Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
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RESOURCES Dial 2-1-1 (speak with a highly trained professional to connect you with resources in Free Civil Legal Assistance your area) Websites: www.louisianalawhelp.org www.la.freelegalanswers.org www.la-law.org/get-help www.ssa.gov www.benefitsoffices.com/state/LA.html Acadiana Legal Service Corporation (ALSC) is a private, non-profit law firm, providing free legal assistance in civil (non criminal) cases to Who is Eligible for Legal Aid? those who could not otherwise afford it. ALSC’s attorneys and paralegals represent low • Individuals who live in any of the 42 -income residents in forty-two parishes parishes served by ALSC. through six offices located in Alexandria, • Individuals who are at or below 125% Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, of the current poverty guideline are Natchitoches and Shreveport. eligible for free legal aid. • Individuals who are 60 years or older, ALSC maintains working relationships for regardless of income or assets, Acadiana Legal referrals to similar non-profit law firms through limited funding from Council throughout the United States. on Aging organizations. Service Corporation Eligibility for services is based on an applicant’s income, age, financial resources, For more information on eligibility visit the merits of the case and ALSC’s availability www.la-law.org/faqs of resources to address the client’s needs. Toll-Free: (800) 256-1175 Phone: (800) 256-1175 Visit www.la-law.org to find out more Email: [email protected] Website: www.la-law.org History Locations Getting Help Acadiana Legal Service Corporation Calls are answered daily beginning at 8:30 am and In 1974, President Richard M. Nixon signed the continue until the daily limit for new cases is law creating the Legal Services Corporation, a reached. When applications are available, your private, non-profit corporation established to Lafayette Office (Main Office) 1020 Surrey Street name and number will be taken and a paralegal assure equal access to justice under the law for all will return your call for a telephone interview. Americans. Lafayette, LA. 70501 (337) 237-4320 (800) 256-1175 Applications for emergency situations are taken as needed on any weekday. Applications are not Incorporated in 1978, Acadiana Legal Service taken by e-mail or leaving a voicemail. Corporation was formed to meet the legal needs Lake Charles Office of low-income and elderly residents of six 1 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 800 ALSC staff travel to interview individuals seeking parishes of Acadiana. Over the years, expansions Lake Charles, LA. 70629 assistance in Allen Parish on the 1st Thursday of and mergers added more parishes and now allow (337) 439-0377 each month; Jefferson Davis Parish on the 2nd ALSC to serve residents in forty-two parishes. (877) 256-0639 Thursday of each month; Beauregard Parish on the 3rd Thursday of each month and Cameron Parish The ALSC staff is dedicated and committed to Legal Aid of North Louisiana on the 4th Monday of each month. Call an office the concept of “justice for all” by assisting it’s near you for times and locations of the outreach clients resolve their legal problems. Shreveport Office visits. 720 Travis Street Shreveport, LA. 71101 Elderly Legal Services (318) 222-7865 Through contracts with 23 agencies on aging, Services (800) 826-9265 through-out the 42 parishes, residents 60 years or older may be eligible for free legal aid regardless Administrative Law Unit - handles cases Monroe Office of their income or assets. Seniors needing legal involving public benefits (Medicaid, Food 3016 Cameron Street assistance are encouraged to apply as soon as a Stamps, TANF, Social Security Disability, etc.). Monroe, LA. 71201 legal problem is recognized as there are limited Clients are represented in administrative hearings (318) 699-0889 funds for these contracts. and judicial reviews. (800) 259-6591 Free Online Legal Advice Natchitoches Office ALSC offers free legal information and advice Child in Need of Care (CINC) Unit - 134 St. Denis Street from anywhere, through online guided assistance represents children involved in the State’s child Natchitoches, LA. 71457 in areas of Unemployment Benefits, Bankruptcy, protection system. Attorneys are appointed by (318) 352-7220 Housing Grievance, Uncontested Divorce, Small the court to represent children in these cases. (800) 960-9109 Succession and Child Custody. Visit www.la- law.org to answer a few questions and gain information. Family Law Unit - provides legal assistance with Legal Services of Central Louisiana divorce, child custody and visitation, domestic violence, and intra-family adoptions. Alexandria Office 1808 Jackson Street Online sources of legal information: Alexandria, LA. 71301 www.la-law.org/get-help Litigation Unit - cases include consumer, (318) 443-7281 www.louisianalawhelp.org housing and employment problems, wills and (800) 256-4343 www.la.freelegalanswers.org successions, bankruptcies, powers of attorney and planning for future life events. .