If you are looking for help with your legal issues and still aren't sure where to go after checking out these resources, you can call the Law Library of Louisiana at 504-3102400 or toll-free in Louisiana at 800-820-3038 for more assistance. If you want to hire a lawyer, the Louisiana State Bar Association can provide you with referrals, including those that will provide reduced-cost services, through their "Modest Means Directory." If you can't afford a lawyer, you may qualify for free civil legal aid. You can apply online to see if you qualify.
Some people who do not qualify for free civil legal aid may still qualify for free "virtual" legal advice and assistance online at LA.FreeLegalAnswers.org. It is a new service run by the Louisiana State Bar Association, where Louisiana attorneys answer legal questions online. Only civil legal questions, no criminal, and you must income-qualify.
The Legal Education and Assistance Program (LEAP), a partnership between the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Law Library of Louisiana, the Louisiana Library Association, and the LSU Law Library, also provides referral and form information, by parish. Check their website for more information.
*This resource guide is updated frequently. However, if you notice something is wrong or not working, or any resources that should be added, please notify the editor at svpic@lasc.org. Thanks!
The American Bar Association Veterans’ Claims Assistance Network (ABA VCAN), in close coordination with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is providing unrepresented veterans who have pending disability benefits claims with the opportunity to work with lawyers who will help the veterans complete their claims packages for expedited review by the VA—at no cost to the veterans. Click the link above for more information, including an application.
Warrant clinics organized by New Orleans Worker's Center for Racial Justice held sporadically in New Orleans to help community members by greatly reducing or waiving municipal fees and fines, clearing municipal warrants, and reinstating suspended driver’s licenses. Contact Anza Becnel, abecnel@nowcrj.org, 504-352-6394 for more information on the next clinic.
337-237-4700
Lawyer Referral Service - 337-237-4700
Counsel on Call - every Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 15 minute informational consultation on any topic. Referrals and assistance with the family law forms available for purchase through the bar also provided.
Self-Help Center and Law Library - at the bar association. Includes free access to law books and online legal research. Easy-to-use automated online legal forms for a small fee (divorce forms $15, all other forms $10). Open to the public Monday - Thursday from 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. and on Fridays from 8:30a.m. to 3:00p.m.
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 318-448-0884 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 318-584-7171 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
Shreveport Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project
625 Texas Street
Suite 100
Shreveport, LA 71101
318-221-8104
Ask-A-Lawyer - Every 3rd Monday from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, no appointment needed. Sometimes has additional uncontested divorce clinics, call for details.
Self-Represented Litigant Kiosk - Assistance with divorce forms provided by appointment.
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 318-584-7171 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
Shreveport Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project
625 Texas Street
Suite 100
Shreveport, LA 71101
318-221-8104
Ask-A-Lawyer - Every 3rd Monday from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, no appointment needed. Sometimes has additional uncontested divorce clinics, call for details.
Self-Represented Litigant Kiosk - Assistance with divorce forms provided by appointment.
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 318-584-7171 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
Lake Charles Public Library and Southwest Louisiana Bar Foundation Clinic
Lake Charles Public Library
301 West Claude Street
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 721-7116
Clinic - Call library for dates and times. Held at library sporadically throughout the year.
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 318-584-7171 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 318-584-7171 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
Baton Rouge Bar Association Family Court Self-Help Resource Center
East Baton Rouge Courthouse
300 North Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
225-389-4680
Online and Live Self-Help Center - A “live” self-help center offering family-law fill-in-the-blank petitions, simple procedural forms, referrals, assistance with Louisiana LawHelp, and informational materials prepared by the court and LSBA. A full-time (non-attorney) employee of the Baton Rouge Bar Association helps SRLs with any administrative issues. Tuesday & Thursday 10am-2pm.
If you can't make it to the self-help center in-person, you can also obtain the forms for free online.
Baton Rouge Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project
541 Main Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-344-4803
Thirst for Justice Walk-In Clinic - Wednesday and Thursday 3-5 at St. Vincent DePaul, 220 St. Vincent Depaul St in BR. Civil matters only.
Ask-a-Lawyer - 2-3 times a month at various public locations (libraries, senior centers, Catholic Charities, etc). Call for details and dates.
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 318-448-0884 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 318-584-7171 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
935 Gravier Street, Suite 1340
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-581-4043
Fax: 504-566-0518
NOTE: Clinics offered can change - call the Pro Bono Project directly to confirm time and place.
Senior Center Clinics - offered in Jefferson and St. Bernard, call the Pro Bono Project for time and place, or check their website.
