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2008 Poverty Guidelines and Legal Services
Whether a person can get free legal help from some legal aid and legal services programs depends on his or her income and other financial resources.
Here are income guidelines based on 125% and 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. Some programs limit help to people with income under the 125% mark, and make exceptions for people with income between 125% and 200%.
Even if you think you make too much money, you should always check with the program that provices free legal help to see if you qualify for free legal aid, since some exceptions may apply.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Advocacy Center Help With Voting Issues
(Separate Website)
Click for Election Day information from the Advocacy Center, including a hotline where voters can seek information about voting, including issues regarding disabled voters.
By: Advocacy Center
Election Day Help for Voters at the Polls
(Separate Website)
Here is information from the Louisiana Secretary of State about what kind of help is there for voters who can't read, are blind, or have other issues that make it difficult for them to cast a vote.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
Election Protection Hotline and Other Information -- American Bar Association
(Separate Website)
Get information about voter registration, voting and more. Also, the ABA has information about its Election Protection Hotline: 1-866-OUR-VOTE, 1-866-687-8683.
By: American Bar Association
Geaux Vote! Elections Division of the Lousiana Secretary of State
(Separate Website)
Go to GeauxVote.com, the web page of the Elections Division of the Louisiana Secretary of State, for information about how to register, where to vote, and what's on the ballot.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
History of Louisiana's Civil Law
(Separate Website)
Where Louisiana's civil law system came from.
By: McKenna Richards
Louisiana's Court System
(Separate Website)
Find out how Louisisiana's courts are set up and what they do. This link to the Louisiana State Bar Association site has information about every kind of court in the state.
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Voting Rights Information from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
(Separate Website)
Information about voting rights and how to volunteer to protect voting rights.
By: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights & the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Educaiton Fund
What Not to Wear on Election Day -- Election Protection Program
(Separate Website)
Learn more about how what kind of clothing or paraphernalia may give you trouble when you go to vote. See this information from the Election Protection Program.
By: Election Protection Program
Where Do I Vote? Find Out Online
(Separate Website)
Want to know where to vote? See this site from the Elections Division of the Louisiana Secretary of State, which lets you search by address or voter information.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
Your Louisiana Government: An Owner's Manual
(Separate Website)
This resource provides information about how Louisiana government works. You can download the entire thing, or look at it chapter-by-chapter.
By: Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana
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