Orleans Parish, LA Veterans Service Office (VSO): phone and address
Find veterans benefits contacts for Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
If you live in Orleans Parish, the LDVA Orleans Parish veterans office in New Orleans offers claims help; confirm availability, appointment details, eligibility and meeting location before traveling. An accredited VSO representative can help with claims at no cost, but the listed office is a referral contact, so confirm that accredited help is available. The New Orleans VA Regional Benefit Office at New Orleans VA Medical Center offers VA benefits assistance as a separate federal service. The New Orleans VA Medical Center, New Orleans Vet Center and Regional Benefit Office are each 11 miles from the county center in a straight line, not by road. The parish has about 1,580 women veterans, about 11 percent of veterans, matching Louisiana’s rounded share. For Vietnam-era service, Agent Orange exposure questions depend on where and when you served.
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The ACS estimates about 13,900, give or take 769 civilian veterans in Orleans Parish.
By ACS estimates, Orleans Parish has the 5th largest veteran population among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Orleans Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
32 percent
above the Louisiana share; above the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
13 percent
below the Louisiana share; the same rounded estimate as the national share.
14 percent
13 percent
Orleans Parish has about 3,240, give or take 285 veterans 75 and older, making up 23 percent of its veterans compared with 24 percent in Louisiana.
Orleans Parish has about 479, give or take 146 veterans under 35, making up 3 percent of its veterans compared with 8 percent in Louisiana.
Orleans Parish has about 1,580, give or take 293 women veterans; both the county and Louisiana round to a 11 percent share.
Income, work and education in Orleans Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Orleans Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$42,527 ± $3,324
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$33,761 ± $842
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
13.8% ± 2.5 points
10.2% ± 0.6 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
26.5% ± 2.5 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
68.6% ± 5.5 points
70.6% ± 1.2 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
6.4% ± 4.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
93.9% ± 2.2 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
39.4% ± 3.3 points
25.9% ± 0.9 points
31.8% ± 0.2 points
Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects fewer veterans here in 2035: about 13,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 17,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Orleans Parish
VA reports 5,436 veterans in Orleans Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 260 VA-backed home loans out of 4,670 home loans made in Orleans Parish (5.6% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 4,560, give or take 433) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 2,390, give or take 358).
For questions about Vietnam-era exposure rules, read the Agent Orange guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.
VA money in Orleans Parish
VA reported about $162.2 million in compensation and pension spending and about $248.6 million in medical care spending in Orleans Parish for FY2025.
about 11 miles in a straight line from the county center.
Call to confirm hours before you go.
Outside Louisiana, in Biloxi, MS, Biloxi VA Medical Center (opens in a new tab) is Orleans Parish's second-nearest medical center, about 64 miles in a straight line from the county center.
Outside Louisiana, in Biloxi, MS, Biloxi Vet Center (opens in a new tab) is Orleans Parish's second-nearest Vet Center, about 64 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists New Orleans RO (station 321); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
Louisiana veterans rated 100 percent service-connected receive a primary residence exemption from ad valorem taxes, except certain municipal assessments.
Louisiana offers in-state tuition exemptions to eligible children of living veterans rated at least 90 percent or receiving 100 percent individual unemployability.
ACS 2020-2024; VA FY2025; geography/locations/benefits 2026; adjacency 2024. Distances: straight line from county center. The summary paragraph was drafted by AI from the facts on this page and checked automatically against them. Full method.
VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents near Orleans Parish
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