Updated 2007
The Law and Aging Guide is a comprehensive listing of the state-wide resources available to help older persons with law-related issues. Published by the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, the Guide includes important contact numbers and addresses for legal assistance providers and other law-related services for the elderly. Many states now have toll-free senior legal hotlines. If you are an older person (or family member or trusted friend of an older person) who needs legal advice or assistance, the first step is to see if your state has a hotline, and, if it does, to call the hotline listed below.
[Note: If you are legal services provider or entity listed below, please email any changes of address or information to the ABA Commission at abaelderly@abanet.org , attn: Law and Aging Guide.]
Louisiana
A. Senior Legal Hotline: (877) 521-6242
B. Legal Assistance Developer
Jane Arieux Thomas
LA Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs
13312 Perkins Rd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(225) 767-6225; fax (225) 767-6292
C. Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Linda Sadden
421 N. 4th St. 3rd Fl.
P.O. Box 80374
Louisiana State Long-Term Care Program
Baton Rouge, LA 70898-0374
(225) 342-6872; fax (225) 342-7144
D. Legal Services Funded Under the Older Americans Act
If your income falls within certain guidelines, you may be able to get legal help from the Legal Services or Legal Aid program in your area. In some communities, the Older Americans Act program serving older people and the legal aid program are one and the same. For a state-by-state listing of Legal Services programs, go to http://www.lsc.gov
Allen Council on Aging, Inc.
(318) 335 3195
Serves Allen
Beauregard Council on Aging
(337) 463 6578
Serves Beauregard
Bienville Council on Aging
(318) 263 8936
Serves Bienville
Bossier Council on Aging
(318) 741 8302
Serves Bossier
Caddo Council on Aging
(318) 632 2090
Serves Caddo
Cajun Area Agency on Aging
(800) 738 2256; (337) 572 8940
Serves Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, & Vermilion
Calcasieu Council on Aging
(337) 474-2583
Serves Calcasieu
Caldwell Council on Aging
(318) 649 2584
Serves Caldwell
Cameron Council on Aging
(337) 775 5668
Serves Cameron
Capital Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
(225) 922 2525
Serves Ascension Parish (East), Ascension (West), Assumption, East Feliciana, West Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee , Iberville, West Feliciana; St. Helena, Tangipahoa and Washington
Cenla Area Agency on Aging
(318) 484 2260
Serves Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides & Winn
Claiborne Council on Aging
(318) 927 6922
Serves Claiborne
DeSoto Council on Aging
(318) 872 3700
Serves DeSoto
East Baton Rouge Council on Aging
(225) 923 8000
Serves East Baton Rouge
Jefferson Council on Aging, Inc.
6640 Riverside Dr., Suite 140
Metairie, LA 70003
(504) 888 5880; (800) 635-1437
www.jcoa.net
Serves Jefferson
Jefferson Davis Council on Aging
(337) 824 5504
Serves Jefferson Davis
Lafourche Council on Aging, Inc.
(985) 537 3446; (985) 537 7046; (985) 537 3492
Serves Lafourche
Lincoln Council on Aging, Inc.
(318) 255-5070
Serves Lincoln
Madison Council on Aging, Inc.
(318) 574 4101
Serves Madison
Morehouse Council on Aging, Inc.
(800) 256-3006; (318) 283 0845
Serves Morehouse
Natchitoches Council on Aging, Inc.
(318) 357 3250
Serves Natchitoches
New Orleans Council on Aging, Inc.
(504) 821 4121
Serves New Orleans
North Delta Regional Plan & Dev. District
(318) 387 2572
Serves East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Richland, Tensas and Union
Ouachita Council on Aging
2407 Ferrand St.
Monroe, LA 71201
(318) 387-0535
www.monroe.k12.la.us/mcs/community/oca/index.html
Serves Ouachita
Plaquemines Council on Aging, Inc.
(985) 564 3220
Serves Plaquemines
Red River Council on Aging, Inc.
(318) 932 5721
Serves Red River
Sabine Council on Aging, Inc.
(318) 256 4140
Serves Sabine
St. Bernard Council on Aging, Inc.
(504) 278 7335; (504) 278 7336
Serves St. Bernard
St. Charles Council on Aging, Inc.
(985) 783 6683
Serves St. Charles
St. James Area Agency on Aging
(225) 562 2362
Serves St. James
St. John Council on Aging, Inc.
(985) 652 3660
Serves St. John
St. Tammany Council on Aging, Inc.
