Free legal assistance available Tuesday, July 17 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Community Center of St. Bernard at 1107 Lebeau St. in Arabi; assistance with Road Home program offered every Thursday from 2-5 p.m.


July 16, 2007
Steve Cannizaro

The Pro Bono Project in conjunction with New Orleans Legal Aid Clinic will offer a free legal aid clinic on Tuesday, July 17 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Community Center of St. Bernard, 1107 Lebeau St., just off St. Claude Avenue in Arabi.

The clinic will address St. Bernard residents’ legal concerns in the areas of family and consumer law. Clinics are staffed by attorneys and students working in these organizations.

Also, assistance with the Road Home programs from the non-profit group A.C.O.R.N. is offered Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Community Center, located next to the Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge.

Officials of the Community Center also said the Andrew Jackson Lodge is working on getting an air-conditioning system running at the center in time for its next Community Dance Series which resumes on Saturday night, July 28.


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