Published Jul 16, 2026 | Blog, Disaster Survivors
FEMA Disaster Relief Centers are now open for Tropical Storm Arthur. At a FEMA Disaster Relief Center, you can: Apply for FEMA Submit Documents to FEMA Talk with FEMA Representatives Apply for a SBA Loan Submit SBA documents and speak with SBA Representatives Connect...Published Jul 7, 2026 | Modified Jul 30, 2026 | Blog, Disaster Survivors
FEMA registration is now open for the following parishes: Avoyelles Parish Point Coupee Parish Lafourche Parish St. Tammany Parish St. Landry Parish Terrebonne Parish You can apply: By Phone: 1-800-621-3362 In-person with Disaster Survivor Assistance Teams or by...Published Jun 24, 2026 | Blog, COVID-19, Low-Income Taxpayer, Taxpayers
A recent decision by the Federal Court of Claims in Washington D.C. has re-opened the filing period to receive any stimulus funds that still have not been paid out. The decision is called Kwong v. United States. The federal government issued “Economic Income Payments”...Published May 21, 2026 | Blog, Government Benefits for Income, Food and Health Insurance
Beginning June 27, 2026, unused SNAP, FITAP, and KCSP money will be removed from your EBT card 9 months (274 days) after the benefits were issued, even if the card has been used to make a purchase within the last 9 months!! Benefits that are removed cannot be added...Published Apr 22, 2026 | Blog, Government Benefits for Income, Food and Health Insurance
“ABLE” stands for the “Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014.” This law allows ABLE accounts to help people save money for things related to a disability. Who can have an ABLE account? Anyone who meets the Social Security disability...Published Jan 29, 2026 | Blog, News
Systemic Advocacy Supreme Court decision clears the way to expunge criminal records of people found unrestorably incompetent to stand trial. SLLS won a case in the Louisiana Supreme Court on behalf of a client with a lifelong intellectual disability who was seeking...