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Justice Center sees increasing case load as more people learn about services (LA)

Thursday, October 05, 2017

Justice Center sees increasing case load as more people learn about services

 

"Only six months after the Access to Justice Center opened last year in St. Charles Parish, the numbers already showed there was a clear need for low to no-cost legal services.

“The need is definitely there,” said Laura Tuggle, executive director of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services. “I think being co-located in the C.A.R.E. Center, where other partners are and we’re so close to the [St. Charles Parish] courthouse where people can be referred, has brought on a really strong response from the community.”

The center, which opened on Sept. 8 on a pilot grant last year from the United Way of St. Charles, exceeded its goals last year. This year, it awarded a $37,000 grant that Tuggle said is higher than was requested..."

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