How we may help

Our advocates can:

• Educate and represent people who are victims of predatory lending
  • Credit card debt converted to secured debt;
  • Excessive fees; and
  • Higher interest rates than advertised.
• Help people keep their homes.
• Answer questions and provide referrals.
• Give talks about predatory lending issues to community groups or social services agencies. 

How to get help 

Call the program office nearest you to ask for help.  If you have an emergency, we will see you as soon as we can.  We ask that you call first if your problem is not an emergency.  Click here to find the office nearest you.  When you come in, bring with you all papers you have about your problem.   

If you can't come in

If you are disabled or you cannot travel to one of our offices, call us to arrange a telephone intake interview.   

Emergencies

You can lose important rights by waiting too long to get help.  If you have an emergency (such as an appeal deadline or a hearing, or you've been locked out, or your utilities have been cut-off), call our nearest office and explain.  If you have an emergency and cannot reach us by phone, come to the office nearest you with all the papers about your problem.

By trusting the wrong person, you can end up losing your home.  If you are 60 or over and facing the loss of your home because of a predatory lender, regardless of your income one of Louisiana's free legal programs may be able to help, thanks to a 3-year, $95,000 annual grant awarded by the U.S. Administration on Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services.  This project is based in SLLS' New Orleans office, which will also provide support to other Legal Services offices and other programs which provide free services to the elderly.