County resource guide
Ouachita County, Louisiana
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Ouachita County. Louisiana statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
4 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Monroe · multi-county
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe — Developmental Pediatrics
Autism and developmental evaluations at Ochsner LSU Health Monroe, the regional academic medical center for northeast Louisiana. The primary diagnostic resource for Ouachita Parish and a hub for surrounding rural parishes.
Main academic medical resource for northeast Louisiana. Telehealth available for rural parishes.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Monroe
Beacon ABA Services — Monroe
Center-based and in-home ABA therapy for children in Ouachita Parish and northeast Louisiana. BCBA-supervised programs accept commercial insurance under Louisiana's ABA mandate.
Louisiana requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Monroe
Autism Parent Network — Northeast Louisiana
Peer support network for autism families in the Monroe metro and northeast Louisiana. Monthly meetings, resource sharing, and connection to services in a region where specialized providers are limited.
Contact Autism Society Louisiana statewide for current meeting schedule and contact.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Monroe · multi-county
Families Helping Families of Northeast Louisiana
Louisiana's federally funded PTI center for the northeast region. Free IEP advocacy and special education support for Ouachita Parish and surrounding areas. Key resource for rural families who lack local services.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Northeast Louisiana's primary IEP advocacy resource.
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