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Automated forms will be unavailable the weekend of January 15, 2010 while the new LawHelp Interactive site goes online.
Automated forms will be unavailable the weekend of January 15, 2010 while the new LawHelp Interactive site goes online. The web site that h...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 01/12/2010
 
 
Automated forms will be unavailable the weekend of January 15, 2010 while the new LawHelp Interactive site goes online.
Automated forms will be unavailable the weekend of January 15, 2010 while the new LawHelp Interactive site goes online. The web site that h...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 01/12/2010
 
 
Louisiana Supreme Court Appoints SLLS Attorneys to Pro Se Litigant Task Force
The Louisiana Supreme Court appointed SLLS attorneys Mark Moreau, Bernadette D'Souza and Lisa Stansky to its new Pro Se Litiga...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/16/2009
 
 
Pat Vance Named to SLLS Board
The New Orleans Bar Association has named R. Patrick Vance to the Board of Directors of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services. ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/16/2009
 
 
Kim Boyle, Former Board Member, Installed as State Bar President
Kim Boyle, a former New Orleans Legal Assistance board member, was installed as the President of the Louisiana State Bar Associatio...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/16/2009
 
 
Sean Burke receives American Bar Association Fellowship to intern at SLLS
Sean Burke received a John J. Curtin Fellowship from the American Bar Association to work with SLLS' homeless advocacy project.
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/16/2009
 
 
SLLS Law Clerks Selected as Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Participants
Law students Sai Lui, Megan McAllen, William McQueen, Anne-Marie Mitchell, Haim Echevveri, Sean Burke and Robert Whiting have been ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/16/2009
 
 
SLLS Board Member Receives Friend of Pro Bono Award

Our Board member Christopher Ralston received the 2009 Friend of Pro Bono Award from the Louisiana State Bar Associati...

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/16/2009
 
 
Brian P. McSherry Community Service Award Goes to Former SLLS Law Clerk
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 05/18/2009
 
 
SLLS Summer Clerkship Program Kicks Off
This summer's law student clerkship program looks better than ever. SLLS will have at least 28 summer law clerks working at its 4 o...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 05/18/2009
 
 
News from Our Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic
Our Low Income Taxpayer Clinic has already won $1 million in tax savings or refunds for taxpayers in the first 4 months of 2009.
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 05/18/2009
 
 
SLLS Attorneys Address ABA YLD Conference
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Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 05/18/2009
 
 
Los Angeles Times Reports on Looming Katrina Trailer Evictions
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Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 05/07/2009
 
 
2009 Pro Bono Awards Announced
Click here to learn more about those receiving th...
 
Access to Justice Committee - 05/05/2009
 
 
NOBA Cookoff a Winner for SLLS
Pork tenderloin scored in more ways than one at the Seventh Annual New Orleans Bar & Grille, a fundraiser sponsored by the New Orle...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 04/09/2009
 
 
Alice Riener Explains DHAP Crisis on WWL-TV
Alice Riener appeared on WWL-TV to talk about the serious issues facing Katrina and Rita survivors who participate in the Disast...
 
WWL-TV - 02/16/2009
 
 
John Parchman Speaks at ABA Tax Section's Midyear Meeting.
John K. Parchman was a key participant at the January 2009 midyear meeting of the Ame...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  - 01/12/2009
 
 
Mark Moreau, John Parchman talk about taxes, disasters and homelessness at LITC conference.
Mark Moreau and John Parchman addressed tax issues faced by low-income people at a recent ABA meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting included th...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 12/17/2008
 
 
Staff attorney positions available at our Hammond and Marrero offices

We have staff attorney positions available in our Hammond and Marrero offices.&nb...

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 12/06/2008
 
 
New Orleans' Bread for the World Honors Honors Laura Tuggle
New Orleans Bread for the World honored our attorney, Laura Tuggle, with its Lindy Boggs Hunger Awareness Award at their 2008 ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 11/12/2008
 
 
Gulf Coast Justice Retreat Targets Young Leaders
Biloxi was the spot for young leaders across the gulf coast working on community justice issues. Lauren Bartlett, Jauna Crear, Amanda Furst, ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 11/12/2008
 
 
Bernadette D'Souza to Chair NOBA Family Law Committee
Bernadette D'Souza will chair the Family Law Committee of the New Orleans Bar Association. Bernadette is the managing attorney of the Family Law ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 11/03/2008
 
