NEWCOMER
INFORMATION



COMMUNITY SERVICE NUMBERS
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HEALTH
Health Unit

Jefferson- Westbank..........................................504-349-8802
New Orleans........................................................504-658-2500
Plaquemines.......................................................504-394-3510
Home Health Complaints.......................................800-327-3419
Medicaid.....................................................................888-342-6207
Medicare....................................................................800-633-4227
National Cancer Society.........................................800-422-6237

HEARING IMPAIRED
LA Relay Center for the Deaf
..................................................711
ASCII.....................................................................888-550-5277
Customer Service..............................................888-699-6869
Spanish...............................................................800-737-1813
STS.......................................................................888-272-5530
TTY/TDD..............................................................800-846-5277
Voice.....................................................................800-947-5277

SENIOR/ELDERLY
AARP
..........................................................................888-687-2277
Area Agency on Aging
Jefferson Parish.................................................504-888-5880
Orleans Parish...................................................504-520-8471
Plaquemines Parish.........................................504-392-6690

SOCIAL SERVICES

American Red Cross- www.arcno.org
..............504-620-3105
Catholic Charities....................................................504-523-3755

Child Support Enforcement
Jefferson Parish..............................................504-364-3630
La. Child Support............................................504-568-0278
Children Youth & Family Services
New Orleans.....................................................504-568-7413
Plaquemines....................................................504-393-5618
West Jefferson..................................................504-361-6161
Citizens with Disabilities.....................................504-736-6086
Jefferson Parish...............................................504-838-5357
Metropolitan Developmental Center.............504-394-1200
Family Services/Support
New Orleans.....................................................504-822-0800
Plaquemines....................................................504-393-5618
West Jefferson..................................................504-361-0926
FEMA (Disaster Relief)..........................................800-621-3362
Housing Assistance/Authority
Jefferson Parish..............................................504-366-5344
Louisiana..........................................................800-889-4138
New Orleans....................................................504-670-3300
Salvation Army.............................. 504-899-4569 or 835-7220
United Way.............................................................504-822-5540

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL
Airport

Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport...504-464-0831
www.flymsy.com
Bus
Greyhound- www.greyhound.com ...............800-231-2222
Jefferson Transit- www.jeffersontransit.org
............................................................................504-818-1077
RTA Rideline- www.norta.com .....................504-248-3900
RTA Paratransit................................................504-827-7433
Causeway Bridge
Bridge AM Radio Update................................504-835-3102
Police Department......................................... 504-835-3116
Toll Tag Acct. Information...............................504-835-3949
Toll Tag Office-Northshore.............................985-674-3641
Toll Tag Office-Southshore........................... 504-835-3118
Crescent City Connection...................................504-376-8100
Ferry Marine Operations................................ 504-376-8114
Police Department...........................................504-376-8180
Toll Tag Office...................................................504-376-8190
Passports
Jefferson Clerk of Court..................................504-364-2922
National Information Center...........................877-487-2778
US Post Office............................www.usps.com/passport/
Port of New Orleans.............................................504-522-2551
Rail
Amtrak................................................................800-872-7245