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Consumer Brochures for Seniors -- Free
(Separate Website)
Brochures for seniors about scams, debt collectors, and more.
By: National Consumer Law Center
Disability Access and Food Stamp Issues
(Separate Website)
See this information from the Advocacy Center about special issues facing disabled people applying for food stamps.
By: Advocacy Center
Disaster Assistance Web Site -- FEMA Announcement
(Separate Website)
See FEMA's information about www.DisasterAssistance.gov, a site where people can go to find out about and register for disaster help from the federal government.
By: FEMA
Disaster Checklists Make sure you have these items handy before disaster strikes.
By: Mid-Missouri Legal Services
DisasterLegalAid.Org
(Separate Website)
See this site for information and to look for help with disaster legal issues.
By: Legal Services Corp., American Bar Assn., Pro Bono Net
Elder Abuse and Elderly Protective Services Questions and Answers about Elder Abuse, from the Louisiana Elder Law Task Force.
By: Louisiana Elder Law Task Force
Federal Websites in Spanish
(Separate Website)
Here are links to federal government websites in Spanish.
By: Oklahoma Department of Libraries
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
FEMA Self-Help Guide Having trouble working with FEMA? This guide may have information to help you when dealing with the agency about your claim.
Free or Low-Cost Rebuilding Help
(Separate Website)
Some organizations offer people free construction material, volunteer labor or other rebuilding help. Here is a list of places that may be able to help people rehabilitate or rebuild damaged or destroyed homes.
By: GNOInfo.com (formerly LouisianaRebuilds.info)
GobiernoUSA.gov
(Separate Website)
Recursos del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos en español.
By: Administración de Servicios Generales de los Estados Unidos
Gustav -- Federal Aid Programs for Louisiana Disaster Recovery
(Separate Website)
See this FEMA information sheet about what sort of help there is from the federal government for Louisiana disaster survivors.
By: FEMA
Gustav -- FEMA Resources for Gustav Survivors
(Separate Website)
See this page from FEMA's site about help for survivors of Hurricane Gustav.
By: FEMA
Gustav -- How to Report Price Gouging and Contractor Fraud
(Separate Website)
See this information from Attorney General James D. "Buddy" Caldwell about how you can report price gouging or contractor fraud to the Attorney General's office.
Gustav -- Important information about your insurance policies
(Separate Website)
See this important information from the Commissioner of Insurance about the effect of Hurricane Gustav on your insurance policies.
By: Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance
Gustav -- Important Tax Relief Information from the IRS
(Separate Website)
See this important information from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about tax relief for survivors of Hurricane Gustav in some areas of the state.
By: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal
Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. This slide show has an audio track in Spanish.
Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
HUD Information about DHAP-IKE (Disaster Housing Assistance Program)
(Separate Website)
Here are updates from HUD about the Disaster Housing Assistance Program for some survivors of Hurricane Ike and Gustav (DHAP_IKE).
By: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Huracán Gustav -- Información de FEMA
(Separate Website)
Información de FEMA sobre Huracán Gustav y el proceso de solicitud de asistencia por desastre para individuos.
By: FEMA
Hurricane Ike -- Important Tax Relief Information from the IRS
(Separate Website)
See this information from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about tax relief for survivors of Hurricane Ike in some areas of the state.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Here is a link to the Lawyer Referral and Information page from the site of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Here are the individual numbers listed on that site:
Lawyer Referral Numbers
Baton Rouge:
(225)344-9926
Lafayette
(337)237-4700
Lake Charles:
(337)436-3308
New Orleans
(504)561-8828
Shreveport:
(318)222-0720
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
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