Representing Clients with Mental Illness: A Resource for Louisiana Defenders  Co-produced with the Louisiana Justice Coalition and the Louisiana Public Defender Board, this handbook is a guide for Louisiana public defenders, private practitioners, and mental health professionals when representing and working with clients with mental health issues.
	Find Your Financial Future: Louisiana Banks and Credit Unions In partnership with the Southeast Louisiana Alliance for Economic Inclusion (AEI), Louisiana Appleseed published, “Find Your Financial Future: Louisiana Banks and Credit Unions.”  Part of our Financial Access initiative, this statewide directory is a guide for consumers to learn more about Louisiana banks’ and credit unions’ offerings, especially free and low-cost services geared towards the unbanked and under-banked.
	Protect Your Property: Heir Property in Louisiana August 2010 - This booklet is part of Louisiana Appleseed’s community education initiative to enable owners of heir property to clear title and preserve wealth. It explains what “heir property” is – property passed down from one generation to the next outside of the legal system – and it describes the importance of having clear title.
	“Homeless” means more than you think... English   Front Back Spanish  Front Back
	Disaster Training Manual for Louisiana Lawyers   October 2010 - Following hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Louisiana State Bar Association and its partners developed a manual for pro bono attorneys. Should disaster strike again, the manual can ease access to legal representation for thousands of Louisiana residents, especially the poor. Louisiana Appleseed volunteers review the manual each quarter to ensure the information is current, making the manual readily accessible for those who might need it.
	Representing Low Wage and Immigrant Workers in Wage Claims  June 2010 - Due to the increased number of unlicensed contractors and higher number of Latino immigrants who face mistreatment, local legal service providers are seeing an increased number of cases in which construction workers are not paid for the work they do.  Some attorneys are reluctant to accept this type of wage claim work because they are unfamiliar with the laws pertaining to the subject. To address this growing problem, Louisiana Appleseed volunteers and The Pro Bono Project have published a wage claim training guide that provides attorneys with the knowledge they need to represent clients effectively.
	Immigrant Banking: Reaching the Latino Population in Louisiana May 2009 - This study focuses on immigrant banking experiences in the New Orleans area. Specifically, the report encourages local banks and credit unions to adopt policies and practices that will better meet the needs of Latino immigrants. To read the report, please click on the photo to the left.
	A Continuing Storm: The On-Going Needs of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees August 2006 - The first comprehensive report on the status of the more than one million Katrina evacuees reveals that local non-profit and government agencies responded more quickly to assist evacuees than federal and national organizations. The study also identifies continuing areas of dire need for evacuees, including long-term housing and mental health care.