FREE LEGAL ADVICE FOR LOUISIANANS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210318/free-legal-advice-louisianans]


Release Date: 
November 10, 2020 

BATON ROUGE, LA. — Disaster Legal Services (DLS) provides free legal
assistance to low-income hurricane survivors who cannot afford to hire
a lawyer after a disaster.

Members of the American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division advise
and provide legal representation at no charge. There are certain
limitations. Assistance is not available for cases that will produce a
fee (i.e., cases where fees are paid as part of a court settlement).

DSL has assisted thousands of survivors with disaster-recovery
problems including:

 	* Insurance claims for doctor and hospital bills;
 	* Claims for property loss or loss of life;
 	* Drawing up new wills or other legal papers;
 	* Help with home repair contracts and contractors; and
 	* Advice on problems with landlords.
 	* Transferring Title to Property

To request legal help through DLS, call 1-800-310-7029 or visit
www.fema.gov [http://www.fema.gov] or www.disasterlegalaid.org
[http://www.disasterlegalaid.org/]

To see if you live in a disaster-declared parish, visit:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4570.

For the latest information on Hurricane Laura, visit
fema.gov/disaster/4559 [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4559]. Or, for
Hurricane Delta, visit fema.gov/disaster/4570
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4570]. Follow the FEMA Region 6 Twitter
account at twitter.com/FEMARegion6 [https://twitter.com/FEMARegion6]