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Construction Liens and How to Avoid Them
(Separate Website)
See this informaiton about construction liens and what you can do to avoid them.
By: Louisiana Rebuilds
Disaster Assistance Programs for Families
(Separate Website)
Information and resources about disaster help for farmers, from the United States Department of Agriculture - Farm Service Agency.
By: USDA - Farm Service Agency
Disaster Assistance Web Site -- FEMA Announcement
(Separate Website)
See FEMA's information about www.DisasterAssistance.gov, a site where people can go to find out about and register for disaster help from the federal government.
By: FEMA
Disaster Checklists Make sure you have these items handy before disaster strikes.
By: Mid-Missouri Legal Services
Disaster Relief Medicaid Program
(Separate Website)
Katrina and Rita evacuees who are children, elderly, pregnant, disabled, blind, or are low-income parents with children, and from Alabama and Mississippi, may still be eligible for the Disaster Relief Medicaid program in Louisiana. The last day to apply for Disaster Relief Medicaid in the state of Louisiana is January 31, 2006.
By: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Disaster Unemployment Benefits
(Separate Website)
Information about this and other topics related to unemployment benefits.
By: Louisiana Department of Labor
DisasterLegalAid.Org
(Separate Website)
See this site for information and to look for help with disaster legal issues.
By: Legal Services Corp., American Bar Assn., Pro Bono Net
Domestic Violence: A Victim's Legal Rights
Abused or victimized by a family member or partner? Your legal rights in Louisiana. Also practical advice. You can also listen to a recording of this item.
By: Acadiana Legal Services Corporation
Other Formats:
PPT File
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc.
(Separate Website)
FLAG is a nonprofit law center dedicated to providing legal services to family farmers and their rural communities in order to help keep family farmers on the land.
Flood Vehicle Database
(Separate Website)
Free database of flooded vehicles affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Check for reported flood damage. Doesn't include all affected vehicles.
By: National Insurance Crime Bureau
Free or Low-Cost Rebuilding Help
(Separate Website)
Some organizations offer people free construction material, volunteer labor or other rebuilding help. Here is a list of places that may be able to help people rehabilitate or rebuild damaged or destroyed homes.
By: GNOInfo.com (formerly LouisianaRebuilds.info)
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
GNOInfo.com (formerly Louisiana Rebuilds)
(Separate Website)
Community resources and information.
Gustav -- Federal Aid Programs for Louisiana Disaster Recovery
(Separate Website)
See this FEMA information sheet about what sort of help there is from the federal government for Louisiana disaster survivors.
By: FEMA
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
HUD AND CPSC ISSUE GUIDANCE ON REPAIRING HOMES WITH PROBLEM DRYWALL
(Separate Website)
Information from the government for those struggling to deal with problem drywall in their homes.
By: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Dev./Consumer Product Safety Commission
HUD Information about DHAP-IKE (Disaster Housing Assistance Program)
(Separate Website)
Here are updates from HUD about the Disaster Housing Assistance Program for some survivors of Hurricane Ike and Gustav (DHAP_IKE).
By: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
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
Oil Spill -- Emergency Rules to Help Louisiana's Coastal Families
(Separate Website)
Find out more about what the state is doing to help people in the seafood industry whose jobs and businesses were harmed by the oil spill.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Oil Spill -- Family Information from the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
(Separate Website)
How to talk to your children about the oil spill and other disasters, plus links to other help and information.
By: National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
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