 
Sarah J. Campbell Speaks at Domestic Violence Candlelight Vigil
Sarah J. Campbell was the featured speaker at a recent candlelight vigil sponsored by Domestic Violence Education and Support (D.O.V.E.S., Inc.) ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  - 10/20/2008
 
 
National Lawyers Guild Hears from Jauna Crear and Lauren Bartlett
Those gathered for the 2008 National Lawyers Guild Conference in Detroit heard Jauna Crear and Lauren Bartlett's presentation: "The Freedom Summer...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 10/20/2008
 
 
All Offices Closed on September 4 and 5
Due to Hurricane Gustav, all offices of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services ( and New Orleans Legal Assistance) will be closed on...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 09/02/2008
 
 
ABA Pro Bono Publico Award for Womble Carlyle lawyer who helped Katrina and Rita survivors
Craig Cannon, member of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, was one of the recipients of the Pro Bono Publico Award issued by the ABA Stand...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 08/26/2008
 
 
USA Today quotes NOLAC housing attorneys about roadblocks for displaced Katrina survivors
USA Today turned to Alice Riener, Housing Unit staff attorney with New Orleans Legal Assistance (an office of Southeast Louisiana Legal Servi...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 08/26/2008
 
 
John Parchman tells ABA tax lawyers about EIC audits
NOLAC attorney John Parchman recently addressed the Section of Taxation at its mid-year meeting in Washington, D.C. His presentation covered audits by...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 08/22/2008
 
 
CTC VISTA member joins SLLS for LawHelp rural outreach project

Meghan Daniels, a new ...

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 07/07/2008
 
 
Good work on the Gulf Coast: Pro Bono Net newsletter promotes Student Hurricane Network
The Student Hurricane Network received kudos in the June 2008 issue of the Pro Bono Net newsletter, which also highlighted opportunities wit...
 
Pro Bono Net - 07/01/2008
 
 
Laura Tuggle tells U.S. House subcommittee about region's housing woes
Laura Tuggle recently testified about the region's affordable housing crisis before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opp...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/09/2008
 
 
Equal Justice Conference hears from Ranie Thompson
Ranie Thompson described the lasting impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita at the May 2008 Equal Justice Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The wor...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 05/20/2008
 
 
Pass it on: law clerks have good words for NOLAC/SLLS
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 05/08/2008
 
 
Road Home is Rough for People with Title Problems
Road Home is Rough for People with Title Problems:
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 05/05/2008
 
 
Bernadette D'Souza Selected for State Bar Award
Our attorney, Bernadette D'Souza, has been selected by the State Bar Association for a 2008 Career Public Interest Award. This awar...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 04/25/2008
 
 
Our Attorneys Speak at Statewide Housing Conferences

David Koen gave the keynote speech at the April 9 HUD Fair Housing--Fair Lending Conference in Shreveport. Mr. Koen's ...

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 04/25/2008
 
 
LawHelp.org Nominated for 2008 Webby Award -- Best Law Site

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 04/09/2008
 
 
Brian Lenard Named to Board of Directors -- National Center for Survivor Agency and Justice
Brian Lenard, co-director of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, has been named to serve on the Board of Directors of the national Center for Survivor...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 04/02/2008
 
 
UT Law Students Use Winter Break for Katrina Legal Aid
 
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 02/07/2008
 
 
Ranie Thompson Trains Boston Attorneys and Law Students on FEMA Recoupment Appeals

Our attorney Ranie Thompson spoke to 74 Boston area attorneys and law students about FEMA recoupment appeals at the Ma...

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 01/31/2008
 
 
Bernadette D’Souza to Receive Michaelle Pitard Wynne Professionalism Award
The New Orleans chapter of the Association of Women Attorneys has chosen Bernadette D’Souza to receive the prestigious Michaelle Pitard Wynne Pro...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 12/14/2007
 
 
The Times-Picayune: Sarah McMorris Marcello on Eviction Issues
The Times-Picayune quoted Sarah McMorris Marcello regarding the eviction of Jefferson Parish apartment complex residents ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 12/04/2007
 
 
Bernadette D'Souza Recognized for Work on ABA Standards of Practice
Our managing attorney, Bernadette D'Souza, has been recognized for her work on the American Bar Association's new Standards of Prac...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 11/26/2007
 
 
Northeastern Law Students Complete Fall Externships

Northeastern law students, Caitlin Egleson, Lauren Frankel and Jennifer Schlissel recently completed  full-time 1...

