Louisiana
Demographic Data
Total state population
4,648,794
Total number of people with disabilities
15.9%
Breakdown by category of disability
Hearing difficulty
4.1%
Vision difficulty
3.8%
Cognitive difficulty
6.5%
Ambulatory difficulty
8.4%
Self-care difficulty
3.2%
Independent living difficulty
7.0%
Race/ethnicity breakdown
White
61.8%
Black or African American
32.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native
0.6%
Asian
1.8%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
0.0%
Hispanic or Latino
5.4%
Other Race
1.4%
Two or more Races
2.0%
Employment and unemployment rates for people with disabilities
Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)
34.2%
Unemployment rate for PwD
Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work
6.9%
Poverty rate for people with disabilities
Unemployment rate for PwD
Source: https://www.census.gov/
29.4%
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Number of AoD grantee programs across the country
Southwest Louisiana Independence Center, Inc.
4320 Lake Street
Lake Charles, LA 70605
Phone: 337-477-7194
4320 Lake Street
Lake Charles, LA 70605
Phone: 337-477-7194
ED:Mitch Granger
Email:mitch@slic-la.org
New Horizons Independent Living Center
1111-A Hawn Avenue, Suite A
Shreveport, LA 71107
Phone: 318-671-8131
1111-A Hawn Avenue, Suite A
Shreveport, LA 71107
Phone: 318-671-8131
ED:Gale Dean
Email:gdean@nhilc.org
New Orleans Resources For Independent Living, Inc.
2001 21st Street
Kenner, LA 70062
Phone: 504-522-1955
2001 21st Street
Kenner, LA 70062
Phone: 504-522-1955
ED:Yavonka Archaga
Email:yarchaga@noril.org
CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/PAAT/PATBI/PAVA
Disability Rights Louisiana
8325 Oak Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone &TDD: (504) 522-2337
Toll Free: (800) 960-7705
FAX: (504) 522-5507
Disability Rights Louisiana
8325 Oak Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone &TDD: (504) 522-2337
Toll Free: (800) 960-7705
FAX: (504) 522-5507