Questions and answers about common legal problems.
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FAQs About Louisiana's Unemployment Insurance Benefits & Appeals
(Separate Website)
Information from the state agency. This FAQ does not cover all your rights.
By: Louisiana Workforce Commission
Emergency Unemployment Compensation
(Separate Website)
Click on the link to learn more about this 2008 program. If you didn't get these benefits and think you should have, talk to a lawyer.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Extended Unemployment Benefits
(Separate Website)
This may be available during periods of high unemployment.
By: U. S. Department of Labor
Unemployment Compensation Benefits in Louisiana
Lost your job? Maybe you can get Unemployment Compensation benefits. You can also hear a sound recording of this resource.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Overpaid Unemployment Compensation Benefits
You don't always owe the money! You may not have to pay it back! Find out how to appeal and how to apply for a waiver.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
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Unemployment Benefits: How to Get What Is Coming to You!
How to apply for unemployment compensation benefits in Louisiana.
By: Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
Did the State Take Your Tax Refund?
The state may take your tax refund for an old debt. You can fight this!
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
GobiernoUSA.gov
(Separate Website)
Recursos del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos en español.
By: Administración de Servicios Generales de los Estados Unidos
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
How to Use the Computer Program to Create Forms Online: LawHelp Interactive Guide Read this guide before using the online computer program to create your court forms.
You will use LawHelp Interactive to create your online forms. LawHelp interactive is the new version of the site once called NPADO, or National Public Automated Documents Online.
You will also find a guide to using LawHelp Interactive.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)
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
Lost Your Job and Need Help?
Find out what government aid may be out there for you or your family.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)
Louisiana Disaster Unemployment Assistance Claim Information
(Separate Website)
Learn more about this issue with a Q&A item from the state department of labor.
By: Louisiana Department of Labor
Overpaid Unemployment Compensation Benefits? What you can do.
Find out more about your rights and responsibilities if the state informs you that it paid you too much unemployment compensation. Click on the image to get to a multimedia presentation you can hear and see.
Problems Getting Unemployment Benefits? Not getting your benefits? Having problems with the system? Print out this form and let Southeast Louisiana Legal Services know what's happening.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers
(Separate Website)
This program gives benefits to former service personnel.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Unpaid Wages & Sample Demand Letter
How to get that last paycheck. Laid off, fired, or resigned, and not paid wages due - your rights under Louisiana law. Click below to watch and listen to the presentation and click on the title to see the item and the sample demand letter.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
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Learn how to use this site: click here to hear and see a slide show. En Espanol: oprima aqui.
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