Lafourche Parish & Grand Isle NonProfits

The information below has been provided to Bayou Community Foundation by 501c3 nonprofits themselves; BCF is not responsible for the accuracy of information provided. This list is for informational purposes only and inclusion on this list does not reflect any endorsement by BCF.  To submit your 501c3 nonprofit for inclusion on this list, please send your information here. Bayou Community Foundation will review all submissions before including organizations in the Nonprofit Directory.

Bayou Civic Club, Inc dba Larose Regional Park and Civic Center
Category: Human Services
Website: http://www.bayoucivicclub.org
Contact Name: Jasmine S. Ayo
Email Address: jasmineayo@bayoucivicclub.org
Mailing Address: Post Office Box 1105
City: Larose
State: LA
Zip: 70373
Phone: 985-693-7355
Description: A resource for people, businesses, and communities working toward prosperity through educational and entertaining activities that showcase the culture and heritage of the area.

Bayou Country Children’s Museum
Category: Education
Website: http://www.bccm.info
Contact Name: Christy Naquin
Email Address: cnaquin@bccm.info
Mailing Address: 211 Rue Betancourt
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70301
Phone: 985-446-2200
Description: inspire curiosity and encourage learning for children and families through discovery and play with an emphasis of our Cajun culture.

Bayou History Center, Inc.
Category: Other
Website:
Contact Name: Patricia Whitney
Email Address: bayouhistorycenter@yahoo.com
Mailing Address: c/o 1206 Cardinal Drive
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70301
Phone: 985-859-3214
Description: A 501c3 nonprofit to promote the study and preservation of family and community history in coastal Louisiana.

Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum
Category: Other
Website: http://bayoumuseum.org
Contact Name: Dee Dee Gaubert
Email Address: bayoulafourchefo@bellsouth.net
Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 416
City: Lockport
State: LA
Zip: 70374
Phone: 985-532-5909

Bayou Region Amateur Radio Association, aka Thibodaux Amateur Radio Club
Category: Workforce Development
Website: http://www.w5yl.org/
Contact Name: George Tippett
Email Address: wb5pkk@gmail.com
Mailing Address: PO Box 143
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70302
Phone: 985-856-7399
Description: We provide emergency communication support after disasters in southeast Louisiana.

Bayou Region Crimestoppers
Category: Other
Website: http://www.crimestoppersbr.org
Contact Name: Brennan Matherne
Email Address: brennan-matherne@lpso.net
Mailing Address: PO Box 99
City: Lockport
State: LA
Zip: 70374
Phone: 985-856-7399
Description: Crime Stoppers encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime by overcoming the two key elements that inhibit community involvement: fear and apathy.

Big Dreamers Youth Foundation
Category: Education
Website: http://bigdreamersyouth.wix.com/bdyc
Contact Name: Anitra Woods
Email Address: bigdreamersyouth@gmail.com
Mailing Address: 1215 Bourbon St
City: Thibodaux
State: Louisiana
Zip: 70301
Phone: 9852086559
Description: Big Dreamers bases its program on members and community involvement through youth awareness. To enhance the social, educational, health, vocational, leadership and character of our youths.

Blake Terry Memorial Foundation
Category: Human Services
Website: http://www.w5yl.org/
Contact Name: Cindie Roussel
Email Address: cindier@btmemorialfoundation.com
Mailing Address: 853 Martinez Road
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70301
Phone: 985-446-5537
Description: We are a Search, Rescue and Recovery organization for missing divers in the Gulf of Mexico.

Crossroads Pregnancy Resource Center
Category: Other
Website: http://www.crossroadsprc.org
Contact Name: Michele Beary
Email Address: support@crossroadsprc.org
Mailing Address: 105 Saint Louis Street
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70301
Phone: 985-446-5004
Description: Crossroads Pregnancy Resource Center is a Christian organization that promotes the sanctity of life by providing caring services to pregnant women in crisis within our area. Our staff provides education, guidance and spiritual support especially to those considering abortion or other alternatives in a spirit of compassion, love and gra

eLearning Foundation
Category: Education
Website: http://www.elearning-foundation.org
Contact Name: Lynne Songy
Email Address: lsongy@elearningk12.com
Mailing Address: 806 North Acadia Road
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70301
Phone: 985-447-5994
Description: eLearning Foundation focuses on extracurricular enrichment activities, tuition scholarships for special-needs children, and outreach to children with learning challenges.

Faith Ministries, International
Category: Human Services
Website: http://www.faithministry.vpweb.com
Contact Name: Anna Bradford
Email Address: faithministry07@yahoo.com
Mailing Address: 151 Lance Street
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70301
Phone: 9856658476
Description: Humanitarian Services to underprivileged children in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parish since 2007

Fourchon Oilman’s Foundation
Category: Human Services
Website: http://www.fourchonoilmans.com/
Contact Name: Dr. Joseph A. Orgeron
Email Address: FourchonOilmans@GMail.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1270
City: Cut Off
State: LA
Zip: 70345
Phone: 985-325-7157
Description: An association of businesses dedicated to helping local educational and charitable organizations while promoting the oil and gas industry.

Grand Isle Garden Club
Category: Other
Website: http://grandislegardenclub.weebly.com/
Contact Name: Bonnie Pizani
Email Address: gibonnie@yahoo.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 817
City: Grand Isle
State: LA
Zip: 70358
Phone: 504-382-8988
Description: Promote civic beauty, conservation of natural resources and stimulate roadside beautification, with focus on litter abatement and habitat planting.

