A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Thibodaux, 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 Thibodaux or Lafourche Parish.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, and nearby South Louisiana 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; Louisiana also provides mobile crisis and crisis-care pathways. 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 Thibodaux or Lafourche 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 or family supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.

Qualified community behavioral-health, substance-use, outpatient, crisis, mobile-crisis, case-management, psychiatric-rehabilitation, youth, veteran, and housing-support pathway - Thibodaux and Region 3; all ages, intake, insurance, sliding-fee, clinical, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

START Community Health Center and CCBHC

START Community Health Center at 312 East Bayou Road offers behavioral-health and community services, including 24/7 behavioral-health crisis-center and mobile-crisis response, outpatient care, substance-use services, after-hours counseling, trauma-focused therapy, coordinated entry, supportive housing, veteran services, and youth programs. Confirm current intake, location, scope, and capacity directly.

Information, referral, and resource-navigation pathway for food, shelter, housing, health, utilities, and social services - Louisiana, including Lafourche Parish; availability, eligibility, and provider capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana 211

Use Louisiana 211 to ask about current local food, shelter, housing, health, utility, senior, disability, disaster, and family resources. Confirm the direct provider, hours, eligibility, and capacity before traveling or sharing sensitive information; use 911 for immediate danger.

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.

Emergency dispatch for immediate danger, fire, medical emergency, or active threat - Thibodaux and Lafourche Parish; emergency use only

911

Call 911 when someone is in immediate danger, a fire or medical emergency is happening, violence is occurring, or emergency responders are needed. A housing or clutter concern that is not immediately dangerous may need a planned code, housing, health, or support response instead.

Free 24/7 phone, text, and chat crisis support - Louisiana and nationwide; not a substitute for 911 when danger is immediate

Louisiana 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, or a behavioral-health or substance-use crisis. Louisiana identifies 988 as a direct connection to accessible crisis support; use 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

Official mobile-crisis, behavioral-health crisis-care, brief-support, and stabilization pathway - Louisiana, including Lafourche Parish; triage, clinical, eligibility, and deployment rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Crisis Response System

Louisiana Department of Health describes a crisis-response system that includes mobile crisis response, behavioral-health crisis care, community brief crisis support, and crisis stabilization. Use the state page to identify current regional access and call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

24/7 behavioral-health crisis-center and mobile-crisis response pathway - Thibodaux and Region 3; triage, clinical, age, location, and deployment rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

START Behavioral Health Crisis Center and Mobile Crisis

START says behavioral-health crisis services are available 24/7 and lists its crisis center and mobile-crisis response in the Thibodaux program route. Confirm the current crisis location, phone route, walk-in access, and whether emergency medical care is needed before relying on the service.

Qualified public behavioral-health and substance-use care pathway - Lafourche Parish; clinical intake, insurance, eligibility, appointment, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

Lafourche Behavioral Health Clinic

The Lafourche Behavioral Health Clinic is identified as a local mental-health pathway serving the parish. Confirm current location, appointment, payment, scope, and crisis routes directly; call 988 or 911 when a crisis cannot wait for a scheduled visit.

Official public-health, WIC, immunization, reproductive-health, STI, tuberculosis, environmental-health, vital-records, and Medicaid-navigation pathway - Lafourche Parish; appointments, program, identity, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency care

Lafourche Parish Health Unit

The Lafourche Parish Health Unit at 2535 Veterans Boulevard provides WIC, immunizations, reproductive and sexual-health services, tuberculosis testing, vital records, environmental health, and related public-health services. Confirm current hours, documents, appointments, and program availability before traveling.

Official protective-services reporting and response pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion of a vulnerable adult - Louisiana, including Lafourche Parish; screening, confidentiality, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Adult Protective Services

Louisiana Adult Protective Services investigates reports involving abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion of vulnerable adults. Use the state reporting route or call 1-800-898-4910 for planned reporting and guidance; call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

Official child-abuse, child-neglect, public-benefits, and family-services pathway - Lafourche and neighboring South Louisiana parishes; screening, confidentiality, application, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services Thibodaux District

The DCFS Thibodaux District serves Lafourche and nearby parishes and publishes the 855-4LA-KIDS child-protection hotline, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Use 1-888-LAHelp-U for local office and benefits questions; call 911 for an immediate threat, serious injury, fire, or other emergency.

