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Photo Credit: Legislative Communications Office Serving those who served! At the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, we serve all generations of veterans with dignity and respect while striving to provide…
Photo Credit: Legislative Communications Office Serving those who served! At the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, we serve all generations of veterans with dignity and respect while striving to provide…
About LDVA Serving those who served The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is an 850-person strong statewide, cabinet-level department led by Secretary Charlton J. Meginley, Col (Retired), USAF, appointed by…
How to reach us Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs PO Box 94095, Baton Rouge, LA 70804 veteran@la.gov Media The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs recognizes the role the media plays…
Connecting you with the benefits you’ve earned It’s the backbone of our mission — connecting veterans with the benefits they earned in service to our country. Our federal VA-accredited veterans…
Assisting you in your educational journey There are state and federal educational benefits for Louisiana veterans and their dependents who are considering furthering their education. State benefits include Title 29…
Providing veterans a unique place to call home The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs operates five veterans homes across the state. Each veterans home provides a unique, comforting environment where…
Providing a final resting place of honor The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs operates five cemeteries across the state. Each veterans cemetery offers a beautiful and tranquil environment that veterans,…
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Louisiana is a veteran-friendly state! We’re so proud of what we have to offer veterans, and we hope this information will showcase our commitment to the veteran community. Unlike other…
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Louisiana is home to more than 261,000 veterans and their families. While the roles of the federal VA and the Louisiana Department…
A Partnership for Education In Louisiana, nearly 11,000 veterans and their dependents produced $196 million in federal funding to in-state higher education communities each year through GI Bill® funding. LaVetCorps…
The Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home is located near Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier Parish on 17 pristine acres in Bossier City. The 156-bed home is also near Overton Brooks…
The Louisiana Veterans Home is located in the rolling hills of East Feliciana Parish in Jackson, La. The 129-bed home sits on 82 sprawling acres of land, giving its residents…
The Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home is located in Jennings on 20 acres between Lafayette and Lake Charles just off of Interstate 10 in Jefferson Davis Parish. The 156-bed home is…
The Northeast Louisiana Veterans Home is located in Ouachita Parish on a 20-acre pecan grove in Monroe. The 156-bed home backs up to Bayou Desiard, where our veterans love to…
The Southeast Louisiana Veterans Home is located in Reserve on 20 acres next to the VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic in St. John the Baptist Parish. Our 156-bed veterans home…
The Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, which opened in February of 2012, sits on 204 acres with rolling hills of green grass and beautifully landscaped property near Fort Polk. The staff…
The Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery was made possible by a generous donation of 52 acres from the George B. Franklin Jr. Family. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, in conjunction…
The Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery is located in southwest Caddo Parish and primarily serves a 75-mile radius which includes northwest Louisiana, northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas. In 1999, the state…
The Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, located in Slidell, opened in June 2014 and has quickly become the fastest-growing veterans cemetery in Louisiana. As initial burial sites are occupied, the U.S….
The Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery sits on 20 acres behind the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home* and is the only cemetery to be situated on adjoining tracts of land. Currently, approximately…