FEMA to Help Pay Funeral Costs for COVID-19-Related Deaths
In early April, FEMA will begin providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 for deaths related to coronavirus (COVID-19) to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic. Read more.
IRS announces tax relief for Louisiana severe winter storm victims
The IRS has announced that victims of Louisiana winter storms that occurred February 11-19, 2021 now have until June 15, 2021, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. Read more.
‘It’s just a vicious cycle’: Evictions, homelessness surge in southwest Louisiana after hurricanes
A pre-existing housing crisis in Lake Charles, along with slow federal aid, have left some renters unhoused for nearly six months. This story is third in a three-part series supported by the Pulitzer Center about how southwest Louisiana is recovering…
Past Time to Remember Thousands Displaced and Left Behind by Hurricanes Laura and Delta
As 2020 ended some people were still living in tents. Four and a half months after two hurricanes ripped apart Louisiana, tens of thousands of people are still suffering. While the national election has absorbed the attention of the nation,…
Louisiana’s SNAP benefits is changing!
To distribute benefits more evenly throughout each month, Louisiana is changing the schedule for SNAP benefits. Read more.
Legal Aid Attorneys Chart Course For 2021 After Spike in Demand
The coronavirus pandemic and the economic downturn it caused sparked a massive spike in demand for legal aid services from America's most marginalized communities, leaving a field already under-resourced facing even greater strain in 2020. At the same time, many…