No Money, No Lawyer, No Justice
The vast, hidden inequities of the civil legal system. Read more.
Can I Be Evicted During Coronavirus?
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…
Getting stimulus checks from car dealerships? Nope.
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.
Temporary ban on evictions will be lifted soon
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.
Landlords using harassment, threats to force out tenants during COVID-19
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…
CIVIL LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS OFFER FREE SERVICES FOR PANDEMIC-RELATED NEEDS
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.
Disaster Aid Portal Aims To Ease Hunt For Pro Bono Work
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…
ABA Task Force Chief on Meeting the Challenge of COVID-19
“There is nothing in my memory that compares to this,” Sandman told Law360. “Previous disasters were regional or local. This is national in scope, and it affects every level and aspect of society.” https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1254720/aba-task-force-chief-on-meeting-the-challenge-of-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR3-3bDXbbuDeHr0PtqOQ3U-nvfbUKN6pjDVkgZx3QUYLpMB6u8FHIzOML4
Greg Landry announces closure of all ALSC Offices, staff working remotely.
Greg Landry, Executive Director, announced that in the interest of the safety and health of the clients and staff of ALSC, the offices are closed effective Friday, March 20, 2020 and all staff are now working remotely. The office phones…
LANL Shreveport office closed until further notice
ALSC is committed to providing high-quality legal aid to our clients while keeping the health and safety of our clients and staff a priority. As such, we are closely monitoring the daily updates on COVID-19 and making decisions in the…