Helping People
Clear Life's Legal Hurdles
For Over 50 Years
SLLS is here for you in times of crisis.
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Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) fights for fairness for vulnerable people. We provide free, civil legal aid to low-income people in six offices, across 22 parishes throughout southeast Louisiana. Our six offices are located in Baton Rouge, Covington, Gretna, Hammond, Houma, and New Orleans. Everyday we:
No matter what challenges our communities face, we work every day to increase access to justice and help vulnerable people clear life's legal hurdles.
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April 11, 2024
For Immediate Release Date: April 11, 2024 Contact: Laura Tuggle, ltuggle@slls.org, 504-529-1000 x 270 Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Seeks Support
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March 25, 2024
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March 25, 2024
ISSUES FOR THE 2024 FEDERAL INCOME TAX FILING SEASON You can now file your federal and state income tax returns
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, Corp. (SLLS) is funded in part by the Legal Services Corporation. As a condition of the funding it receives from the Legal Service Corporation, it is restricted from engaging in certain activities in all of its legal work - including work supported by other funding sources. SLLS may not expend any funds for any activity prohibited by the Legal Services Corp Act, 42 U.S.C. 1996 et sq. or by Public Law 104-134. Public Law 104-134 504(d) requires that notice of these restrictions be given to all funders of programs funded by the Legal Services Corporation. For a copy of these laws or for any other information or clarifications, please send correspondence to the above address.