Subject Guides: Military and Veteran Resources: Additional Resources

Local Contacts

This is Nicholls State’s website page for veterans services at the university. Important information including points-of-contact are listed.

1601 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
800-935-8387

1750 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Suite 107 Houma, LA 70360
Phone: (985) 851-0188
1 (800) 401-0188

Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4:30p.m.

American Council on Education’s Military Guide
ACE's Military Guide presents credit recommendations for formal courses and occupations offered by all branches of the military. These credit recommendations appear on the service member’s Joint Services Transcript (JST).

The Military Guide is the sole source of information for all military courses and occupations evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE). Users can search for courses and occupations using the ACE identification number, keywords, course numbers, training location, dates completed, or subjects and levels.

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Our mission is to provide comprehensive care and quality service to Louisiana’s Veterans and their families with regard to health care, education, disability benefits, long-term care and burial honors.
Military OneSource Service members, family members, surviving family members, service providers and leaders rely on Military OneSource for policy, procedures, timely articles, cutting-edge social media tools and support. All in one place, empowering our military community.
Requesting veteran service records From the National Archives, this link provides instructions and help for requesting military service documents. (Includes DD 214/Separation Documents, Personnel Records, and/or Medical Records)
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs G.I. Bill FAQs Everything you need to know about the G.I. Bill and education benefits. This site contains a search box for asking questions and contact information for the VA.
VA Campus Toolkit This toolkit provides faculty, staff, and administrators resources to support student Veterans. The Post 9/11 GI Bill is bringing student Veterans to campuses in record numbers.

My HealtheVet
My HealtheVet is the VA's Personal Health Record. It is designed for Veterans, Servicemembers, their caregivers and others.

Manage prescriptions - schedule and organize VA health appointments - secure messaging to communicate online with VA health - view, print, or download VA medical records
Mesothelioma Guide
An advocacy organization dedicated to helping patients diagnosed with asbestos illnesses

Mesothelioma is a rare cancer and very few treat it. We specialize in connecting patients with doctors and treatment options that are best suited for them. Our services and resources are 100% free to patients and family members.
Veterans Health Library
health encyclopedia, Information, videos, and more

Search the dictionary
The DOD Dictionary is managed by the Joint Education and Doctrine Division, J-7, Joint Staff. All approved joint definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations are contained in Joint Publication 1-02, DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 08 November 2010, as amended through 15 October 2015. The Dictionary is available for browsing, searching, or can be downloaded in PDF and Excel formats.

Veterans Guide An advocacy center called Veterans Guide. Our mission is to assist veterans with the array of issues they may face, including obtaining proper disability compensation, financial assistance, information on the GI bill, and more. We have created some helpful guides and will continuously be adding more