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There are 17 resources
Be Smart with Your Smartphone
(Separate Website)
Protect yourself when using your mobile phone. This may be especially important for those dealing with family violence offenders.
By: Federal Citizen Information Center
Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
(Separate Website)
The Bureau of Consumer Protection protects consumers against unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices. The Bureau enforces consumer protection laws and regulations.
By: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Cenla Guide to Human Services
(Separate Website)
Searchable online database of social services agencies in central Louisiana.
By: United Way of Central Louisiana
Consumer World
(Separate Website)
Consumer World is a nonprofit website with lots of consumer resources. It was founded by a long-time consumer advocate and educator who authored a number of consumer protection laws, wasa former Massachusetts Assistant Attorney General in consumer protection and was a consumer education consultant for the Federal Trade Commission.
Federal Information Resources for Consumers
(Separate Website)
Your online resource for consumer information from the federal government.
FTC Credit Information
(Separate Website)
Information for consumers from the Federal Trade Commission.
By: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Housing and Consumer Information for Seniors
(Separate Website)
HUD webpage with lots of information to help you keep your home, find an apartment, protect yourself from fraud, and more.
By: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
How to Block a Cell Phone From Spy Equipment
(Separate Website)
Informaiton about people eavesdropping on cell phone users. There are special concerns for those fending off stalkers and family vioence offenders.
By: e-how
How to Save Money Every Month
(Separate Website)
Money-saving tips.
How to Save on Food Bills
(Separate Website)
Making groceries is hard with high food prices these days. Here are some money-saving tips.
By: AARP
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:
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
Lifeline and Link Up Phone Service Discounts
(Separate Website)
Use this site to see if you qualify for Lifeline and Link Up discounts. According to the site "Lifeline is a government program that offers qualified low income households a discount on their monthly local telephone bill." You can search for your phone company to see if there is a discount and what the rules are for the discount.
By: Universal Service Administrative Company
Louisiana Public Service Commission
(Separate Website)
Website of the agency that regulates the public utilities and motor carriers. It is supposed to ensure safe, reliable and reasonably priced services.
By: State of Louisiana
Practical Advice on Consumer Problems
(Separate Website)
This ABA webpage on "Practical Law" gives information about different legal problems, including consumer issues such as buying or leasing a car, "lemon" laws, credit problems, and bankruptcy.
By: American Bar Association (ABA)
Social Services -- Claiborne Parish
(Separate Website)
Directory of social services available in Claiborne Parish
The Truth about Cell Phones and the National Do Not Call Registry
(Separate Website)
Excerpt from the home page:
If you?ve received an e-mail telling you that your cell phone is about to be assaulted by telemarketing calls as a result of a new cell phone number database, rest assured that this is not the case. Telemarketing to cell phone numbers has always been illegal in most cases and will continue to be so. In response to recent e-mail campaigns urging consumers to place their cell phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry, the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission issue this advisory to give consumers the facts.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Toll-Free Consumer Help Line
(Separate Website)
Toll-free consumer hot line. Report frauds and deceptive or unfair trade practices.
By: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Learn how to use this site: click here to hear and see a slide show. En Espanol: oprima aqui.
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