The mission of the LSU Health Shreveport Children's Center is to maximize the potential of children, infancy through 15 years of age, throughout the Ark-La-Tex by providing diagnostic assessment and treatment, supporting and educating families and service providers, and offering technical assistance and outreach to community agencies.

The Children's Center provides interdisciplinary evaluations so that your child has the advantage of being assessed by professionals from the fields of pediatric medicine, psychology, occupational therapy, speech-language therapy, audiology, marriage and family therapy, and education.

Common Conditions

Some examples of conditions that are frequently referred to the Children’s Center include:
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-ADHD
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Specific Learning Disorder
  • Global Developmental Delay
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Speech and Language Disorders
  • Social/Emotional Disorder
  • Sensory and Motor Disorders

Contact Us

Address: 1450 Claiborne Ave, Shreveport, LA, 71103, Phone: (318) 813-2960, Fax: (318) 813-2989

Language / Interpretation Services: LSU Health Shreveport provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as qualified sign language interpreters. LSU Health Shreveport provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as qualified interpreters. Click to read the full document with languages provided. If you need these services, contact LSU Health Shreveport at (318) 813-2970.

Children's Center

Maximizing the Potential of Children

Children's Center

Assessments Provided by Interdisciplinary Professionals

Children's Center

Compassionately Serving Families in the Ark-La-Tex