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Consumer Issues: Loans, Contracts & Banking
Attorney General's Consumer Protection Section
(Separate Website)
The Consumer Protection Section of the Attorney General's office is responsible for enforcing Louisiana's consumer protection laws. This site has information and other resources, including a link to the page where you can learn about how to file a complaint about a consumer issue.
By: State of Louisiana
Bank Customer Questions
(Separate Website)
Frequently Asked Questions for bank customers from hurricane-affected areas.
By: FDIC
Disaster Related Fraud Information
(Separate Website)
About price gouging, charity fraud, home repair scams, and more.
By: Louisiana Attorney General
Louisiana Rebuilds Web Site
(Separate Website)
Check out this site, described on its home page as: "LouisianaRebuilds.info was established to be a trusted, online destination for residents affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by providing critical information for those who have returned home as well as those who are still displaced."
Criminal Law
Criminal Law
(Separate Website)
Questions and answers for criminal defense attorneys and families of incarcerated persons affected by the hurricanes in Louisiana.
By: University of Mississippi School of Law
Displaced Prisoners, Probationers & Parolees Contact numbers to locate displaced offenders, and for displaced probationers & parolees from Louisiana state system.
By: La. Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Education Issues
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Louisiana Department of Education
(Separate Website)
Information for displaced teachers, students and their parents.
By: Louisiana Department of Education
Federal Student Aid Hurricane Information
(Separate Website)
Information for people affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
By: U.S. Department of Education
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Education Law
(Separate Website)
After a disaster, children may be relocated to a different school system or setting. Most states have temporarily waived residency or immunization requirements for school age children. Read this for more details.
By: University of Mississippi School of Law
Elections & Voting
Louisiana Voter Information
(Separate Website)
State guidelines, forms, FAQs and other voter registration information for displaced and absentee residents.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
Employment Issues
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Louisiana Works
(Separate Website)
State website includes online employment resources, information on benefits, disaster support and other services.
By: Louisiana Department of Labor
FAQs About Louisiana's Unemployment Insurance Benefits & Appeals
(Separate Website)
Unemployment resource information from the Louisiana Department of Labor
By: Louisiana Works
Disaster Unemployment Assistance
(Separate Website)
Financial assistance to eligible individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster declared by the President of the United states.
By: U.S. Department of Labor, Word File By: National Employment Law Project
Louisiana Disaster Unemployment Assistance Claim Information
(Separate Website)
Information concerning eligibility, filing and reporting, and other disaster unemployment benefits.
By: Louisiana Department of Labor
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Unemployment Information for People with Disabilities Post-Katrina information about unemployment benefits.
By: Advocacy Center
Information for State Employees Affected by Hurricanes
(Separate Website)
Notices about appeals, new rules, furloughs, benefits, etc.
By: Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
The Family and Medical Leave Act: Job Protections When You or a Family Member Has Health Problems Workers affected by the hurricane may need to take time off from work due to their own health problems or their need to care for a family member with health problems.
By: National Employment Law Project
Protect Your Status as an Employee Some contractors don't withhold taxes from workers’ pay, depriving them of benefits. This fact sheet identifies some ways to hold companies responsible.
By: National Employment Law Project
Day Labor: Workers' Right to Be Paid Wage and hour laws protect the rights of all workers to be paid for their work.
By: National Employment Law Project
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