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 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...
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...
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...
Published Aug 12, 2024 | Modified Aug 20, 2024 | Employment
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...
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...
This staff attorney will provide legal representation, advocacy, and community legal education to veterans in the greater New Orleans area. This new staff attorney will work closely with SLLS’ Veterans Justice Fellow and our veteran service agencies who refer...
This position will be in the New Orleans office and will handle cases as it relates to Social Security, Unemployment, Wage Claims, and Food Stamps, in addition, will assist in performing outreach as needed. This staff attorney will be supervised by the managing...
For Immediate Release Date: April 11, 2024 Contact: Laura Tuggle, ltuggle@slls.org, 504-529-1000 x 270 Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Seeks Support in Washington for southeast Louisiana’s Civil Legal Needs WASHINGTON, D.C. — Leaders from Southeast Louisiana Legal...
Restore Louisiana recently made changes to its rental assistance policies. These changes mean fewer people will receive rental assistance while their homes are being repaired. This change even affects people who were told orally by Restore Louisiana that they would...
Did you have to wait hours for the judge to call for your Unemployment Benefits Hearing? Did something go wrong? Did you have to wait hours for the judge to call you? Did you lose because you missed the judge’s call or some other technical problem with the call? If...
