How to Get Help
The Pro Bono Project provides legal service for residents in the following parishes: Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, and Washington. We will inquire about your income to determine eligibility.
We do not assist with criminal matters, legal emergencies, personal injury, contested custody, or contested successions. Click here for information on the differences between criminal and civil matters.
To Apply For Services, Click Here.
Call us at 504.581.4043 x 216 or email our Intake Coordinator. All applications are processed in the order they are received. We will contact you regarding next steps.
Office Locations:
Southshore: 935 Gravier Street, Suite 1340, New Orleans, LA 70112
Northshore: 810 N. Columbia Street, Suite A, Covington, LA 70433
Phone:
Southshore: 504.581.4043
Northshore: 985.236.1384
Email for all non-case related issues:
Additional Legal Resources
Find Law Help
Louisiana State Bar Association’s Legal Resources
Legal Information
Louisiana Law Help
Get customized legal information, local court forms, referrals to legal aid, and more
Louisiana Civil Legal Navigator
Emergency Civil Legal Problems
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
504.529.1000
Domestic Violence
Louisiana Domestic Violence Hotline
888-411-1333 Free. Confidential. 24-hour hotline
New Orleans Family Justice Center
Free, comprehensive, client-centered, healing and empowerment services in a single location
24 Hour Crisis Hotline 504-266-9554 www.nofjc.org
METRO Centers for Community Advocacy
Metro currently provides wrap-around services including individual advocacy, information and referrals, group support, medical advocacy, legal advocacy, sheltering, individual support, safety planning, and caregiver support to survivors in eight Louisiana parishes. In Jefferson Parish, they help assist with completing protective orders and stalking.
24-Hour Crisis Hotline 504-837-5400 www.mccagno.org
Discrimination/Employment Discrimination
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
800.669.4000
Civil Rights Violations/Unlawful Discrimination
American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana
504.522.0617
Criminal Legal Problems
Orleans Indigent Defender Program
504.821.8101
Jefferson Indigent Defender Program
504.364.2824