Homeless Advocacy - New Orleans Mission, 1130-40 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., Third Tuesday, 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Provisional Custody by Mandate Clinic - Pro Bono Project, 935 Gravier Street, Suite 1340, New Orleans, every Thursday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Consumer and Bankruptcy Clinics -
Cornerstone United Methodist
5276 Bullard Avenue, New Orleans
Third Thursday of the month 10 a.m.-noon
and
St. Peter Claver Ujima Center
1019 N. Prieur Street, New Orleans
Last Saturday of the first month of eac Quarter (April, July, October 2019) noon-2 p.m.
Succession Clinic - at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, 1340 Poydras Street, Suite, 600, New Orleans, 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tuesdays every month from 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m
337-237-4700
Lawyer Referral Service - 337-237-4700
Counsel on Call - every Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 15 minute informational consultation on any topic. Referrals and assistance with the family law forms available for purchase through the bar also provided.
Self-Help Center and Law Library - at the bar association. Includes free access to law books and online legal research. Easy-to-use automated online legal forms for a small fee (divorce forms $15, all other forms $10). Open to the public Monday - Thursday from 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. and on Fridays from 8:30a.m. to 3:00p.m.
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 337-210-5986 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
Automated Uncontested Divorce Forms
For use only in Livingston Parish.
935 Gravier Street, Suite 1340
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-581-4043
Fax: 504-566-0518
NOTE: Clinics offered can change - call the Pro Bono Project directly to confirm time and place.
Senior Center Clinics - offered in Jefferson and St. Bernard, call the Pro Bono Project for time and place, or check their website.
Homeless Advocacy - New Orleans Mission, 1130-40 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., Third Tuesday, 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Provisional Custody by Mandate Clinic - Pro Bono Project, 935 Gravier Street, Suite 1340, New Orleans, every Thursday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Consumer and Bankruptcy Clinics -
Cornerstone United Methodist
5276 Bullard Avenue, New Orleans
Third Thursday of the month 10 a.m.-noon
and
St. Peter Claver Ujima Center
1019 N. Prieur Street, New Orleans
Last Saturday of the first month of eac Quarter (April, July, October 2019) noon-2 p.m.
Succession Clinic - at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, 1340 Poydras Street, Suite, 600, New Orleans, 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tuesdays every month from 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m
7214 St. Charles Avenue
Campus Box 902
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 861-5590
Legal aid clinics available for clients who financially qualify in Criminal Defense, Community Justice, Immigration Law, Family Law, Workplace Justice, Environmental Policy, Advocacy, Technology and Legal Innovation, and Children's Rights.
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Housing Clinic at the HANO HCVP Office
4100 Touro Street
New Orleans, LA 70122
504-529-1000
Every Thursday from 1:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Housing issues only.
Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center
404 S. Jefferson Davis Pkwy
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 596-2100
Assistance filing complaints for clients who have experienced discrimination in the housing market.
Justice and Accountability Center
4035 Washington Ave.
Suite 203
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 322-4050
Monthly clinics in conjunction with the Orleans Parish Public Defenders to assist people seeking expungements. Call 504-821-8101 for more information.
Warrant clinics organized by New Orleans Worker's Center for Racial Justice held sporadically in New Orleans to help community members by greatly reducing or waiving municipal fees and fines, clearing municipal warrants, and reinstating suspended driver’s licenses. Contact Anza Becnel, abecnel@nowcrj.org, 504-352-6394 for more information on the next clinic.
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call (504) 592-4005 or the 24 hour crisis line (504) 866-9554 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 318.998.6030 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
935 Gravier Street, Suite 1340
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-581-4043
Fax: 504-566-0518
NOTE: Clinics offered can change - call the Pro Bono Project directly to confirm time and place.
Senior Center Clinics - offered in Jefferson and St. Bernard, call the Pro Bono Project for time and place, or check their website.
Homeless Advocacy - New Orleans Mission, 1130-40 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., Third Tuesday, 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Provisional Custody by Mandate Clinic - Pro Bono Project, 935 Gravier Street, Suite 1340, New Orleans, every Thursday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Consumer and Bankruptcy Clinics -
Cornerstone United Methodist
5276 Bullard Avenue, New Orleans
Third Thursday of the month 10 a.m.-noon
and
St. Peter Claver Ujima Center
1019 N. Prieur Street, New Orleans
Last Saturday of the first month of eac Quarter (April, July, October 2019) noon-2 p.m.
