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Congressional Intro. by Rep. Waters

Report to Mayor Nagin's Rebuilding Commission

Bar Associations Providing Legal Relief

In addition to the legal relief efforts that we provide, there are a number of other bar associations throughout the country who are also committed to providing free legal assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina. For more information, please contact those organizations directly:

American Bar Association-FEMA Partnership

http://www.abanet.org/katrina

For Louisiana residents: 1-800-310-7029

For Mississippi residents: 1-866-255-4495

For Alabama residents: 1-800-354-6154

Louisiana Bar Association

http://www.lsba.org

Mississippi Bar Association: 866-255-2495

http://www.msbar.org/hurricane-katrina-disaster-relief.php

Alabama Bar Association: 334-269-1515

http://www.alabar.org/katrina

Texas Bar Association: 800-504-7030

Texas Bar Hurricane Relief Efforts

Houston Bar Association: 713-228-0735

http://www.hba.org

Dallas Bar Association

http://www.dallasbar.org

Georgia Bar Association

http://www.gabar.org/news/hurricane_katrina_support_information

National Bar Association

http://labor.nationalbar.org/updates.html

Tennessee Bar Association

http://www.tba.org/Katrina

Memphis Bar Association

http://www.memphisbar.org

New Orleans Bar Association: 800-310-7029

http://www.neworleansbar.org

Baton Rouge Bar Association: 800-310-7029

http://www.brba.org

Baton Rouge Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project
850 North Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Lafayette Parish Bar Association Pro Bono Program
P.O. Box 2194
Lafayette, LA 70502

The Pro Bono Project
601 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans , LA 70130

Houston Volunteer Lawyer's Program: 713-228-0735

http://www.ehvlp.org

Legal Services Organizations

Legal Services of North Louisiana
720 Travis Street
Shreveport , LA 71101

Legal Services Organization

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation

http://www.lawhelp.org/program/921

Acadia Legal Services Program
1020 Surrey Street
P.O. Box 4823
Lafayette , LA 70502

Capital Area Legal Services Corporation, Inc.
200 Third Street
P.O. Box 3273
Baton Rouge , LA 70821

Civil Rights Organizations


Lawyers, Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

http://www.lawyerscomm.org/home.html

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund: 212-965-2200

http://www.naacpldf.org

Non-Profit Organizations Providing Relief


NAACP: 866-996-2227

http://www.naacp.org/news/2005/2005-09-09-2.html

American Association of Retired Persons

http://www.aarp.org/katrina

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME): 800-272-8368

http://www.afscme.org

Catholic Charities USA: 800-919-8338

http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/HurricaneRelief05.cfm

Coalition on Human Needs: 202-223-2532

http://www.chn.org/issues/katrina/index.html

Church World Service

http://www.churchworldservice.org/news/katrina/index.html

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): 1-888-297-8685

www.hud.gov

National Low Income Housing Coalition

http://www.nlihc.org

YMCA

http://www.ymca.net

Information on Grassroots Organizations Providing Relief

http://katrina.mayfirst.org

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050919/howard2

http://radicalreference.info/altkatrinarelief

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