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 11/26/2007
 
 
Mark Moreau Speaks at National Legal Aid Conference

Our co-director, Mark Moreau, spoke at two seminars at the November 2007 National Legal Aid & Defender Association...

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 11/14/2007
 
 
Ardis Agosto, Maureen Morrow, Alice Riener Join SLLS as Attorneys
Ardis Agosto, Maureen Morrow and Alice Riener have joined Southeast Louisiana Legal Services as staff attorneys. Agosto and Riener ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 11/14/2007
 
 
Jauna Crear Named as Pro Bono Counsel for Katrina Volunteers
Jauna Crear has been named as our Pro Bono Counsel to coordinate Katrina volunteer attorneys and law students.
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 10/17/2007
 
 
Lisa Stansky Named as Statewide Website Coordinator for LawHelp and ProBono.net
Our attorney, Lisa Stansky, has been named as the Website Coordinator for the statewide LawHelp.org/la and probono.net/la webpages....
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 09/14/2007
 
 
Consumer Advocacy Clinic Re-Opens
The Tulane Law School Community Service Program will re-open a Consumer Advocacy Clinic at New Orleans Legal Assistance in Septembe...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 09/13/2007
 
 
Ranie Thompson Speaks on National CBS Evening News about FEMA Recoupments
Our attorney, Ranie Thompson, and her client, Shelia Moore, appeared on the nationwide August 31, 2007 CBS Evening News investigati...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 09/12/2007
 
 
Summer 2007 Pro Bono Attorney Heroes Make a Difference at Our Offices
Pro bono attorneys from 4 of America's largest law firms worked with New Orleans Legal Assistance this summer. They made outstandin...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 09/04/2007
 
 
ACORN Certificate of Achievement Award
At its August 2007 annual meeting, Louisiana ACORN awarded a Certificate of Achievement to Southeast Louisiana Legal Services for i...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 09/04/2007
 
 
Outstanding 2007 Summer Law Clerk Program Concludes
This year, we set a record for the best summer law clerk program ever. We had 21 full time and several part-time law clerks fo...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 08/31/2007
 
 
Bernadette D'Souza Appointed to Bar Foundation Judicial Liaison Committee
Bernadette D'Souza, has been appointed to the Judicial Liaison Committee of the Louisiana  Bar Foundation by its President, El...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 08/31/2007
 
 
Our Attorneys Speak on Tax Appeal Rights at National IRS Conference
John Parchman and Mark Moreau, who handle tax cases for our Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, spoke to 300 Internal Revenue Service Taxpa...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 08/16/2007
 
 
Bernadette D'Souza Chairs a Family Justice Center Work Group
Our attorney, Bernadette D'Souza, has been selected as the Chair for the Service Delivery System Work Group for the New Orleans Fam...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 04/23/2007
 
 
SLLS Attorneys Write Articles for Louisiana Bar Journal
Our attorneys wrote 3 articles for the February/March 2007 issue of the Louisiana Bar Journal. Jerald L....
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 04/15/2007
 
 
Spring 2007 National Conference Presentations by Our Attorneys on Katrina Issues

Our attorneys recently made 3 presentations at national conferences.

In February, Lau...

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 04/15/2007
 
 
National Housing Award for Katrina Work
At their 2006 national conference in Washington, D.C., the Housing Justice Network and National Housing Law Project gave New O...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 12/12/2006
 
 
Our Attorneys Speak at National Conferences
In November and December 2006, our attorneys spoke at several national conferences of legal services advocates.
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 12/04/2006
 
 
John Tye Named As Skadden Fellow
John Tye has been named as a Skadden Fellow to work at the New Orleans Legal Assistance office of Southeast Louisiana Legal Service...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 10/08/2006
 
 
Sarah McMorris Appointed as Equal Justice Works Katrina Fellow
Sarah McMorris has been appointed as an Equal Justice Works Katrina Fellow to work at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services in New Orl...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 10/02/2006
 
 
Ranie Thompson Appointed as Equal Justice Works Katrina Fellow
Ranie Thompson has been appointed as an Equal Justice Works Katrina Fellow at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services in New Orl...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 09/29/2006
 
 
New Orleans Legal Assistance Receives ACORN Social Justice Award
At its Katrina anniversary event, the Louisiana ACORN  honored the New Orleans Legal Assistance with its 2006 Social Justice A...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 09/05/2006
 
