Resources
Offered a Business Selling things? It May Not Be Real.
Blog, Debt Collection, Consumer Protection, and Taxes
The information provided on this post does not, and is not intended to, represent legal advice. All information available on this site is for general informational purposes only. If you need legal help, you should contact a lawyer. You may be eligible for our free...
Relief From Federal Student Loans For People Found to Have a Disability
Blog, Debt Collection, Consumer Protection, and Taxes
The information provided on this post does not, and is not intended to, represent legal advice. All information available on this site is for general informational purposes only. If you need legal help, you should contact a lawyer. You may be eligible for our free...
Tax Sales – Know Your Rights
Blog, Debt Collection, Consumer Protection, and Taxes
Updated October 13, 2022 The information provided on this post does not, and is not intended to, represent legal advice. All information available on this site is for general informational purposes only. If you need legal help, you should contact a lawyer. You may be...
What Should I Do If I Get a Check in the Mail From a Lender?
Blog, Debt Collection, Consumer Protection, and Taxes
What Should I Do If I Get a Check in the Mail From a Lender?The information provided on this post does not, and is not intended to, represent legal advice. All information available on this site is for general informational purposes only. If you need legal help, you...
What to Know if Your Landlord Uses a Debt Collector to Recover Your Unpaid Rent
Blog, Debt Collection, Consumer Protection, and Taxes, Renters
The information provided on this post does not, and is not intended to, represent legal advice. All information available on this site is for general informational purposes only. If you need legal help, you should contact a lawyer. You may be eligible for our free...
Know Your Rights: Road Home Collections
Blog, Debt Collection, Consumer Protection, and Taxes, Forms and Resources
The information provided on this post does not, and is not intended to, represent legal advice. All information available on this site is for general informational purposes only. If you need legal help, you should contact a lawyer. You may be eligible for our free...
Systemic Advocacy Initiative: Helping Children Affected by the Opioid Crisis
Blog, Child in Need of Care, Client Stories
Between 2012 and 2018, the number of overdose deaths involving opioids almost tripled in Louisiana. The impact of the children in our state, though often unseen, is profound. In 2016, 3,728 children were placed in foster care. SLLS is working to address this issue,...
SLLS Helps Prevent an Air Force Veteran from Becoming Homeless
Blog, Client Stories, Government Benefits for Income, Food and Health Insurance
SLLS Helps Prevent an Air Force Veteran from Becoming Homeless Mark* is a proud Air Force veteran. After receiving an Honorable Discharge in the early 1980s, he worked as a mechanic for many years. After Hurricane Katrina, he gutted and rebuilt storm damaged homes to...
Protecting A Caring Worker From Losing Her Home
Blog, Client Stories, Homeowners
PLEASE NOTE BEFORE READING: The names of the individuals portrayed in the following series were altered to protect our client’s identities. Beatrice works part-time as a food pantry clerk at a nonprofit organization. She lives by herself and devotes most of her time...
Online Self-Help Tools and Legal Information
Louisiana Law Help
Louisiana Law Help is a guide to free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Louisiana. This site provides legal education materials and tools that give you basic information on a number of legal problems, and in some cases, detailed instructions and forms to help you represent yourself in court.
Louisiana Civil Legal Navigator
The Louisiana Civil Legal Navigator can help you get customized legal information, local court forms, referrals to legal aid, and more. Now available for Divorce, Child Custody, Employment Law, and private Landlord-Tenant Law.
Legal Aid Disaster Resource Center
The Legal Aid Disaster Resource Center provides legal resources and critical information for legal aid professionals, pro bono volunteers, and the disaster survivors they assist.