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Consumer Issues: Loans, Contracts & Banking
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Lawyer Referral Numbers
New Orleans area:
504-561-8828
Baton Rouge area:
225-344-9926
Lafayette area:
www.lafayettebar.org
Lake Charles area:
337-436-2914
Shreveport area:
www.shreveportbar.com
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Applying for SBA Disaster Business Loans
(Separate Website)
Link to SBA loans applications and instructions.
By: Small Business Administration (SBA)
Consumer Action Handbook
(Separate Website)
Order FREE 2007 Consumer Action Handbook - help with your consumer problems and complaints.
By: Consumer Action Website-Federal Citizen Information Center
Don't Be a Victim of Loan Fraud
(Separate Website)
Tips on how to protect yourself from predatory lenders, and how to help yourself if it happens to you.
By: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Help Line for Legal Information
Anyone with a legal problem in Louisiana is welcome to call the Louisiana Civil Justice Center (LCJC), the help line for legal information. The LCJC does not assist with criminal matters and some services require screening for financial eligibility. The phone number is (504) 355-0970 or (800) 310-7029, Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By: Louisiana Civil Justice Center
Hurricane Katrina Help Page of Louisiana Attorney General
(Separate Website)
Information to help disaster victims
By: Louisiana Department of Justice
Internet Sites for Legal Information
(Separate Website)
List of online legal research and information resources, from the Law Library of Louisiana.
By: Law Library of Louisiana
St. Landry Parish Bar Association Pro Bono Clinic
Find out more here about the legal clinic of the St. Landry Parish Bar Association.
By: St. Landry Parish Bar Association
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Lawyer Referral Numbers
New Orleans area:
504-561-8828
Baton Rouge area:
225-344-9926
Lafayette area:
www.lafayettebar.org
Lake Charles area:
337-436-2914
Shreveport area:
www.shreveportbar.com
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Help Line for Legal Information
Anyone with a legal problem in Louisiana is welcome to call the Louisiana Civil Justice Center (LCJC), the help line for legal information. The LCJC does not assist with criminal matters and some services require screening for financial eligibility. The phone number is (504) 355-0970 or (800) 310-7029, Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By: Louisiana Civil Justice Center
Internet Sites for Legal Information
(Separate Website)
List of online legal research and information resources, from the Law Library of Louisiana.
By: Law Library of Louisiana
St. Landry Parish Bar Association Pro Bono Clinic
Find out more here about the legal clinic of the St. Landry Parish Bar Association.
By: St. Landry Parish Bar Association
Hurricane School Personnel Employment & Resource Center
(Separate Website)
Displaced school personnel can update contact information, apply for positions in Louisiana School systems and/or request duplicate certificates.
By: Teachlouisiana.net
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Lawyer Referral Numbers
New Orleans area:
504-561-8828
Baton Rouge area:
225-344-9926
Lafayette area:
www.lafayettebar.org
Lake Charles area:
337-436-2914
Shreveport area:
www.shreveportbar.com
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Help Line for Legal Information
Anyone with a legal problem in Louisiana is welcome to call the Louisiana Civil Justice Center (LCJC), the help line for legal information. The LCJC does not assist with criminal matters and some services require screening for financial eligibility. The phone number is (504) 355-0970 or (800) 310-7029, Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By: Louisiana Civil Justice Center
Internet Sites for Legal Information
(Separate Website)
List of online legal research and information resources, from the Law Library of Louisiana.
By: Law Library of Louisiana
St. Landry Parish Bar Association Pro Bono Clinic
Find out more here about the legal clinic of the St. Landry Parish Bar Association.
By: St. Landry Parish Bar Association
Register to Vote by Mail
(Separate Website)
National Mail Voter Registration Form that allows you to register to vote from anywhere in the United States. The National Form can be used to:
Register out-of-town tourist and convention groups; Register people from surrounding States who work, shop, or attend events in a central city;
Conduct voter registration drives, especially at colleges and universities; and Register individuals at State agencies or other public offices.
By: Federal Election Commission
Read this in:
Chinese / 中文
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Japanese / 日本語
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Korean / 한국어
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Spanish / Español
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Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
Louisiana Parish Election Officials List
(Separate Website)
Parish Clerk of Court & Registrar of Voters contact Information.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
U. S. Postal Service Change of Address
(Separate Website)
The official USPS online change of address registration form.
By: United States Postal Service
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