Protect your rights or get the help you need, without a lawyer.
Sometimes you can fix your legal problem yourself. Here are forms, on-line applications, and information that may help you handle your problem. Some legal problems have deadlines which must be met or you lose your rights. You might need Adobe Acrobat reader for some information. To download this free software, click here.
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Avoid Investment Fraud
(Separate Website)
Helpful things to know to avoid investment fraud. Information from the National Crime Prevention Council.
By: National Crime Prevention Council
Avoid Telemarketing Scams
(Separate Website)
Find out how to deal with scam artists who use telemarketing to steal or rip you off.
By: National Crime Prevention Council
Consumer Action Handbook
(Separate Website)
Order FREE 2007 Consumer Action Handbook - help with your consumer problems and complaints.
By: Consumer Action Website-Federal Citizen Information Center
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Consumer Action Website
(Separate Website)
Federal agency website with lots of consumer information and resources.
By: Federal Citizen Information Center
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
Don't Be a Victim of Loan Fraud
(Separate Website)
Tips on how to protect yourself from predatory lenders, and how to help yourself if it happens to you.
By: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
File a Consumer Fraud Complaint
(Separate Website)
Online complaint to the Louisiana Attorney General's Consumer Protection Section.
By: Office of the Louisiana Attorney General
File a Housing Discrimination Complaint
(Separate Website)
Housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability is against federal law. If you have been trying to buy or rent a home or apartment and you believe your rights have been violated, you can file a fair housing complaint online, by mail, or by phone.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
Filing for Bankruptcy Without An Attorney
(Separate Website)
This page has information for those trying to file for bankruptcy on their own. The courts warn that the system is hard to get around without a lawyer, so there is also information about where to get legal help.
By: United States Bankruptcy Courts
Identity Theft -- Tips to Avoid Predators Learn how to protect yourself against identity theft.
By: National Crime Prevention Council.
Learn About Reverse Mortgages
(Separate Website)
A free online course on reverse mortgages.
By: AARP
Louisiana Desk Manual - Consumer Law Chapter 2005 Strategies for Representing Consumers
By: Gillis W. Long Poverty Law Center & New Orleans Legal Assistance (an office of Southeast La. Legal Services)
Report Fraud to the Federal Trade Commission
(Separate Website)
Your complaint can lead to law enforcement action. The FTC investigates Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other fraud-related complaints.
By: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
Spot a Con Artist
(Separate Website)
How to spot a con artist trying to rip you off -- information from the National Crime Prevention Council.
By: National Crime Prevention Council
Top 10 Things to Know About Reverse Mortgages
(Separate Website)
Tells you how you can convert your home equity into cash and keep your home.
By: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
What to do if you are the victim of predatory lending.
(Separate Website)
Where to go if you've been made a victim. Avoid foreclosure!
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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