Louisiana
Louisiana Civil Legal Resources & Information
If you are looking for information about: civil legal aid organizations, civil legal information, or information on how to represent yourself in court consider using the LSBA’s Find Legal Help page which provides information about the following:
- The Louisiana Legal Navigator is a free online resource that provides customized legal information, local court forms, referrals to legal aid programs, and information for self-represented litigants for civil legal topics statewide. Information and referrals to civil legal issues could cover the following topics: divorce, child custody, employment law, immigration, bankruptcy, eviction, private landlord-tenant law, expungements, and wills and estate planning. You can also find information on where you can find civil legal aid outreach events and legal clinics across Louisiana.
- Louisiana’s civil legal aid and pro bono organizations’ contact information can also be found on the Find Legal Help Page. Their resources are free for those who meet certain income eligibility requirements.
- Information for self-represented litigants (pro se litigants), including information on self-represented litigant help desks and several legal forms (divorce, custody, in forma pauperis (a court fee delayer), rule for contempt, name change for adults, eviction answer form, rule to modify child support).
If you have questions that pertain to immigration or veterans’ issues, consider applying to use the ABA’s Federal Free Legal Answers program – ABA Federal Free Legal Answers
- Immigration legal issues may include deportation, asylum, green cards, work permits, DACA, children’s cases, employment-based immigration, citizenship, and other immigration issues.
- Veterans’ legal issues may include VA benefits, discharge upgrades, and similar veterans’ legal issues.
If you do not qualify for free legal aid or pro bono organizations and are still looking to hire an attorney, you may consider applying to view
The Modest Means Online Directory provides a list of attorneys who charge reduced fees to people who meet certain income eligibility requirements. Again, this is not a free service, this is a listing of attorneys one would have to hire and pay.
ABA Home Front
ABA Home Front provides legal information, resources, and a directory of legal programs for veterans, service members, and military families. Programs listed include military legal assistance offices, legal aid and pro bono organizations, lawyer referral and information services, and military-specific programs where available.
ABA Military Pro Bono Project
The ABA Military Pro Bono Project accepts case referrals from military attorneys on behalf of junior-enlisted, active-duty military personnel facing civil legal issues, and it works to place these cases with pro bono attorneys.
Please note that if you have any immediate legal deadlines, it is important, if possible, to contact an attorney for more information to help you with your legal problem.