Official hurricane, evacuation, emergency-alert, disaster-planning, recovery, and public-information pathway - Lafourche Parish; incident, alert, evacuation, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Lafourche Parish Emergency Preparedness

Lafourche Parish Emergency Preparedness manages parish emergency planning and coordinates response to natural disasters, industrial accidents, and other emergencies. Use the parish alert, evacuation, re-entry, and preparedness routes for planned readiness; use 911 for an immediate emergency.

Official veterans-benefits navigation and Veterans Crisis Line connection - Lafourche Parish; veteran status, appointment, benefits, and service-capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Lafourche Parish Veterans Service Office

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs lists the Lafourche Parish Veterans Service Office at 101 Afton Drive in Thibodaux. Veterans and supporters can also call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or use Veterans Crisis Line chat; use 911 for immediate danger.

Free 24/7 crisis support for veterans, service members, and people who support them - nationwide, including Thibodaux; crisis scope and emergency-response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

VA Veterans Crisis Line

Veterans, service members, and their supporters can call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or use the Veterans Crisis Line chat. Use 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

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.

Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher pathway for low-income residents - Lafourche Parish; income, household, waitlist, application, accommodation, and program rules apply; not emergency shelter

Housing Authority of Lafourche Parish

The Housing Authority of Lafourche Parish provides low-income housing and rental assistance through public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs. Use its applicant and waitlist routes to confirm current openings, application requirements, reasonable accommodations, and eligibility.

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher pathway for extremely low- and very low-income families - City of Thibodaux; income, household, waitlist, application, payment-standard, and program rules apply; current waitlist was published as closed; not emergency shelter

City of Thibodaux Office of Housing and Community Development

The City of Thibodaux administers a federally funded Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Its published 2025 flyer says the waitlist was closed as of June 24, 2024; confirm the current status, income limits, application route, reasonable accommodations, and payment standards before relying on it.

Local homeless outreach, coordinated-entry, day-center, permanent-supportive-housing, rental-assistance, and veteran-support pathway - Thibodaux and Region 3; intake, household, safety, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

START Homeless Outreach and Coordinated Entry

START lists homeless outreach, coordinated entry, a homeless day center, permanent supportive housing, HUD supportive housing, rental-assistance administration, and Supportive Services for Veteran Families in its Thibodaux programs. Confirm the current access point, assessment, eligibility, and capacity directly.

Local low-income housing, energy, transportation, food, and family-support pathway - Lafourche Parish; income, appointment, household, funding, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Lafourche Parish Community Action

Lafourche Parish Community Action serves low-income families from its Thibodaux office at 2535 Veterans Boulevard and other parish locations. Ask about current utility, food, transportation, weatherization, and other assistance; confirm the active program, documents, and funding before traveling.

Aging and disability resource pathway for meals, Medicaid applications, homemaker services, information and referral, legal, material aid, caregiver, and wellness support - Lafourche Parish; age, disability, assessment, program, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Lafourche Council on Aging

The Lafourche Council on Aging helps older adults and people with disabilities with Medicaid applications, congregate and home-delivered meals, homemaker services, information and referral, assessment, transportation, legal and material aid, and caregiver support. Confirm current eligibility, appointment, and capacity rules directly.

Medical, shopping, senior-center, disability, and demand-response transportation pathway - Lafourche Parish; age, disability, reservation, geography, fare, and capacity rules apply; not emergency transport

Lafourche Council on Aging Transportation

The Council on Aging provides scheduled transportation for adults age 60 and older and disabled people of any age, including medical, shopping, and senior-center trips. The state transit guide lists service Monday through Friday and publishes fares for Lafourche and Terrebonne trips; confirm reservations, accessibility, and current fare directly.

