blighted or dangerous structures, and related complaints. The parish publishes 337-948-3688 and a confidential complaint process; call 911 for immediate danger.
Official building, remodeling, movable-structure, sewer, floodplain, inspection, and property-permit pathway - unincorporated parish and specified municipalities; jurisdiction, permit, inspection, fee, and compliance rules apply; not emergency dispatch
St. Landry Parish Permits Office
The St. Landry Parish Permits Office handles permits for construction, placement or movement of structures, remodeling, sewer-related requirements, floodplain and inspection matters. It is at 118 South Court Street in Opelousas and publishes 337-948-3688; confirm whether a property is inside parish or city jurisdiction before relying on this office.
Official city police, court, permits, licenses, inspections, utilities, public works, and city-service navigation pathway - Opelousas city limits; department jurisdiction and non-emergency rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger
City of Opelousas Government and Department Directory
The City of Opelousas publishes a department directory and local government contacts for police, city court, permits, licenses, inspections, and other city services. Use this route for planned city concerns and confirm the right department, jurisdiction, hours, and current process before traveling.
Official parish administration, public works, bulk-waste, emergency-preparedness, permits, Community Action, and workforce-development navigation pathway - St. Landry Parish; department jurisdiction, schedule, funding, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
St. Landry Parish Government Department Directory
St. Landry Parish's department directory identifies Community Action, bulk-waste pickup, emergency preparedness, permits, public works, workforce development, and other local routes. The directory lists bulk waste at 337-331-5375 and public works at 337-407-0950; confirm service area and current rules directly.
Free civil legal-assistance pathway for eligible low-income or older residents, including St. Landry Parish - housing, benefits, family, consumer, disaster, and safety matters; income, age, case-type, conflict, intake, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation serves Saint Landry Parish and publishes no-fee civil legal help for eligible residents. LouisianaLawHelp says an emergency can include court papers, a deadline, court date, or eviction; use the intake route promptly and confirm scope, eligibility, conflict, and capacity before assuming representation.
Official SNAP application, interview, verification, and redetermination pathway - Louisiana, including St. Landry Parish; income, household, identity, document, interview, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Louisiana SNAP Success Center
Louisiana's SNAP Success Center explains online and phone applications, documents, interviews, and redeterminations. Eligible households may receive monthly food benefits, but approval and timing are not guaranteed; call 888-LAHelp-U or use the current state application route.
Official Medicaid and health-coverage pathway - Louisiana, including St. Landry Parish; income, household, identity, program, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch
Louisiana Medicaid
Louisiana Medicaid provides current health-coverage program and application information for eligible residents. Review the state pathway or ask a qualified community provider for application help; approval and coverage are not guaranteed.
Official public-transportation provider and accessibility-navigation pathway - Louisiana, including St. Landry Parish; provider, route, schedule, eligibility, reservation, fare, and service-capacity rules apply; not emergency transport
Louisiana Transit and Accessibility Guide
Louisiana DOTD maintains the transit-resource system used to identify the current local operator and accessible transportation options by parish. For St. Landry, the current provider record identifies St. Landry Public Transit and its Community Action operator; confirm routes, reservations, fares, and service changes directly.
Multi-agency navigation route for housing, food, behavioral health, utilities, transportation, benefits, legal help, aging, and safety - St. Landry Parish; provider hours, eligibility, and capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch
St. Landry Parish Resource Navigation
When a need crosses multiple systems, combine 211, Acadiana behavioral health, hospital behavioral health, housing assistance, Community Action, transit, aging services, legal aid, public health, code enforcement, and city or parish departments. Confirm each provider before traveling or sharing sensitive information.