Louisiana Legal Aid and Lawyer Referral
This page provides information about Legal Aid and Lawyer Referral resources in Louisiana.
Links are grouped by those that cover courts statewide, for multiple counties, and then by individual county.
Louisiana - Statewide Courts Legal Aid
Louisiana Legal Assistance
Search a directory of organizations offering free and low-cost legal services by program name or parish.
Louisiana Attorney Complaints and Discipline
The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board offers an online complaint form and filing instructions, information about the complaint and disciplinary process, recent attorney discipline decisions, and a search of attorney status by name.
State Bar Association Lawyer Directory
Search the Louisiana State Bar Association directory of member attorneys by name and city.
Louisiana Consumer Protection and Fair Housing
The Public Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General provides information about consumer protection, fair housing enforcement, disaster fraud, and automobile fraud. Publications, consumer tips, and an online consumer complaint form are included.
Attorney Fee Dispute Resolution
The Louisiana State Bar Association offers information about its Lawyer Fee Dispute Resolution Program, including guidelines, a description of the process, and downloadable program rules and petition to arbitrate legal fees.
Grant Parish Worthless Check Program
The Grant Parish District Attorney's Office offers information about its Worthless Check Program, including procedures for collection and prosecution.
Louisiana Public Defender Information
The Louisiana Public Defender Board offers information about criminal defense services for low-income adult and juvenile defendants; a clickable map with links to each district's information; a search for office locations by parish, district, or District Defender name; and a list of office locations for related programs.
Complaints About Louisiana Judges
The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana offers information about judicial ethics and conduct, procedural rules, and a judicial misconduct complaint form.
Louisiana Multiple County Courts Legal Aid
New Orleans Area Lawyer Referral
The New Orleans Bar Association offers information about its lawyer referral service in Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany Parishes. A low-cost initial consultation with a lawyer is included.
Shreveport Lawyer Referral
The Shreveport Bar Association offers information about its lawyer referral service in Bossier and Caddo Parishes, which includes a low-cost initial consultation with a lawyer and an online request form by area of practice.
5th Judicial District Worthless Check Collection
The 5th Judicial District Attorney's Office offers information about its worthless check collection program in Franklin, Richland, and West Carroll Parishes.
18th Judicial District Worthless Check Information
The 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office offers information about worthless check prosecution in Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge Parishes.
20th Judicial District Worthless Check Collection
The 20th Judicial District Attorney's Office offers information about its worthless check collection process in East Feliciana and West Feliciana Parishes, including tips for merchants.
21st Judicial District Worthless Check Information
The 21st Judicial District Attorney's Office offers information about worthless check prosecution in Livingston, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa Parishes, including tips for merchants.
15th Judicial District Public Defender Program
View information about the 15th Judicial District Public Defender Program, which provides criminal defense services to low-income defendants in Acadia, Lafayette, and Vermilion Parishes. Information includes types of cases handled, how to apply for a Public Defender, how to make a complaint, and an explanation of criminal court procedures.
3rd Judicial District Worthless Check Information
The 3rd Judicial District Attorney's Office offers information about worthless check prosecution in Lincoln and Union Parishes, including tips for merchants and links to required forms.
7th Judicial District Worthless Check Information
The 7th Judicial District Attorney's Office offers information about worthless check prosecution in Catahoula and Concordia Parishes, including tips for merchants and a link to required forms.
5th Judicial District Victim Help
The 5th Judicial District Attorney's Office Victims Assistance Coordinator provides crime victims in Franklin, Richland, and West Carroll Parishes with information about the criminal process, court accompaniment, case status notification, referrals, and assistance with victims' compensation applications.
Southwest Louisiana Lawyers
The Southwest Louisiana Law Center provides low-cost sliding-scale civil legal assistance to residents of southwest Louisiana who do not qualify for free legal aid.
2nd Judicial District Victim Help
The 2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office Victim Assistance Program provides crime victims in Bienville, Claiborne, and Jackson Parishes with crisis intervention, court accompaniment, case status notification, referrals, and assistance with victim impact statements, restitution, and victims' compensation applications.
2nd Judicial District Worthless Check Information
The 2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office offers information about worthless check prosecution in Bienville, Claiborne, and Jackson Parishes.
