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First Amendment Rights
This resource covers information about what rights a person has under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, like freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, right to assemble, and right to petition. These rights may arise when a person thinks that the government is trying to interfere with their religious practices, their speaking or publishing information, their assembly or protests, or petitioning the government.
Tax Relief After A Disaster
This information covers a general overview of tax relief after a disaster and what taxpayers can do who have been affected by disasters.
Pregnancy Discrimination At Work
Do you feel you have been discriminated against because of your pregnancy? This resource goes over the pregnancy discrimination process in employment situations and the process to file a pregnancy discrimination claim.
How To Update Your Gender Marker
This resource should help you understand the steps for updating your gender marker on various documents such as your Louisiana state ID or driver's license, your Louisiana birth certificate, your passport, and your Social Security information.
Disability Discrimination in Employment
Do you feel you have been discriminated against because of a disability? This resource goes over disability discrimination in employment situations and the process to file a disability discrimination claim.
Equal Pay/Equal Compensation Discrimination At Work
Do you feel you have been discriminated against in a workplace because you were not given equal pay? This resource goes over equal pay/equal compensation discrimination and the process to file an equal pay/equal compensation claim.
Filing A Charge of Discrimination With The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
Discriminated at work because of your race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older) disability, or genetic information? This resource goes over the process of filing a discrimination charge with the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.)
Veteran Discrimination At Work
Do you feel you have been discriminated against because of your status as a veteran? This resource goes over disability and other types of federal and state veteran discrimination in employment situations and the process to file a claim if you have experienced disability discrimination as a veteran.
Tax Sales
This resource includes information about tax sales and the tax sale process. Tax sales occur when a property owner fails to pay their taxes. An owner may attempt to prevent a tax sale and redeem the property after a sale. A purchaser obtains title to the tax property, subject to redemption by the owner.
Estate Planning For A Beneficiary With A Disability
This resource shows how to protect inheritance and benefits for a person with a disability. It covers tools like Special Needs Trusts, ABLE accounts, interdiction, and continuing tutorship. It also includes key estate planning documents. The guide stresses careful planning to keep eligibility for Medicaid and SSI. This ensures long-term care and support.
Successions Dictionary
A plain-language guide to legal terms, definitions, and processes used in understanding successions in Louisiana. This includes legal issues around wills, powers of attorney, advance directives, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships, and other estate/succession issues families deal with. Click on each term to see a summary of the definition. Find links to greater in-depth information explaining more complicated issues in successions.
Defenses To Stop Or Delay An Eviction
This information covers the legal defenses and other strategies that a tenant can use, to stop an eviction or delay the removal from their home.
Serving Court Papers on the Other Party - “Service of Process”
This resource explains how to serve court documents in Louisiana civil cases. It covers the steps you must follow, types of service, and acceptable methods. You will also find deadlines and the information needed for proper service. Additionally, it addresses special cases, including serving out-of-state defendants, incarcerated persons, and military members. It also explains what to do if the defendant's whereabouts are unknown.
Responding To A Debt Collection Summons
This resource goes over information about debt collection summons and how to respond to a debt collection summons step-by-step.
Going To Court And Dealing With Procedure
This covers the various situations when a person may have to go to court to deal with a dispute or violation. This includes the specific procedures to expect for specific kinds of cases and general rules about court procedures to know.