This new year is off to a fast start, and we're hitting the ground running! This year, we're focusing on how legal services can help tackle one of Louisiana's longstanding legal challenges: heirship ownership. In Louisiana, family land often passes…
ALSC wins LSBA 2024 LEGAL SERVICE INNOVATION AWARD The Louisiana State Bar Association awards an attorney or organization the Legal Service Innovation Award each year. This award is presented to those who have developed an innovative method of delivering legal…
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.
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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...