Succession Clinic - at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, 1340 Poydras Street, Suite, 600, New Orleans, 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tuesdays every month from 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m
9th Judicial District Self-Help Center
9th JDC Courthouse
700 Murray Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
318-473-8153
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 318-448-0884 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 318-584-7171 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 318-584-7171 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
935 Gravier Street, Suite 1340
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-581-4043
Fax: 504-566-0518
NOTE: Clinics offered can change - call the Pro Bono Project directly to confirm time and place.
Senior Center Clinics - offered in Jefferson and St. Bernard, call the Pro Bono Project for time and place, or check their website.
Homeless Advocacy - New Orleans Mission, 1130-40 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., Third Tuesday, 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Provisional Custody by Mandate Clinic - Pro Bono Project, 935 Gravier Street, Suite 1340, New Orleans, every Thursday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Consumer and Bankruptcy Clinics -
Cornerstone United Methodist
5276 Bullard Avenue, New Orleans
Third Thursday of the month 10 a.m.-noon
and
St. Peter Claver Ujima Center
1019 N. Prieur Street, New Orleans
Last Saturday of the first month of eac Quarter (April, July, October 2019) noon-2 p.m.
Succession Clinic - at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, 1340 Poydras Street, Suite, 600, New Orleans, 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tuesdays every month from 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m
Automated Uncontested Divorce Forms
For use only in St. Helena Parish.
Automated Uncontested Divorce Forms
For use only in St. Tammany Parish.
935 Gravier Street, Suite 1340
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-581-4043
Fax: 504-566-0518
NOTE: Clinics offered can change - call the Pro Bono Project directly to confirm time and place.
Senior Center Clinics - offered in Jefferson and St. Bernard, call the Pro Bono Project for time and place, or check their website.
Homeless Advocacy - New Orleans Mission, 1130-40 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., Third Tuesday, 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Provisional Custody by Mandate Clinic - Pro Bono Project, 935 Gravier Street, Suite 1340, New Orleans, every Thursday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Consumer and Bankruptcy Clinics -
Cornerstone United Methodist
5276 Bullard Avenue, New Orleans
Third Thursday of the month 10 a.m.-noon
and
St. Peter Claver Ujima Center
1019 N. Prieur Street, New Orleans
Last Saturday of the first month of eac Quarter (April, July, October 2019) noon-2 p.m.
Succession Clinic - at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, 1340 Poydras Street, Suite, 600, New Orleans, 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tuesdays every month from 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m
Automated Uncontested Divorce Forms
For use only in Tangipahoa Parish.
337-237-4700
Lawyer Referral Service - 337-237-4700
Counsel on Call - every Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 15 minute informational consultation on any topic. Referrals and assistance with the family law forms available for purchase through the bar also provided.
Self-Help Center and Law Library - at the bar association. Includes free access to law books and online legal research. Easy-to-use automated online legal forms for a small fee (divorce forms $15, all other forms $10). Open to the public Monday - Thursday from 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. and on Fridays from 8:30a.m. to 3:00p.m.
Automated Uncontested Divorce Forms
For use only in Washington Parish.
935 Gravier Street, Suite 1340
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-581-4043
Fax: 504-566-0518
NOTE: Clinics offered can change - call the Pro Bono Project directly to confirm time and place.
Senior Center Clinics - offered in Jefferson and St. Bernard, call the Pro Bono Project for time and place, or check their website.
Homeless Advocacy - New Orleans Mission, 1130-40 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., Third Tuesday, 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Provisional Custody by Mandate Clinic - Pro Bono Project, 935 Gravier Street, Suite 1340, New Orleans, every Thursday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Consumer and Bankruptcy Clinics -
Cornerstone United Methodist
5276 Bullard Avenue, New Orleans
Third Thursday of the month 10 a.m.-noon
and
St. Peter Claver Ujima Center
1019 N. Prieur Street, New Orleans
Last Saturday of the first month of eac Quarter (April, July, October 2019) noon-2 p.m.
Succession Clinic - at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, 1340 Poydras Street, Suite, 600, New Orleans, 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tuesdays every month from 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m
Community-based services for people and children facing domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Call 318-584-7171 or the 24 hour Louisiana State crisis line (888) 411-1333 for immediate assistance. All services free and confidential.
Baton Rouge Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project
541 Main Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-344-4803
Thirst for Justice Walk-In Clinic - Wednesday and Thursday 3-5 at St. Vincent DePaul, 220 St. Vincent Depaul St in BR. Civil matters only.
Ask-a-Lawyer - 2-3 times a month at various public locations (libraries, senior centers, Catholic Charities, etc).
