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Legal Resources
It is always in your best interest to speak with a
licensed attorney about your legal issue.
Find an Attorney
□ Louisiana State Bar Association: 504-566-1600; www.lsba.org/Public/FindLegalHelp
Modest Means Online Legal Directory (Income Eligibility Required)
Directory provides contact information of attorneys charging reduced rates because they represent someone
for just part, and not all, of a case (limited representation/unbundled services).
□ New Orleans Bar Association (NOBA) Lawyer Referral Service: https://neworleansbar.community.lawyer/
Apply for Civil Legal Aid (Income Eligibility Required)
□ The Pro Bono Project: 504-581-4043; www.probono-no.org
Services provided by volunteer lawyers include: Consumer Rights and Contracts; Uncontested Family Matters;
Employment and Wage Issues; Intellectual Property; Wills & Estates & Successions; Tenant & Homeowner’s
Rights; General Civil Law Issues; Contractor Fraud
□ Southeast Louisiana Legal Services: Jefferson: 504-374-0977; Orleans: 504-529-1000; www. slls.org/gethelp
SLLS offers free legal aid for low-income people in Louisiana who are currently facing the following problems:
Domestic Violence; Other Family; Predatory Lenders; Consumer Law; Housing; Low Income Taxpayer;
Government Benefits; Employment; School; Homelessness; Elderly Services; Successions/Title Clearing; Home
Mortgage Foreclosures; Child Victims Of Abuse and/or Neglect
Request Free Legal Advice (Income Eligibility Required)
□ Louisiana Free Legal Answers: www.la.freelegalanswers.org
Ask a volunteer attorney about your specific, civil legal issue and they will reply with their professional opinion.
Legal Information
□ Louisiana Law Help: www.LouisianaLawHelp.org
This website includes civil legal aid resources available, as well as FAQs on divorce and custody.
Domestic Violence
□ Louisiana Domestic Violence Hotline: 888-411-1333 – Free. Confidential. 24-hour hotline
□ Southeast Louisiana Legal Services: Jefferson: 504-374-0977; Orleans: 504-529-1000; www. slls.org/gethelp
□ Metro Centers for Community Advocacy: 504-837-5400 – 24 Hour Crisis Hotline; www.mccagno.org
□ New Orleans Family Justice Center: 504-266-9554 – 24 Hour Crisis Hotline; 504-592-4005; www.nofjc.org
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Self Help Resources
Virtual Self-Help Resource Centers (SHRC) – Orleans Civil District Court and 24th JDC
SHRC is a place where you can find helpful information and services about your legal problem if you are not
represented by an attorney. Legal information includes court forms and tools to help you complete these forms,
answers to general questions about court process or procedure, and help preparing for your day in court.
Volunteers are ready to help you in whatever way they can. Their role is to provide you with information, not legal
advice. They have been instructed not to answer questions if they do not know the answer and may refer you to other
resources to assist you in getting the information you need.
□ Telephone Hotline: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 12 noon; 504-881-1171 to speak with a volunteer
□ Email: [email protected]
Online Forms – Orleans Civil District Court and 24th JDC
□ 24th Judicial District Court – www.courtonline.us/srl
□ Orleans Civil District Court – www.orleanscdc.com/domesticHD.html
Additional Self-Help Resources
□ Louisiana State Bar: www.lsba.org/Public/FindLegalHelp/SelfRepresentation.aspx
This website provides self-help resources in your parish of residence.
□ Louisiana Law Help: www.LouisianaLawHelp.org
For specific information on representing yourself:
www.louisianalawhelp.org/issues/representing-yourself-audio-guides-forms-more
□ Louisiana Supreme Court Self-Represented Litigant Resources: www.lasc.libguides.com/resources-for-selfrepresented-litigants
This guide offers helpful information to Louisiana self-represented litigants including help finding legal
information, resources, and referrals.
** The Self-Help Resource Center (SHRC) provides resources to people who represent themselves. The information
provided is not intended as legal advice, but only a general guide to the court process. Talk to a lawyer, if possible,
before taking legal action to learn about your legal rights and options. There is no attorney-client privilege or
confidentiality of any information shared by an individual and the Self-Help Resource Center. SHRC volunteers must
remain neutral and may provide services to all parties in a case. SHRC volunteers are not responsible for the outcome of
a case.
