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FEMA
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
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
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
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
Other Formats:
DOCX File
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
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
Oil Spill -- Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF)
(Separate Website)
This is the site of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, or GCCF.
Oil Spill -- Health and Hazard Information
(Separate Website)
Information about health and safety issues tied to the oil spill.
By: Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals
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 -- What to Do and Why (health and safetly)
(Separate Website)
Answers to your oil spill questions about the safety of food, beaches, water and more.
By: Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals
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Spanish / Español
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Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
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: 2-1-1 help hotline and other information.
(Separate Website)
The 2-1-1 help hotline and other information about the oil spill. The 2-1-1 hotline is a free 24/7 service.
By: GNO.com and VIA Link
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.
Read this in:
Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
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