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Southeast Louisiana Legal Services has offices in Hammond, Covington, New Orleans, and Marrero. SLLS' four offices provide civil legal assistance to low-income people across a 22-parish area. See www.slls.org to find the SLLS office that serves your parish.

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation offers free legal aid for most civil problems, including family, domestic violence, landlord-tenant, food stamps, welfare, health, disability benefits, bankruptcy, consumer, employment and tax cases. SLLS does not handle criminal, prisoner and personal injury cases. 

 
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How to Get Help
   Contact this group by calling for an appointment. Main phone number: (504) 529-1000.
 
Location: Please see the information for the office nearest you.
Cross Streets: Common Street between O'Keefe and Rampart Streets
Directions: We are on the 14th floor of the Annex Building, which is over the parking garage. You can enter the building at 1010 Common or go around to the O'Keefe side of the building. If you enter from the main building at 1010 Common, go past the main elevators to the rear of the complex. If you see a bank of 3 elevators that go only as high as the 14th floor, you are at the right place.
Please bring any papers about your issue or legal problem. Be sure to bring any court papers, government agency papers or other papers about your issue.
For more information about NOLAC and its offices, see www.nolac.org.
There may be a waiting list to get help with some kinds of legal problems.
 
 
Who We Serve
See below for an explanation of restrictions on who we can serve.
 
Area(s) Served:  Jefferson, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint Helena, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington
 
The four offices of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services cover a 10-parish area.
Languages Spoken  Vietnamese, Spanish
Wheelchair Accessible Y
Income Guidelines: 
  Your family's income should be at or below 125.0% of the poverty level.
(Get more information about income guidelines.)
 
Other Requirements: For help, you must be:
  This program does not serve prisoners
 
 
Type of Help
This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
 
  Full Legal Representation
  Brief Advice or Service
  Self-Help Materials

(Get more information about types of services.)
 
 
Emergency Instructions
If your problem is an emergency as described below, follow the contact instructions for emergency cases. Most offices are open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
 
What is an emergency?  It's an emergency if you have been served with court papers or have a hearing or trial date, or are a victim of domestic violence.
 
Emergency contact information:  If you have an emergency, contact the nearest office right away and tell us about it.
 
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General contact information:
Telephone:(504) 529-1000 or 1008, (877) 521-6242
Fax:(504) 529-1009 or 596-2241
Website:www.slls.org
 
Last Updated: 07/13/09
 
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