Tribal Child Welfare Programs
ACF Region:
Louisiana is in Region 6 of the Children's Bureau located at:
1301 Young Street, Suite 914
Dallas, TX 75202
Phone: (214) 767-9648
Fax: (214) 767-3743
See Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and ACF regional map.
BIA Region:
Louisiana is in the Eastern Regional Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs located at:
545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700
Nashville, TN 37214
Phone: (615) 564-6700
Fax: (615) 564-6701
See Department of Interior, BIA regional map, and BIA Human Services Division for more information.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs annually posts Indian Child Welfare Act; Designated Tribal Agents for Service of Notice regulations in the Federal Register.
State Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Manager:
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
Foster Care Program
P.O. Box 3318
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: (225) 342-4006
Fax: (225) 342-9087
LOUISIANA TRIBES / Louisiana Tribal Child Welfare Programs
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
Chitimacha Human Services
P.O. Box 520
Charenton, Louisiana 70523
Phone: (337) 923-7000
Fax: (337) 923-2475
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
Coushatta Social Services
2003 CC Bel Rd.
Elton, Louisiana 70532
Phone: (337) 584-1449
Fax: (337) 584-1473
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
Social Services Department
P.O. Box 14
Jena, Louisiana 71342
Phone: (318) 992-0136
Fax: (318) 992-2388
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana
Tunica-Biloxi Social Services
171 Melacon Road
Marksville, Louisiana 71351
Phone: (318) 240-6435
Fax: (318) 253-0083