The Louisiana Department of Veteran’s Affairs is asking citizens to participate in Project LOVE, Love Our Veterans Every day. It’s a letter writing campaign to show Veteran’s support who live in Louisiana’s five state-run veteran’s homes. Visitation has been limited due to COVID-19 and Louisiana Department of Veteran’s Affairs Director of Communications Brandee Patrick says they want to boost morale.
“To say how much we appreciate them for their service and their sacrifice, that we love them and that we’re praying for them,” says Patrick.
Currently, there are more than 600 residents living in Veteran’s homes across the state. Patrick says you can find a listing of addresses at VetAffairs.LA.Gov.
“Any letters would be addressed to Project LOVE, using one of our, or more, of our five veteran home addresses,” says Patrick.
Patrick says in March when the pandemic broke out for the safety of residents, they had to limit visitors to mitigate the spread of the virus. The letter-writing campaign is a way of showing residents appreciation
“These veterans are missing their families, their friends, that normally come to visit them. Just for them to receive a simple piece of mail that someone is thinking about them,” says Patrick.
You can also call the LDVA at 225-219-5000 for more information about Project LOVE.
Louisianans can address their letters to Project LOVE and send them to one or more of our five veterans’ homes. The homes’ addresses are as follows:
Louisiana Veterans Home
4739 Highway 10
Jackson, LA 70748
Northeast Louisiana Veterans Home
6700 Highway 165 North
Monroe, LA 71203
Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home
3130 Arthur Ray Teague Parkway
Bossier City, LA 71112
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Home
4080 W. Airline Highway
Reserve, LA 70084
Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home
1610 Evangeline Road
Jennings, LA 70546
Reported by Brooke Thorington
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