Senior-center, congregate-meal, nutrition, outreach, recreation, transportation, and wellness pathway - Lafourche Parish; age, schedule, program, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Lafourche Council on Aging Senior Centers

The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs lists the Lafourche Thibodaux Senior Citizens Center at 1229 Canal Boulevard with congregate meals, material aid, nutrition education, outreach, recreation, transportation, wellness, and healthy-aging services. Confirm current schedule, eligibility, and availability.

Utility-assistance pathway for eligible Thibodaux residents age 60 or older or with a disability and income below current poverty guidelines - City limits, application, income, and funding rules apply; not emergency dispatch

City of Thibodaux Help Your Neighbor Utility Program

The City of Thibodaux's Help Your Neighbor Program helps eligible senior and disabled residents with city water, sewer, gas, and garbage bills. The published overview describes up to two payments of $100 per year and directs applicants to the Lafourche Council on Aging; confirm current eligibility, funding, and application status.

Official garbage collection, recycling, landfill, and waste-management pathway - Lafourche Parish; service area, item, schedule, holiday, recycling, and disposal rules apply; not emergency cleanup

Lafourche Parish Solid Waste

Lafourche Parish Solid Waste manages collection, transportation, processing, disposal, recycling, and landfill services. Its current route says regular collection is suspended only on specified holidays; confirm current pickup, bulk-item, recycling, and disposal requirements before setting items out.

Official home, business, event, building, floodplain, and code-compliance permit pathway - Lafourche Parish; jurisdiction, permit, inspection, fee, and compliance rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Lafourche Parish Permits and Planning

Lafourche Parish Permits and Planning helps residents with home, business, and event permits and publishes current building-code and flood-map routes. It lists a permit office at 4876 LA-1 and requires current utility documentation for permit applications as of March 16, 2026; confirm jurisdiction and current requirements.

Official building, demolition, inspection, variance, and property-compliance pathway - Thibodaux city limits; permit, plan, utility, fee, inspection, and code rules apply; not emergency dispatch

City of Thibodaux Permit and Inspection Office

The City of Thibodaux Public Works Permit and Inspection Office handles building, demolition, variance, and inspection pathways. Published instructions include utility and waste-disposal responsibilities and list 985-446-7208; confirm city limits, current forms, fees, and requirements before starting work.

Official city gas, water, service-application, utility-billing, new-connection, and after-hours utility pathway - Thibodaux city service areas; account, deposit, plan, payment, construction, and emergency rules apply; not emergency dispatch

City of Thibodaux Gas and Water

The City of Thibodaux Gas and Water Division handles new gas and water service and publishes application, plan, payment, and after-hours contacts. The division is at 1219 Henry S. Thibodaux Street; confirm current deposits, service-area rules, work orders, and after-hours procedures directly.

Official emergency alerts, re-entry, disaster, traffic, weather, utilities, and 211 information-navigation pathway - Lafourche Parish; incident, alert, re-entry, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Lafourche Parish Emergency Information

Lafourche Parish publishes emergency alerts, re-entry information, weather and traffic links, utility alerts, FEMA routes, and Louisiana 211 navigation. Use the route for preparedness and recovery information; call 911 for immediate danger or an active emergency.

Civil legal-information and free legal-assistance pathway for eligible residents of Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes - housing, benefits, disability, disaster, family, consumer, and living-condition matters; income, case-type, conflict, intake, deadline, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services and Louisiana Legal Navigator

Louisiana's legal navigator identifies Southeast Louisiana Legal Services as serving Lafourche Parish and lists topics including poor living conditions, disability benefits, disaster relief, housing, utilities, and public benefits. Use the current navigator to confirm intake, eligibility, scope, deadlines, and capacity before assuming representation.

Official SNAP application, interview, verification, and redetermination pathway - Louisiana, including Lafourche 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 Lafourche 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.

Multi-agency navigation route for housing, food, behavioral health, utilities, transportation, benefits, legal help, aging, disaster, and safety - Lafourche Parish; provider hours, eligibility, and capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

Lafourche Parish Resource Navigation

When a need crosses multiple systems, combine 211, START, housing authorities, Community Action, Council on Aging, transit, food assistance, legal help, public health, permits, solid waste, and emergency-preparedness routes. Confirm each provider before traveling or sharing sensitive information.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Thibodaux, 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