Serving rural veterans & families across Louisiana

A coordinated lighthouse for veterans, families, and rural communities.

Turning Gratitude into Generational Impact.

Lighthouse Community Development Corporation connects veterans, dependents, and underserved rural residents to earned benefits, transitional housing, workforce pathways, and trusted local partners — through coordinated outreach and measurable, accountable impact.

501(c)(3)-aligned community development corporation Service area: Florida Parishes · Baton Rouge · New Orleans · Acadiana

Our mark

One ecosystem, one lighthouse

Who we serve

One front door for five communities

Every visitor has a clear path. Tell us who you are and we will point you to the right next step.

Veterans & Dependents

Get help identifying benefits, completing referrals, and accessing coordinated support.

Start intake

Elderly & Disabled Veterans

Accessible, mobile outreach that meets you where you are, in your community.

Request support

Nonprofits & Providers

Join the E-Force Multiplier Network and coordinate around measurable outcomes.

Join the network

Municipalities & Agencies

Request outreach deployment, technical assistance, or a community partnership.

Request assistance

Sponsors & Funders

Back the Mobile Triage Outreach unit and recurring partnership tiers.

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Board & Stakeholders

Review the mission, governance, ecosystem, and our accountability framework.

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Core programs

Eight coordinated pathways

Each program is a direct pathway from need to outcome, tracked for accountability.

Outreach

M-TOC

Mobile Triage Outreach Cavalry — a deployable unit bringing benefits navigation and intake directly into rural communities.

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Accountability

VI-PAR

Veteran Impact, Performance, Accountability & Reporting — the dashboard that publishes what we deliver.

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Enterprise

SEISMIC

Social Enterprise Incubator and Support Management — building veteran-led, mission-aligned enterprises.

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Training

Bootcamps

Strategic training in housing readiness, legal literacy, workforce skills, and disaster preparedness.

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Network

E-Force Multiplier Network

The partner, sponsor, provider, and municipal engagement platform that coordinates the whole ecosystem.

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Housing

LCDC Housing Pathway

Transitional housing, CHDO readiness, homeownership, and rural stabilization.

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Workforce

Rural Culinary Incubator

Food-enterprise development, workforce training, and community entrepreneurship.

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Resiliency

Disaster Preparedness, Recovery & Resiliency

A rally point for readiness, response, and recovery — with the SBA, American Red Cross, and local agencies.

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Our ecosystem

Not a single silo — a coordinated network

Lighthouse is the public-facing front door for a governed, multi-entity ecosystem built to serve rural veterans at scale.

Eagle Enterprises Consortium, L3C

The umbrella that coordinates the entities, aligns mission with sustainable social enterprise, and holds the network accountable.

Visit the EEC site

Lighthouse Community Development Corporation

The 501(c)(3)-aligned community development corporation delivering transitional housing, benefits navigation, and direct services.

You are here — see the ecosystem

RV3 — Rural Veterans Vanguard of Valor Foundation

Honoring service and channeling philanthropic support to rural veteran programs.

Visit the RV3 site

Guardian Angels Enterprises, L3C

Supporting veterans and strengthening futures through mission-aligned social enterprise.

Visit the Guardian Angels site

Why this matters now

Accountability, in the open

We publish performance, not promises. The figures below are live in the VI-PAR pilot dashboard today — explore it, then help us turn pilot data into verified outcomes.

312Veterans reached (pilot demo)
184Referrals completed (pilot demo)
4Regions: Florida Parishes, BR, NOLA, Acadiana
8Coordinated programs

See the VI-PAR preview Open VI-PAR Dashboard ↗

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See the mission in action

A short look at who we serve and how the ecosystem works together.

Stand up the lighthouse with us

Whether you need help, want to partner, or want to fund the mission, there is a clear next step.