About Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS)

Who We Are

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) is a non-profit free legal aid program for low-income people. SLLS includes the offices known as New Orleans Legal Assistance or "NOLAC."

New Orleans Legal Assistance merged with SLLS in 2003 to provide clients better service across the region.

The combined offices of SLLS have served the Greater New Orleans community and Louisiana for 40 years. 

Today, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) covers 10 southeastern Louisiana parishes:  

• Orleans
• Jefferson
• St. Bernard
• Plaquemines
• St. Charles
• St. Tammany
• Washington
• St. Helena
• Livingston
• Tangipahoa

SLLS works with community groups and social services agencies to provide up-to-date information about legal issues affecting low - income Louisiana residents.   SLLS also works on litigation and edcuation projects with legal advocacy organizations around the state and across the country to protect rights of low-income people and to  improve their lives.

What we do

		Help Louisiana residents who left their homes and were displaced as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
		Help people keep safe from violence, abuse and neglect.
		Help people get protection from predatory lenders.
		Help homeowners resolve property issues and problems that might keep them from getting Louisiana Road Home funds.
		Help families by removing barriers to marriage and parenthood.
		Help people get the government benefits they need.
		Help homeless people find housing and other critical services.
		Help workers in crisis struggling with disability or job loss.
		Offer self help resources to handle legal matters.
		And more.

For more information about Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, visit www.slls.org.