Get tailored legal information, forms for local courts, remittances to legal aid and much more. Acadiana Legal Services Corporation (ALSC) is a private, non-profit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income individuals in the southwest and central regions of Louisiana. The ALSC provides services in a variety of jurisdictions, including consumer, education, family, youth, health, housing and social services. (Alexandria, Lafayette and Lake Charles) More information about the ALSCAdvocacy Center protects and defends the rights of people with disabilities in Louisiana and people sixty years of age or older by providing legal representation, information and recommendations, education and training, and system representation. (New Orleans) Learn more about the Advocacy Center Arts Council of New Orleans` Entertainment Law Legal Assistance Project (ELLA) provides pro bono legal assistance to low-income artists, musicians, and nonprofits in Louisiana. ELLA provides assistance in copyright and intellectual property, business creation, non-profit incorporation, contract review, contractual disputes and other civil matters. ELLA is a partnership between the Canada Council, Tipitina`s and Tulane Law School. (New Orleans) Learn more about the New Orleans Arts Council, the Baton Rouge Bar Foundation offers a variety of programs to the public, including coordinating free legal services for the poor, legal-related educational events for children and the public, and a youth court for first offenses. (Baton Rouge) More information about the Baton Rouge Bar FoundationThe Baton Rouge Children`s Advocacy Center (BRCAC) works to reduce the trauma of child victims in investigating allegations of abuse and to provide assistance in subsequent proceedings within the criminal justice system. They serve abused children in the communities of Baton Rouge East, Iberville, Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge. (Baton Rouge) More information about BRCACBeauregard`s community concerns – June Jenkins Women`s Shelter provides housing, advice and brief legal advice to victims of domestic violence in beauregard and Vernon parishes. (DeRidder and Leesville) Catholic Charities of New Orleans – Immigration Legal Services provides legal services to immigrant survivors, educating the community and national stakeholders on the unique challenges immigrant survivors face in general, and in accessing law enforcement assistance in particular.
(New Orleans) Learn more about Catholic Charities of New Orleans Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge – Immigration Legal Services provides free legal services to immigrants and refugees throughout Louisiana. A lawyer and a small staff represent clients before the U.S. Department of Citizenship and Immigration. Their services focus mainly on deportation and detention issues. (Baton Rouge) Learn more about Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge – Immigration Legal ServicesCatholic Charities of New Orleans – Project SAVE provides free and urgent legal representation to survivors of domestic violence in Orleans Parish. Employed lawyers assist in the legal order to ensure the safety of survivors and protect their legal rights. Save`s legal services include injunctions and protection orders, temporary child support, custody and use of property. (New Orleans) Learn more about Catholic Charities of New Orleans – Project SAVECentral Louisiana Pro Bono Project coordinates the provision of free legal services to low-income people in the communities of Avoyelles, Rapides and Vernon.
The project recruits volunteer lawyers to handle cases referred by Central Louisiana Legal Services. The project also organizes free legal counseling clinics in the community, where pro bono lawyers answer questions and provide general information on various legal issues. (Alexandria) Chez Hope, Inc. offers a variety of services to victims of domestic violence in the parishes of St. Mary, Lafourche and Assumption. Chez Hope provides accommodation, legal advice, education and children`s services. (Franklin and Thibodaux) Other information about Chez Hope, Inc.D.A.R.T. : Lincoln provides housing, legal advice, education and child services to victims of domestic violence. (parishes of Lincoln, Jackson, Union, Bienville and Claiborne) Faith House, Inc. offers a variety of services to victims of domestic violence in the parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint-Landry and Vermillion. These services include accommodation, advice and legal advice.
The program`s lawyer assists with protection orders, sets up victim notification systems, and engages with the justice system on behalf of survivors. They also provide domestic violence education to law enforcement, judges, lawyers, court officers and court clerks. (Lafayette) Learn more about Faith House, Inc.The Haven strives to find a community response to interpersonal and family violence through advocacy, education, prevention, resource development, and treatment. The Haven operates an 18-bed animal shelter in Houma and runs a lawyer program that helps victims of domestic violence navigate the injunction process. (Houma) Read more about the HavenInnocence Project New Orleans (IPNO) represents innocent and destitute prisoners serving life sentences throughout Louisiana and supports them in their transition to life outside of prison after their release.
