LDH has partnered with parish governments in Acadia, Iberia and Lafayette to offer COVID-19 drive through testing. See below for schedule: Lafayette Parish. Testing continues at Cajunfield. 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM through Wednesday, July 15th Iberia/Acadia Parishes: Monday, 7/13:…
To help renters find out if they are protected from evictions during the COVID-19 national health emergency, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) have created online multifamily property lookup tools.…
Mapping eviction vulnerability in the midst of the COVID-19 economic crisis. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to batter the U.S. economy with an unprecedented surge in unemployment, many American families are facing a new threat to their livelihood: eviction. This…
The vast, hidden inequities of the civil legal system. Read more.
The federal government has ordered a halt to all evictions until July 25 against tenants who can’t pay their rent in properties that have federally backed loans or that participate in certain programs. Use this database to search apartment buildings…
During these difficult economic times, scammers will do almost anything to try to get your money. Including, it turns out, making bogus claims about economic stimulus checks to lure customers to auto sales events. Read more.
Over the last several months, evictions were put on hold because of Governor John Bel Edwards' order, but that's about to change. Read more.
Despite efforts by many jurisdictions to halt evictions either through formal moratoriums or court closures, some landlords have taken matters into their own hands with illegal "self-help" evictions and have been harassing and intimidating tenants like Jones who are unable…
Louisiana’s civil legal aid organizations continue to provide free legal services to low-income and other vulnerable people for legal needs arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic and other civil legal matters. Read more.
The American Bar Association's Disaster Legal Services program has teamed up with legal technology company Paladin to launch a pro bono portal that allows attorneys across the country to volunteer their time to people affected by COVID-19 and other disasters. Read…