Resources

Congressional Testimony
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