Here is information about community resources and other items that may help you with issues that might not be legal prolems.
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There are 12 resources
Cenla Guide to Human Services
(Separate Website)
Searchable online database of social services agencies in central Louisiana.
By: United Way of Central Louisiana
Government Help for Renters
(Separate Website)
Need help to pay for an apartment? Find out here about income limits and where to apply, for subsidized and other housing programs. Also, tips for all renters.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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Spanish / Español
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
HUD -- National Housing Locator
(Separate Website)
Find the HUD office or public housing authority (PHA) nearest you. Just see the disaster "Resource Locator" then pick a state and parish or county.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Hud Information for Louisiana
(Separate Website)
This is the Louisiana page of the national HUD site, with information and resources for renters, buyers and others with housing issues.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Spanish / Español
HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies
(Separate Website)
List of housing counseling agencies in Louisiana, from HUD's website.
By: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
LAHousingSearch.Org
(Separate Website)
A free online service to list and locate affordable and special needs housing in Louisiana. All services are available online or through the bilingual, toll free call center at (877) 428-8844 (toll-free).
By: lahousingsearch.org
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
National Alliance to End Homelessness
(Separate Website)
The Alliance is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to mobilize the nonprofit, public and private sectors of society in an alliance to end homelessness.
National Low Income Housing Coalition
(Separate Website)
NLIHC is dedicated to ending America?s affordable housing crisis. NLIHC focuses its advocacy on those with the most serious housing problems, the lowest income households, by emphasizing preservation, production, public housing, vouchers and related services.
By: nlihc.org
Social Services -- Claiborne Parish
(Separate Website)
Directory of social services available in Claiborne Parish
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(Separate Website)
Website of the federal housing agency.
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Spanish / Español
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