Local Support Groups
LOUISIANA
Alexandria
3rd Thursday at Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital, 3311 Masonic Dr. Contact Becky Watkins (318) 449-5705
Amite
Contact Carole Henkel (504) 748-8310
Baton Rouge
3rd Thursday at 1:00 pm. Bluebonnet Library. Contact Lee Mazzoli (225) 275-8549
Covington/ Mandeville
1st Friday every month at 1:00 pm. Lakeview Regional Medical Center, Conference Room B. Contact John or Jackie Graham @ 985-845-0015
Lake Charles
Contact Poddy Champeaux (337) 491-7750
Metairie/ Jefferson (new!)
4th Monday every month at 1:30pm at Ochsner Main Campus on Jefferson Highway (Brent house conference room). Contact Bonnie (504) 905-6355.
Morgan City (new!)
Contact Mary Ann (985) 395-9949 or Sandra (985) 385-0688
New Orleans
Every other month (starting in January) on the 3rd Thursday at 7pm. Jewish Community Center at 5342 St. Charles Ave, NO. Contact Steve Casimento @ 504-888-2435, Chuck DeBlieux @ 985-215-9064 or Sister Mary Daniel @ 504-554-0725.
Slidell
Contact Larry and Mary Dellegar (985) 863-2390 for meeting dates. Meet at Slidell Memorial Hospital, Founders Building, Robert Room.
MISSISSIPPI
Gulf Port
2nd Tuesday at 11:30 am in the Gulf Port Memorial Hospital private dining room in cafeteria. Contact is Tommy Thompson (228) 860-1009
Columbus
Last Tuesday at 11am. Location may change, so contact Stephanie Gibson (662) 508-5177
Jackson
First Tuesday at 2 pm at Presbyterian Redeemer Church. 640 E North Side Drive. Contact: Meta Hogue (601) 355-5868
Natchez
3rd Tuesday at 2 pm at First Baptist Church, 150 Devereaux Dr. Contact: Sandi Stringer (601) 446-9043
Vicksburg
1st Thursday at 2 pm in River Region Conference Room, West Campus, 1115 N. Frontage Road. Contact: Janet Goodwin (601) 638-1877
Meridian
2nd Thursday at 1 pm. Location may change. Contact Brenda Allred (601) 638-7484
Brandon
1st Tuesday at 6 pm at Oakdale Baptist Church, 1872 Hwy 471. Contact Teresa Jones (601) 506-2729
Hattiesburg
1st Wednesday at 1 pm at the Live Well Center in the Cloverleaf Medical Plaza next to Wal-Mart on Hwy 49. Contact Bobbie McWilliams (601) 601-7801
Batesville
4th Sunday at 2:30 pm at Batesville Public Library, 206 Hwy 51. Contact: Nancy Tompson (662) 578-3274
Brookhaven
Meets quarterly, call for date/time. Contact Evelyn Peavy (601) 320-1126
Lucedale
1st Wednesday at 3:30 pm at First United Methodist Church, 311 W. Main St. Contact: Mark Maples (601) 508-5177
Ittabena
3rd Friday at 11:15 am at Larry's Fish House, 4238 Hwy 7 South. Contact Rosiland Daves (662) 455-5317
Yazoo City
2nd Wednesday quarterly at 4 pm. King's Daughters Medcical Center. Contact Beverly King (662) 746-5099
Prentiss
3rd Thursday at 2:30 pm in the Prentiss Public Library, 2229 Pearl St. Contact: Barbara Slater (601) 792-9214
National Organizations
American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA)
Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF)
National Parkinson Foundation (NPF)
Parkinson's Association of Louisiana (PAL)
National Alliance for Caregiving
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