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Tangipahoa Parish, LA Veterans Service Office (VSO): phone and address

Find veterans benefits contacts for Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.

Offices for Tangipahoa Parish

LDVA Tangipahoa Parish veterans office - Hammond

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs

Type of help
Benefits and claims assistance
Location
Hammond

Veterans benefits and claims assistance. Contact the provider to arrange help and confirm what to bring.

Area served: Tangipahoa Parish. Physical office: Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish.

15481 West Club Deluxe Road, Hammond, Louisiana 70403

Monday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm; Tuesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm; Wednesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm; Thursday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm; Friday: Closed; Saturday: Closed; Sunday: Closed

Type of help
Visiting claims service
Location
Kentwood

Veterans benefits and claims assistance. Contact the provider to arrange help and confirm what to bring.

Area served: Tangipahoa Parish. Physical office: Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish.

308 Avenue G, Kentwood, Louisiana 70444

Monday: Closed; Tuesday: Closed; Wednesday: Closed; Thursday: Closed; Friday: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm; Saturday: Closed; Sunday: Closed

For statewide phone and remote help, see the Louisiana directory.

Getting help in Tangipahoa Parish

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Veterans in Tangipahoa Parish

The ACS estimates about 6,440, give or take 765 civilian veterans in Tangipahoa Parish.

By ACS estimates, Tangipahoa Parish has the 12th largest veteran population among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents.

Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
MeasureTangipahoa ParishLouisianaUnited States
Share with a service-connected rating27 percent

below the Louisiana share; below the national share.

30 percent30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher15 percent

above the Louisiana share; above the national share.

14 percent13 percent

Tangipahoa Parish has about 1,420, give or take 234 veterans 75 and older, making up 22 percent of its veterans compared with 24 percent in Louisiana.

Veterans under 35 in Tangipahoa Parish number about 712, give or take 345; their 11 percent share is above Louisiana's 8 percent.

Tangipahoa Parish has about 710, give or take 228 women veterans; both the county and Louisiana round to a 11 percent share.

Income, work and education in Tangipahoa Parish

Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
MeasureTangipahoa ParishLouisianaUnited States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income$49,493 ± $4,598$48,927 ± $1,145$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income$30,567 ± $1,258$32,904 ± $301$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over4.7% ± 2.1 points10.2% ± 0.6 points7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over36.8% ± 6.2 points33.9% ± 0.9 points30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 6465.7% ± 9.4 points70.6% ± 1.2 points73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 645.8% ± 3.7 points; small survey sample; treat as roughNot comparedNot compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over94.0% ± 2.5 points94.7% ± 0.4 points95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over20.5% ± 4.6 points25.9% ± 0.9 points31.8% ± 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 5,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 6,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.

VA disability compensation in Tangipahoa Parish

VA reports 2,555 veterans in Tangipahoa Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.

VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating groupRecipients
0 to 20 percent483
30 to 40 percent219
50 to 60 percent282
70 to 90 percent829
100 percent742

FY2019: 1,658 recipients. Change to FY2025: +897.

VA does not publish some small counts. Those show as “Not published.” VA county compensation data (opens in a new tab).

VA home loans in Tangipahoa Parish

In 2025, lenders reported 248 VA-backed home loans out of 2,274 home loans made in Tangipahoa Parish (10.9% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).

Average VA loan amount reported: about $290,000.

The 2026 FHFA one-unit county loan limit here is $832,750. This limit matters for a VA loan only when part of your entitlement is still tied to another VA loan. VA explains remaining entitlement and loan limits (opens in a new tab).

HMDA 2025 and FHFA 2026 sources.

When they served

The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 2,150, give or take 435) and post-9/11 only (about 1,490, give or take 409).

For questions about Vietnam-era exposure rules, read the Agent Orange guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.

VA money in Tangipahoa Parish

VA reported about $78.8 million in compensation and pension spending and about $65.2 million in medical care spending in Tangipahoa Parish for FY2025.

Nearest VA locations

Call to confirm hours before you go.

Outside Louisiana, in Biloxi, MS, Biloxi VA Medical Center (opens in a new tab) is Tangipahoa Parish's second-nearest medical center, about 88 miles in a straight line from the county center.

The second-nearest Vet Center to Tangipahoa Parish is Baton Rouge Mobile Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Baton Rouge, LA, about 41 miles in a straight line from the county center.

The state registry lists New Orleans RO (station 321); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.

Veterans cemeteries and State Veterans Homes

Nearest open VA national cemetery

Louisiana National Cemetery (opens in a new tab)
303 W Mount Pleasant Road Zachary, LA 70791
225-654-1988

About 50.4 miles in a straight line from the county center. Burial space: open.

Nearest VA-funded state or tribal veterans cemetery

Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery (opens in a new tab)
34888 Grantham College Dr Slidell, LA 70460
985-646-6458

About 41.4 miles in a straight line from the county center. Burial space: open.

State veterans cemeteries set their own eligibility rules.

National Cemetery Administration lists checked October 2, 2026. Cemetery coverage and distance method.

Cleanup and former military sites in Tangipahoa Parish

EPA Superfund National Priorities List

Formerly Used Defense Sites

Military branch is not listed in the USACE FY2024 property data.

These lists use site points within county boundaries. A site may extend into another county.

For VA’s service-location rules, see the presumptive conditions list. A location listing does not establish personal exposure or eligibility.

Veterans experiencing homelessness

On one night in January 2024, Slidell/Southeast Louisiana CoC counted 4 veterans experiencing homelessness (0 sheltered, 4 unsheltered).

LA-506 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid).

The HUD workbook reports 30 veterans for the 2019 comparison.

This is a one-night count for the whole CoC area, not a county or annual total. CoC mapping method.

If you need housing help, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. You can call any time, day or night.

Your nearest VA medical center by straight-line distance is New Orleans VA Medical Center (opens in a new tab), 800-935-8387. Ask for the homeless coordinator.

Housing prevention and rehousing help serving Tangipahoa Parish

VA's FY2026 Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) intake list names these providers. About VA SSVF (opens in a new tab).

VA homeless programs (opens in a new tab)

Cities and towns in Tangipahoa Parish

  • Hammond (city): about 21,539 residents
  • Ponchatoula (city): about 7,808 residents
  • Amite City (town): about 4,048 residents
  • Natalbany (unincorporated community): about 2,416 residents
  • Independence (town): about 2,207 residents
More places (4)
  • Kentwood (town): about 2,087 residents
  • Roseland (town): about 1,070 residents
  • Tickfaw (village): about 857 residents
  • Tangipahoa (village): about 522 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)

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.

Free tools and help

For the Veterans Crisis Line, dial 988 then press 1. VA crisis support (opens in a new tab)

Louisiana benefits

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.

See every Louisiana benefit by rating

Get ready for your appointment

  • Your DD-214 or other discharge papers
  • Any VA decision letters you have received
  • Medical records you want to discuss

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Nearby counties

Sources and method

ACS 2020-2024; VA FY2025; geography/locations/benefits 2026; adjacency 2024. Distances: straight line from county center. Full method.

VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents near Tangipahoa Parish

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Amanda James

Attorney · Folsom · LA · In your county

VA-accredited since 2022 · checked

VA accreditation number 53514

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Donald Marshall

Attorney · Ponchatoula · LA · In your county

VA-accredited since 2026 · checked

VA accreditation number 61043

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April Ebeling

Claims agent · Destrehan · LA · About 50 miles away

VA-accredited since 2024 · checked

VA accreditation number 56786

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Robert Bostic

Claims agent · New Orleans · LA · About 48 miles away

VA-accredited since 2013 · checked

VA accreditation number 26721

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