Giving Tuesday 2024
19% of residents live in poverty and cannot afford basic needs. Civil court clients do not have the right to a court appointed attorney, forcing them to pay for legal services they cannot afford. Here is where you can help.
Summer 2024 Newsletter
Expungement Clinics Offer Hope and Fresh Start Disrupting the Poverty Cycle ALSC Pro Bono team sets the tone for summertime by jumping headfirst into the expungement pool. We pulled together several events throughout our service area to address expungement needs,…
Spring 2024 Newsletter
When you do what you love, it truly does not feel like work. There is no doubt that our employees are being recognized for their contributions to the legal field while being dedicated to our client communities. Public Interest is…
Winter 2023 Newsletter
Access to Justice advances in Beauregard Parish. ALSC participated in the ribbon cutting at the Beauregard Parish Library in November. ALSC, Lagniappe Law Lab, and Louisiana State Bar Association installed a civil legal aid access booth in the DeRidder branch…
ALSC Appoints Interim Executive Director
The ALSC Board of Directors has appointed Sachida R. Raman as the Interim Executive Director, effective August 1, to replace retiring Greg Landry. Mr. Raman joined ALSC in 2000 and has served as the Deputy Director since 2017. Prior to…
‘On the Road’ Hybrid Training Series CLE
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation hosted the Justice Fridays ‘On the Road’ Hybrid Training Series CLE, presented by the Family Law Statewide Task Force. Speakers presented on family law, in forma pauperis and electronic service. Read more...
Louisiana Legal Aid Providers Receive $11.6 Million to Help Natural Disaster Victims
WASHINGTON—The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced today that it is awarding $4,713,487 to Acadiana Legal Service Corporation (ALSC) and $6,471,368 to Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) to support the delivery of legal services to low-income people impacted by Hurricane Ida,…
ALSC is awarded a $1,000,000 HUD Eviction Prevention Grant
HUD has offered a grant to Acadiana Legal Service Corporation to help provide legal assistance to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. Legal services are integral in helping individuals and families, especially people of color who are…