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Crime and Safety Issues
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
Living Wills
(Separate Website)
What is a living will? How do you make a living will? The Advocacy Center talks about these questions and others. See this link to the information sheet from the organization's website.
By: Advocacy Center
Medicare for Busy People
(Separate Website)
Information and resources about medicare and different medicare plans.
By: FCIC -- Federal Citizen Information Center
Telemarketing Scams
(Separate Website)
Tips to avoid telemarketing fraud and how to protect your rights.
By: FTC -- Federal Trade Commission
Voting Machines - How they Work
(Separate Website)
Look here for a demonstration of how to use a voting machine. See the online video from the Elections Division of the Louisiana Secretary of State.
By: Elections Division, Louisiana Secretary of State
VOTING: DISABILITY PROGRAM FOR DISABLED, SENIOR CITIZENS, & RESIDENTS OF NURSING OR VETERANS' HOMES
(Separate Website)
See this information about voting rights of the elderly and disabled, from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
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
2010 Changes to SNAP (Food Stamp) Resource Rules
Louisiana changed its SNAP rules. The resources you own should not keep you off the program, unless an exception applies to your situation. Find out more from the flyer.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
ABA Guide to Family Law
(Separate Website)
Online guide to the rights and responsibilities of people who are married, divorced, or living together. Includes chapters on having children through birth or adoption, prenuptial agreements, divorce, domestic violence, and more. It is a general guide and is not specific to Louisiana. You will need Adobe Acrobat reader. The guide is in .pdf format.
By: American Bar Association (ABA)
Alzheimer's Services of Louisiana Legal Planning for Louisiana Residents See this brochure with information about legal planning and contact information for oganizations that provide legal and or other help.
By: Alzheimer's Services of Louisiana
Caring for a Relative's Child: The Kinship Care Subsidy Program.
The Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) gives monthly cash to eligible people taking care of children who are related, but not their own. You can also listen to a sound recording of this resource.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Other Formats:
PPSM File
Child Safety Restraints
(Separate Website)
State government information about child safety restraints.
Consumer Brochures for Seniors -- Free
(Separate Website)
Brochures for seniors about scams, debt collectors, and more.
By: National Consumer Law Center
Custody and Visitation Rights for Grandparents in Louisiana
Want custody or visitation with grandchildren? Find out your rights.
Click below to hear and see the presentation, or you can read the text by clicking on the title above.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
El Programa de SNAP/The SNAP Program
(Separate Website)
Spanish information about food assisstance. From the web site: "El Programa de SNAP constituye la primera línea de defensa contra el hambre. Permite que las familias de bajos recursos adquieran alimentos nutritivos con tarjetas de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios (EBT, por sus siglas en inglés). Con sus beneficios, los destinatarios de los cupones para alimentos adquieren alimentos elegibles en tiendas de venta de alimentos al por menor autorizadas."
By: USDA -- Servicios de Alimentos y Nutricion
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Elder Abuse and Elderly Protective Services Questions and Answers about Elder Abuse, from the Louisiana Elder Law Task Force.
By: Louisiana Elder Law Task Force
Fighting Back Against Identity Theft
(Separate Website)
Learn how to prevent identity theft. Here is information and a video from the Federal Trade Commission.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Food Stamps -- Using SNAP
(Separate Website)
Basic information about the food stamp program.
This program is called SNAP -- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Read this in:
French / Français
,
Korean / 한국어
Fraud Target: Senior Citizens
(Separate Website)
Find out more here about how to protect senior citizens from fraud, including Internet fraud.
By: FBI -- Federal Bureau of Investigation
GRANDPARENT RIGHTS TO CUSTODY OR VISITATION WITH THEIR GRANDCHILDREN GRANDPARENT RIGHTS TO CUSTODY OR VISITATION WITH THEIR GRANDCHILDREN
By: Elder Law Task Force
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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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