 
David Williams Joins SLLS as Litigation Director
New Orleans attorney, David H. Williams, ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 08/14/2006
 
 
Katrina Victim Sues FEMA to Fight for Fair Flood Insurance Rules
FEMA has refused to help Mr. Ralph Morris rebuild his home that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.  Now Mr...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 07/21/2006
 
 
New Succession Legal Aid Project for Katrina Victims
Do you need to open a succession to get your Road Home funds or insurance payments? A team of pro bono attorneys will work with New...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/26/2006
 
 
Womble Carlyle Announces Successions Project With SLLS to Help Katrina Victims
Womble Carlyle, one of America's largest law firms, will send 4 to 6 attorneys per week to our New Orlean...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/23/2006
 
 
New Orleans Bar Association Young Lawyers Raise Funds for New Orleans Legal Assistance
The Young Lawyers Section of New Orleans Bar Association hold annual law firm cooking contest to raise funds for New Orleans Legal Assistance.
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/22/2006
 
 
SLLS Attorney Selected for State Bar Award
Sarah Campbell received the 2006 Career Public Interest Award from the Louisiana State Bar Association for her outstanding work on ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/22/2006
 
 
Supreme Court Approves Domestic Violence Externship Program at SLLS Offices
The Louisiana Supreme Court has approved a Domestic Violence Clinic program for 3rd year Tulane Law School students at SLLS offices...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/22/2006
 
 
Boalt Law Students Write About Their Volunteer Experiences at NOLAC
Spring 2006 Newsletter (pp. 4-5) of Social Justice Center about Boalt law students' experiences as Katrina volunteers at NOLAC
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 04/14/2006
 
 
American Bar Association Funds Katrina Disaster Attorneys
The American Bar Association Litigation and Anti-Trust Sections have each funded an attorney to work on disaster related legal prob...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 03/23/2006
 
 
Our Attorneys Speak on Disaster Related Issues

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services attorneys are sharing their disaster law experiences and expertise with others at&n...

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 03/23/2006
 
 
Family Violence Victims Can't Be Charged for Costs of Protective Order
In an appeal brought by New Orleans Legal Assistance, the state 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that domestic violence victi...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 03/16/2006
 
 
Section 8 Tenants Can Sue to Enforce Affordable Rent Rules
On March 6, 2006, the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals held that Section 8 Voucher tenants may sue to enforce federal l...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 03/16/2006
 
 
Minnesota Bar Donates $89,000 to Our Katrina Legal Aid Work

The Minnesota State Bar Foundation, Minnesota State Bar Association members and law firms donated over $420,000 t...

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 03/16/2006
 
 
D'Souza, Tuggle, Jeanmarie and Tuttle Named as Managing Attorneys
Bernadette D'Souza, Laura Tuggle, Andrea Jeanmarie and Paul Tuttle have been named as managing attorneys for New Orleans Legal Assi...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 03/14/2006
 
 
American Lawyer Article on Legal Aid and Pro Bono Post Katrina
An American Lawyer article on early legal aid and pro bono efforts to help Katrina victims in New Orleans area
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 01/17/2006
 
 
Attorneys Needed for New Orleans and Hammond Offices

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services seeks full time staff attorneys for its New Orleans offices and a half-time contrac...

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 01/17/2006
 
 
New Orleans Office Re-opens in Early November
Our downtown New Orleans office, 1010 Common St., Suite 1400A re-opened in early November. 
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 10/25/2005
 
 
New Model Answer to Evictions
A new Model Answer to eviction lawsuits has been posted in the Evictions Self-Help section of LawHelp.org/la. It can be downloaded....
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 10/21/2005
 
 
2005 Louisiana Legal Services and Pro Bono Desk Manual Published
The Gillis Long Poverty Law Center has published the 2005 Louisiana Legal Services and Pro Bono Desk Manual.
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 10/20/2005
 
 
LSC President Meets with SLLS Staff About Katrina Disaster

Legal Services Corporation President, Helaine Barnett, and Vice President, Karen Sarjeant met with our staff in Hammon...