26th Judicial District Worthless Check Information
The 26th Judicial District Attorney's Office offers information about worthless check prosecution in Bossier and Webster Parishes, including tips for merchants and a link to required forms.
16th Judicial District Attorney Victim-Witness Help
The 16th Judicial District Attorney's Office Victim-Witness Assistance Program provides crime victims and witnesses in Iberville, St. Martin, and St. Mary Parishes with information about the criminal process and victims' rights, court accompaniment, referrals, case status notification, and assistance with victims' compensation applications. Links to forms and additional resources are provided. For information about services for senior citizen crime victims, select the "Other Services" menu item at the top of the page, then select "Senior Citizen Services" for information about the Elderly Crime Victim Assistance Program.
16th Judicial District Worthless Check Information
The 16th Judicial District Attorney's Office offers information about worthless check prosecution in Iberville, St. Martin, and St. Mary Parishes, including tips for merchants, a sample demand letter, and a link to the complaint form.
22nd Judicial District Worthless Check Restitution
The Office of the District Attorney of the 22nd Judicial District offers information about its Worthless Checks Restitution Program in St. Tammany and Washington Parishes, including eligibility criteria, filing instructions, tips for merchants, links to required forms, answers to frequently asked questions, and payment information for bad-check writers.
Avoyelles County - Courts Legal Aid Resources
Avoyelles Parish Worthless Check Collection
The Avoyelles Parish District Attorney's Office offers information about its worthless check collection program, including tips for merchants.
Calcasieu County - Courts Legal Aid Resources
Calcasieu Parish Victim/Witness Help
The Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office Victim/Witness Assistance Program provides crime victims and witnesses with information about the criminal process, court accompaniment, case status notification, referrals, and assistance with victim impact statements.
Calcasieu Parish Worthless Check Collection
The Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office offers information about its worthless check collection program, and a downloadable merchant package with documents to process worthless checks.
East Baton Rouge County - Courts Legal Aid Resources
East Baton Rouge Parish Lawyer Referral and Legal Assistance
The Baton Rouge Bar Association offers information about its lawyer referral service by telephone, which includes a low-cost initial consultation with a lawyer; its Pro Bono Project providing free legal assistance to low-income residents; and its Thirst for Justice and Ask-A-Lawyer free walk-in clinics.
East Baton Rouge Parish Worthless Check Collection and Prosecution
The East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's Office offers information about its worthless check collection and prosecution process, including tips for merchants and downloadable guidelines, demand letter, and criminal complaint affidavit.
Lafayette County - Courts Legal Aid Resources
Lafayette Parish Legal Assistance and Lawyer Referral
The Lafayette Bar Association offers a lawyer referral service by area of practice, with an online request form; a directory of member lawyers; and information about its protective order services, legal services for the homeless, free legal seminars, and the Lafayette Volunteer Lawyer Program.
Lafourche County - Courts Legal Aid Resources
Lafourche Parish Worthless Check Collection
The Lafourche Parish District Attorney's Office offers information about its worthless check collection program.
Orleans County - Courts Legal Aid Resources
Orleans Parish Public Defenders
View information about the Orleans Public Defenders Office, which provides criminal defense services to low-income defendants in Orleans Parish. Information about procedure, bond, inmate resources, and an expungement workshop are provided.
Plaquemines County - Courts Legal Aid Resources
Plaquemines Parish Hot Check Collection and Prosecution
The Plaquemines Parish District Attorney's Office offers information about its Hot Check Program, instructions for filing a complaint, and a downloadable instruction packet, demand letter, and criminal complaint affidavit.
Red River County - Courts Legal Aid Resources
Red River Parish Worthless Check Collection
The Red River Parish District Attorney's Office offers information about its worthless check collection and prosecution policy and procedures, with instructions for merchants.
St. Charles County - Courts Legal Aid Resources
St. Charles Parish Indigent Defender Attorneys
View contact information for St. Charles Parish indigent defender attorneys, who provide criminal defense services for low-income defendants.
Terrebonne County - Courts Legal Aid Resources
Terrebonne Parish Worthless Check Information
The Terrebonne Parish District Attorney's Office offers information about its Worthless Check Enforcement Program, including procedures for collection and restitution, and tips for merchants.
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