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BP Oil Disaster and the Low-Income Tax Clinic See this flyer about free legal help with tax issues, including tax issues related to the BP oil disaster.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
BP Oil Spill & Your Taxes
Find out more about how money you get related to the BP Oil Spill can affect your taxes.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
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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 Checklists Make sure you have these items handy before disaster strikes.
By: Mid-Missouri Legal Services
FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR OIL SPILL CLAIMS
Find out more about how and where to get free legal help.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
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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 -- 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
Oil Spill -- Louisiana Hotline
(Separate Website)
News story about a new Louisiana hotline for people looking for help with their oil spill claims.
Oil spill expo/open house set for St. Bernard Parish
(Separate Website)
"An oil spill expo will be held in St. Bernard Parish next week to bring together representatives of BP and the federal, state and local agencies responding to Gulf of Mexico oil spill." This event is happening June 16, 2010. Click on the link to find out more from the news story.
By: The Times-Picayune
Oil Spill: American Association of Pediatrics
(Separate Website)
Information about how you can protect your child during a disaster. Tips for keeping your child out of harm's way.
By: American Association of Pediatrics
Oil Spill: Boat People SOS
(Separate Website)
Site for Vietnamese Americans. Focus now on oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
Oil Spill: Citigroup, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac offer mortgage relief for those hurt by Gulf of Mexico oil spill
(Separate Website)
See this article by the Associated Press for information about mortgage relief for some home owners affected by the oil disaster.
By: Associated Press/The Times-Picayune
Oil Spill: Coastal Care Fair
(Separate Website)
Health and wellness fair and link to information about OurHomeLouisiana.org.
By: OurHomeLouisiana.org
Oil Spill: Community Resources
(Separate Website)
Information from the office of Congressman Ahn "Joseph" Cao. Includes a special claims hotline for Vietnamese-Americans affected by the oil disaster: (504) 814-0195.
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Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
Oil Spill: Find help for people and businesses, from the State of Louisiana
(Separate Website)
See this "Directory of Resources for Louisiana Residents Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill" on Emergency.louisiana.gov.
By: State of Louisiana
Oil Spill: Florida takes aim at Gulf oil spill-related scams
(Separate Website)
News article about efforts to stop those taking advantage of oil disaster victims.
By: McClatchy
Oil Spill: Free Consumer Assistance Hotline Still Available for Gulf Oil Spill Victims
(Separate Website)
The hotline numbers are (504)355-0970 or (800)310-7029, Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Help is also available for Spanish-speaking callers.
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Oil Spill: Free pet food [Sat. June 12] for Plaquemines animal owners facing hardship because of spill
(Separate Website)
Times-Picayune article about pet food distribution Saturday, June 12, 2010.
By: The Times-Picayune
Oil Spill: FTC Warns of Oil Spill Scams
(Separate Website)
Be on the lookout for scammers! Here the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) tels you what to watch out for.
By: FTC -- Federal Trade Commission
Oil Spill: Gulf Coast Claims Facility
(Separate Website)
This is the site for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, the new group that is processing claims tied to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Disaster
By: GCCF
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