Emergency Legal Responders

About 

ELR

Emergency Legal Responders is a nonprofit organization that provides free, rapid-response civil legal information to Louisiana communities affected by disasters, focusing on housing, benefits, and other urgent legal needs to support recovery and resilience.

Services & Eligibility

Emergency Legal Responders helps people in Louisiana who are facing legal problems because of a disaster. Their services are generally available to low-income individuals and families affected by events like hurricanes, floods, or other emergencies, regardless of immigration status.

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Legal problem types handled

Disaster Relief
Housing After A Disaster
Tax Relief After A Disaster
Other Issues After A Disaster
Family Issues After A Disaster
Education Issues After A Disaster
Insurance Claims After A Disaster
Finding Missing Persons After A Disaster
Replacing Lost Documents After A Disaster
Loans, Contracts, & Scams After A Disaster
Rebuilding & Reconstruction After A Disaster
Public Benefits For Individuals After A Disaster

Parishes served

Acadia
Ascension
Allen
Assumption
Beauregard
Bienville
Bossier
Calcasieu
Cameron
Catahoula
Claiborne
Concordia
De Soto
East Baton Rouge
East Carroll
East Feliciana
Evangeline
Franklin
Grant
Iberia
Iberville
Caldwell
Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
La Salle
Lafayette
Lafourche
Lincoln
Livingston
Madison
Morehouse
Natchitoches
Orleans
Ouachita
Plaquemines
Pointe Coupee
Rapides
Red River
Richland
Sabine
St. Bernard
Avoyelles
Jackson
St. James
St. John The Baptist
St. Landry
St. Martin
St. Mary
St. Tammany
Tangipahoa
Tensas
Terrebonne
Union
Vermilion
Vernon
Washington
West Baton Rouge
Webster
West Carroll
West Feliciana
Winn
St. Helena
St. Charles
Caddo

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