Severe Weather Update
Our Houma office remains closed until further notice due to Hurricane Francine. All other SLLS offices are open.
Free Legal Aid
for Low-Income People
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) provides free, civil legal aid to low-income people throughout southeast Louisiana.
We fight for fairness for vulnerable people by:
protecting domestic
violence victims
empowering abused
and neglected children
preserving housing for hard-working families
ending homelessness for disabled and veterans
protecting elderly
consumers
removing barriers to access medical care
improving access to employment and education
Latest News
Natural Disaster FAQ for Renters in Louisiana
Do I owe rent if I am displaced from my home due to a natural disaster? Am I entitled to pay less rent if my house was damaged or is unlivable because of the disaster? Unfortunately, yes, you likely still owe rent. The law treats a natural disaster as an “Act of God.”...
FEMA Applications Open for Hurricane Francine
FEMA registration is now open for the following parishes: Ascension Parish St. James Parish Assumption Parish St. John the Baptist Parish Lafourche Parish St. Mary Parish St. Charles Parish Terrebonne Parish You can apply: By Phone: 1-800-621-3362 In-person with...
Restore Louisiana Ownership Appeal
Denied a Restore LA Grant because you could not show ownership? On appeal, Restore LA now allows you to submit self-certified statements to prove you own your home. If you submitted a statement like the example below for FEMA, you can also use that one. With your...
Paralegal: Housing Tenants’ Rights – New Orleans
The Paralegal position will be working within the Housing Tenants' Rights Program in the SLLS New Orleans office. This position performs various functions to support the attorneys to serve clients facing eviction and housing insecurity. This position performs various...
Assistant Director of Litigation and Advocacy
The Assistant Director of Litigation and Advocacy will work with the Litigation & Advocacy Director to oversee the development of the firm’s major/complex litigation and law and systems reform advocacy. The focus of this position will be primarily on the firm’s...
Staff Attorney: Administrative Law in the Veterans and Innovative Projects Unit – Baton Rouge
This attorney will handle disability, food stamp, expungement, and other legal problems to help increase income for unhoused people with prior criminal justice involvement. The attorney will also collaborate with multiple partner agencies onsite at the One Stop and...