(985) 892 0377
Serves St. Tammany
Terrebonne Council on Aging, Inc.
(985) 868 8411
Serves Terrebonne
Vernon Council on Aging
(337) 239 4361
Serves Vernon
Webster Council on Aging, Inc.
(318) 371 3056
Serves Webster
West Carroll Council on Aging, Inc.
(318) 428 4217
Serves West Carroll
E. Bar Committees/Sections
Louisiana State Bar Association
601 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130- 3404
(800) 421-5722; (504) 566-1600
Web: http://www.lsba.org/home1/
F. National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
- Louisiana Chapter
None listed
G. Legal Assistance Projects Involving Private Attorneys
Many communities are also served by volunteer lawyer (pro bono) programs. These programs are usually sponsored by bar associations. Lawyers in private practice volunteer to help low-income persons free of charge. To find the pro bono program in your state, click on http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/probonodirectory.html
Reduced Fee Lawyer Referral and Information Services for the Elderly
The following local areas have a lawyer referral service including services to the elderly: Greater New Orleans, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, and Monroe. There are six pro bono projects in the state. Each serves the elderly in the parish in which they are physically located and three serve one or more of the parishes that surround their physical location. Several receive Title III B funding. The names of the projects and their coordinators are as follows:
Northwest Louisiana Pro Bono Project
Ruth Moore, Executive Director
401 Market St., Ste. 950
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 221-2205
Lafayette Volunteer Lawyers
600 Jefferson St. Ste. 505
Lafayette, LA 70501-69478
(337) 237-4700
Baton Rouge Bar Association
Pro Bono Project
P.O. Box 2241
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(225) 344-4803
Volunteer Lawyers Project
200 Washington St.
Monroe, LA 71210
(318) 325-3558
Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project
P.O. Box 1324
Alexandria, LA 71309-1324
(318) 449-9778
Acadiana Legal Services Corporation
Pro Bono Project
721 Alamo St.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 478-1795
Capital Area Legal Services Corporation
P.O. Box 1324
Pro Bono Project
200 Third St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Iberia Parish Pro Bono Project
New Iberia, LA 70562-9664
(337) 365-3800
Legal Services of North Louisiana
Pro Bono Project
P.O. Drawer 1189
Nachitoches, LA 71458-1189
Alma S. Jones, Executive Director
Lewis Gladney, Program Coordinator
(318) 352-7220
also:
3016 Cameron St.
Monroe. LA 71201
Barbarra J. Densford, Program Coordinator
(318) 699-0889; (318) 256-6591
Kim Manuel-Bernard, Program Director
(337) 237-4700
Louis A. Martinette Foundation
P.O.Box 4321
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4321
LaGretta R. Fortune-Lazard, Executive Director
(225) 387-2278
Loyola Law School ProBono Project
7214 St. Charles Ave., Box 901
New Orleans, LA 70118
R. Judson Mitchell, Program Coordinator
(504) 861-5597
The Pro Bono Project
601 St.Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130-3404
Rachel Piercey, Executive Director
Hilda Jarobe, Program Coordinator
(504) 581-4043
H. Law Schools and Legal Clinics
Loyola University New Orleans
School of Law
7214 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans. LA 70118
(504) 861-5575
Paul M. Herbert Law Center
Louisiana State University
102 Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1000
(225) 578-8646; fax (225) 578-8647
Southern University Law Center
P.O. Box 9901
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Tulane Law School
Weinmann Hall
6329 Freret St.
New Orleans, LA 70811-6231
(504) 865-6710; fax (504) 865-6710
I. Attorney General's Office
Charles C. Foti Jr., Attorney General
Department of Justice
P.O. Box 94095
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095
(225) 326-6000
Web: http://www.ag.state.la.us
The Louisiana Attorney General's office does not have a separate unit addressing elderly issues, but work on such matters is conducted by units including Medicaid Fraud and Consumer Protection. The office provides advice and counsel, information and referral, and mediation of disputes. Community education is offered on topics such as Medicaid fraud, telemarketing fraud, and charitable fraud through speakers, print materials, and various forms of media.
J. State Protection and Advocacy Agencies
Advocacy Center
225 Baronne St.; Ste. 2112
New Orleans, LA 70112-2212
(504) 522-2337; (800) 960-7705; fax (504) 522-5507
Web: www.advocacyla.org
K. Dispute Resolution
None listed
L. Other Projects
None listed
