In our 27 years of existence, LPCA has promoted and supported community health centers and the populations they serve. Established in 1982, the Louisiana Primary Care Association, Inc. (LPCA) is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to promote accessible, affordable, quality primary health care for the uninsured and medically underserved populations in Louisiana. It is a membership organization of Federally Qualified Community Health Centers (FQHCs) and supporters committed to the goal of achieving health care access for all and elimination of health disparities. Whether establishing various support systems or maintaining and strengthening those already in place, LPCA continually espouses the importance of primary health care as the foundation to building and sustaining healthier communities. LPCA directs its efforts to assure that community health centers remain viable providers of primary health care throughout the state and resolute partners in comprehensive health care delivery systems. 

Collectively, LPCA's network of Community Health Centers seek to positively influence health care policy and serve as major safety net providers in the State's primary health care delivery system. LPCA accomplishes its goals by providing a myriad of support services. These services include: