For over 50 years, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) has provided free legal representation, advocacy, and community education to help low-income and other vulnerable people overcome legal barriers to safety, stability, and life’s necessities. After over 30 years at its prior location, SLLS’ new Hammond office will host an Open House to formally introduce its new location to the community on February 13, 2020 from 5-7 p.m. During the event, SLLS will also present State Senator Beth Mizell with the “SLLS Champion of Justice Award” for her dedication to increasing access to justice for all.
Every day, SLLS protects domestic violence survivors, empowers abused and neglected children by giving them a voice in the courtroom, preserves housing for hard-working families, works to end homelessness for veterans and people with disabilities, stands up for elderly consumers, removes barriers to needed medical care, improves vulnerable people’s access to employment and education, and much more. Mark Surprenant, SLLS Board President expressed his excitement about the move stating, “Our Board of Directors greatly appreciates all that our wonderful staff does on a daily basis for our clients in the greater Hammond area. We always try to ensure that our staff and clients have an easily accessible and comfortable environment to work in together. Our new office location should do just that.”
For her leadership in support of increasing access to justice for low-income people, SLLS will present State Senator Beth Mizell with our Champion of Justice Award around 5:45pm at the event. “Senator Mizell has proven herself to be a strong advocate for fighting for fairness in the justice system. Thanks to her leadership, more domestic violence survivors, children in the foster care system, veterans, and the elderly can now access the civil legal help they need. We are honored to recognize her with our Champion of Justice Award,” says Laura Tuggle, SLLS Executive Director.