Hail Mary Rescue, Inc
Category: Other
Website: http://www.hailmaryrescue.com
Contact Name: Becky Allemand
Email Address: hailmaryresue@yahoo.com
Mailing Address: 259 School Lane
City: Thibodaux
State: Louisiana
Zip: 70301
Phone: 985-859-1435
Description: HMR is a safe haven for stray or owner surrendered dogs of any age.

Lafourche Arc
Category: Human Services
Website: http://www.lafourchearc.org
Contact Name: Melanie Carlos
Email Address: larc_melanie@hotmail.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 269
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70302
Phone: 985-447-6214
Description: Provider of Vocational, Residential, and Community Support Services to individuals with disabilities throughout a seven parish area.

Myron Wright Foundation
Category: Human Services
Website:
Contact Name: Myron Wright
Email Address: myronwrightfoundation@gmail.com
Mailing Address: PO Box 5051
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70302
Phone: 504-559-4321
Description: ENCOURAGE and PROMOTE education to the youth, STRENGTHEN and RESTORE low income communities, and SUPPORT individuals affected by life-threatening injuries.

Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana
Category: Human Services
Website: http://www.pcal.org/
Contact Name: Nichole Waltrich
Email Address: nichole@pcal.org
Mailing Address: 101 Afton Drive
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70301
Phone: 847-302-1891
Description: Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana works to prevent the abuse and neglect of Louisiana’s children through evidence-based programs and community-based education.

Restore or Retreat, Inc
Category: Coastal
Website: http://www.restoreorretreat.org
Contact Name: Simone Maloz
Email Address: simone.maloz@nicholls.edu
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2048-NSU
City: Thibodaux
State: Louisiana
Zip: 70310
Phone: 9854484485
Description: ROR is a non-profit coastal advocacy group seeking to expedite aggressive, large-scale restoration projects to protect our irreplaceable region.

The Communities That Care of Lockport
Category: Human Services
Website:
Contact Name: Annette Bourgeois
Email Address: bourgeoisannette@gmail.com
Mailing Address: 106 Bourgeois St.
City: Raceland
State: Louisiana
Zip: 70394
Phone: 985-859-7013
Description: We are an outreach organization that provides human services in the community by feeding the elderly and the needy people. We also provide Christmas presents and Easter baskets to people annually.

The MAX Charter School
Category: Education
Website: http://www.mymaxcharterschool.org
Contact Name: Suzy Bourg
Email Address: suzybourg@gmail.com
Mailing Address: PO Box 2072
City: Thibodaux
State: Louisiana
Zip: 70310
Phone: 9852279500
Description:  Located on the Nicholls State University Campus. the school is dedicated to educating students with dyslexia and related learning differences.

The Nature Conservancy
Category: Coastal
Website: http://www.nature.org/louisiana
Contact Name: Jean Landry
Email Address: jlandry@tnc.org
Mailing Address: PO Box 675
City: Grand Isle
State: LA
Zip: 70358
Phone: 985-787-3599
Description: Our mission is to restore the lands and waters on which all life depends. Since 1987, we’ve helped conserve and restore over 300,000 in Louisiana.

The Virtual Academy of Lafourche
Category: Education
Website: http://valcharter.org
Contact Name: Veda D. Bailey
Email Address: vbailey@valcharter.org
Mailing Address: 639 Harrison Street
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70301
Phone: (985) 446-2877
Description: Offering online, high-quality education that develops each student’s full potential through research-based technology applications combined with meaningful involvement by stakeholders.

Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc.
Category: Other
Website:
Contact Name: Kathy Benoit
Email Address: Kathy@ThibodauxChamber.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 467
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70302
Phone: 985-446-1187
Description: Supports the Thibodaux Chamber’s Community Development efforts.

Thibodaux Service League
Category: Other
Website: http://www.thibodauxserviceleague.com
Contact Name: Ashley Becnel
Email Address: ashleyperque@hotmail.com
Mailing Address: P.O.Box 1841
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70302
Phone: 2252060434
Description: Support local organizations – CASA, Crossroads, Juvenile Justice, Food Bank, child protection, families in need, scholarships, toy drive, Upside Downs

Upside Downs, Inc.
Category: Human Services
Website: http://www.upside-downs.org
Contact Name: Michelle Brooks
Email Address: mbrooks@phjlaw.com
Mailing Address: 410 St. Philip St., Suite A
City: Thibodaux
State: LA
Zip: 70301
Phone: 985-414-9192
Description: We are committed to helping the Downs syndrome community through new parent support, recreational activities and raising awareness.

Vacherie-Gheens Vol. Fire Company, Inc.
Category: Other
Website:
Contact Name: Chief Spence J Cressionie
Email Address: vgchief@yahoo.com
Mailing Address: 1783 Hwy 654 Box 6
City: Gheens
State: LA
Zip: 70355
Phone: 985-400-3354
Description: Educating, Training, and Certifying Adults Firefighters and Junior Firefighters to promote leadership and pride to protect and better serve communities.

We Can All Ring, Inc.
Category: Human Services
Website: http://bayoubellringers.org
Contact Name: Janice Grammer
Email Address: jmgspecialties@viscom.net
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 116
City: Cut Off
State: LA
Zip: 70345
Phone: 985-632-6800
Description: The mission of the Bayou Bell Ringers is to allow mentally and/or physically challenged individuals the opportunity to learn to use their God-given gifts and perform with hand bells for the glory of God.