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 10/17/2005
 
 
Laura Tuggle Selected for NLADA Reginal Heber Smith Award
Our staff attorney, Laura Tuggle, has been selected by the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) for the prestigious ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 10/14/2005
 
 
Help for New Orleans Evacuees in Houston
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services helped provide legal advice to 800 New Orleans Katrina and Rita evacuees in a special one week o...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 10/14/2005
 
 
Ruben Bailey Appointed as Judge
The 24th Judicial District Court has appointed Ruben Bailey, NOLAC Managing Attorney, as a Domestic Commissioner Judge.
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 09/15/2005
 
 
Closed for Hurricane Katrina
Our offices will be closed for Monday, August 29, due to Hurricane Katrina. We may be closed on Tuesday, August 30. Please call the...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 08/27/2005
 
 
Sarah Campbell to Start as Managing Attorney of Covington Office
Sarah Campbell has joined Southeast Louisiana Legal Services as the Managing Attorney of its Covington office.
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 07/14/2005
 
 
"Thrown Out" Article about NOLAC Legal Work Wins Local and National Awards
Gambit Weekly reporter, Katy Reckdahl's "Thrown Out" article about NOLAC attorney Laura Tuggle's advocacy for public housing famili...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/30/2005
 
 
New Orleans Poverty Reduction Summit on Housing
New Orleans Legal Assistance attorney, Laura Tuggle, speaks at New Orleans Poverty Reduction Summit on problems facing low-income tenants.
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/30/2005
 
 
SLLS Attorney Selected for State Bar Award
Brian Lenard received the 2005 Career Public Interest Award from the Louisiana State Bar Association for his outstanding work on be...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 06/30/2005
 
 
Mark Moreau Speaks at President's Tax Reform Panel in New Orleans
Mark Moreau was invited to speak at the   President's Federal Tax Reform Panel's March 23, 2005 hearing in New ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 04/13/2005
 
 
Laura Tuggle Speaks to State's Judges about Federal Housing Evictions
Laura Tuggle spoke to 300 Louisiana justices of the peace about federally subsidized housing eviction law at a March 30, 2005 train...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 04/05/2005
 
 
Alumni Judges Honored by NOLAC and SLLS
On February 24, 2005, New Orleans Legal Assistance and Southeast Louisiana Legal Services honored its 40 former attorneys, staff and board members who are or have been judges. Supreme Court Justice Bernette Johnson, a former NOLAC managing attorney and Board President, delivered remarks at the reception and presented palques to the judges
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 03/22/2005
 
 
Incorrect IRS audit notices sent to New Orleans tenants
Get a relocation payment from the Housing Authority of New Orleans in 2003? If so, you may get a notice from the IRS claiming you owe back taxes. Read...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 03/21/2005
 
 
New Orleans Legal Assistance Receives Bar Foundation Award
New Orleans Legal Assistance received the Louisiana Bar Foundation's Grantee Excellence in Service and Programming Award at 20...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 11/09/2004
 
 
SLLS Attorney Honored For Domestic Violence Advocacy
Mark Moreau, Director of Program Services, received a 2004 Into Action Award from the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 10/13/2004
 
 
Thrown Out
Gambit Weekly article about our advocacy to stop the Housing Authority's use of juvenile court records to evict public housing families.
 
Katy Reckdahl - 07/16/2004
 
 
SLLS Advocates Receive Awards From Welfare Rights Organization

SLLS advocates Lloyd Roberson, Charles Delbaum and Mark Moreau, have been selected by the Welfare Rights Organi...

 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 07/15/2004
 
 
Walking While Homeless
Gambit Weekly article about civil rights lawsuit filed by NOLAC on behalf of homeless persons who have been unlawfully arrested by police.
 
Katy Reckdahl - 11/21/2003
 
 
Louisiana Receives Grant To Protect Elderly From Predatory Lending Practices
Louisiana legal services programs will be able to expand services to the elderly thanks to a grant awarded by the U.S. Administration on Aging of the ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 10/27/2003
 
 
New Statewide Predatory Lending Project
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services has received a grant from the federal Administration on Aging to help senior citizens throughout Louisiana save the...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - 10/09/2003
 
 
NOLAC Attorney Bernadette D'Souza Receives Domestic Violence Award
Bernadette D'Souza, a domestic violence attorney with NOLAC's New Orleans office, received a 2003 Into Action Award from the Louisiana Coalition Again...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office) - 10/01/2003
 
 
Their Fair Share - Power Wheelchairs for Medicaid Recipients in Louisiana
Gambit Weekly article about a lawsuit filed on behalf of Medicaid recipients by several advocacy organizations including NOLAC, Southern Disability Law Center, Advocacy Center, Acadiana Legal Services, and private New Orleans attorney (and former NOLAC attorney) David Williams.
 
Gambit Weekly - 10/01/2003
 
 
 
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