ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION (EIN 72-0832432)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-10-20
IRS object ID: 202232939349300023
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-10-20T10:18:44-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	720567396	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DUPLANTIER HRAPMANN HOGAN & MAHER LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1615 POYDRAS STREET SUITE 2100	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW ORLEANS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	70112	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	720832432	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ACAD	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3372374320	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1020 SURREY STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	LAFAYETTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	70502	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SACHIDA RAMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	INTERIM DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3372374320	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-09-22	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	SACHIDA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	RAMAN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MICHELLE H CUNNINGHAM CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01343336	PTIN
Phone	5045868866	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SACHIDA RAMAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1020 SURREY STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	LAFAYETTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	70501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$9,259,979	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LA-LAW.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1977	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	LA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION IS TO MAKE HOPE, DIGNITY, AND JUSTICE AVAILABLE PRIMARILY TO LOW-INCOME, DISADVANTAGED, CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY AND AGGRESSIVE CIVIL (NON-CRIMINAL) LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION. THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO AN ESTIMATED 650,000 PERSONS IN ALSC'S FORTY-TWO PARISH SERVICE AREA. STATISTICS FOR 2021 INCLUDE 41,913 ENCOUNTERS, 6,841 CASES OPENED, AND 6,853 CASES CLOSED.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	149	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$8,667,936	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$9,115,631	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$18,708	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$16,502	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$261,558	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$127,846	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$8,948,202	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,259,979	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$120,502	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$127,384	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$7,307,424	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$7,574,742	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$8,973	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,200,427	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,189,662	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$8,628,353	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,891,788	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$319,849	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$368,191	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$7,102,911	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,508,596	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,279,327	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,316,821	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,823,584	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,191,775	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION IS TO MAKE HOPE, DIGNITY, AND JUSTICE AVAILABLE PRIMARILY TO LOW-INCOME, DISADVANTAGED, CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY AND AGGRESIVE CIVIL (NON-CRIMINAL) LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION. THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO AN ESTIMATED 650,000 PERSONS IN ALSC'S FORTY-TWO PARISH SERVICE AREA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$7,818,752	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$127,384	GrantAmt
Revenue	$127,846	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES A SPECIALIZED APPROACH TO DELIVERY OF SERVICES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING UNITS: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW UNIT HANDLES CASES INVOLVING TANF, SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY, FOOD STAMPS, VETERAN'S BENEFITS, MEDICAID, MEDICARE, ETC. IN 2021, $1.7 MILLION IN BENEFITS WERE RECOVERED ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS OF THIS UNIT UNDER THE CAPABLE LEADERSHIP OF ITS SENIOR ATTORNEY/UNIT LEADER. LITIGATION UNIT HANDLES CASES INVOLVING BANKRUPTCY/DEBTOR RELIEF, COLLECTION, CONTRACTS, UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE SALES AND PRACTICES, LANDLORD/TENANT ISSUES, DISCRIMINATION, PREDATORY LENDING, WAGE CLAIMS, WILLS, ETC. FAMILY LAW UNIT HANDLES CASES INVOLVING DIVORCE, CHILD SUPPORT, INTRA-FAMILY ADOPTIONS, VISITATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, NAME CHANGE, ETC. CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE UNIT HANDLES CASES INVOLVING ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT OF CHILDREN UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SENIOR ATTORNEY OF THE UNIT. ALSC DESIGNS AND DISTRIBUTES NUMEROUS BROCHURES ON GENERAL LEGAL TOPICS FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC. STAFF ATTORNEYS AND PARALEGALS REGULARLY CONDUCT COMMUNITY EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS STRESSING PREVENTATIVE LAW TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO STAFFS OF SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES WHO WORK WITH THE POOR. EACH YEAR THOUSANDS OF DISADVANTAGED CITIZENS BENEFIT FROM THE INFORMATION DISSEMINATED AT THESE EVENTS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$7,818,752	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (1)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	58	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	149	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SACHIDA RAMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3372374320	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1020 SURREY STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	LAFAYETTE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	LA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	70501	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
SUSAN KUTCHER JONES
PRESIDENT	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GEORGE ERNEST III
VICE PRESIDENT	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULHELENE JACKSON
TREASURER	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHANTELL SMITH
ATTORNEY	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THERESA RICHARD
ELIGIBLE CLIENT	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDSAY MEADOR YOUNG
ATTORNEY	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA COBB
ELIGIBLE CLIENT	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNA SIMMONS
SECRETARY	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN C MCLELLAN
ATTORNEY	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY WINCHELL
ATTORNEY	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STACY GUICE
ATTORNEY	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRANNON MENARD
AT-LARGE MEMBER	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANN POOLE
ELIGIBLE CLIENT	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SYLVIA HILL
ELIGIBLE CLIENT	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELODY TROUT
ELIGIBLE CLIENT	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANTRICA POPE
ELIGIBLE CLIENT	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREGORY L LANDRY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	37.50		Yes (X)	$154,534	$0	$14,773
SHARON A JONES
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR	37.50			$120,250	$0	$17,983	Yes (X)
SACHIDA RAMAN
DEPUTY DIRECTOR	37.50			$114,694	$0	$17,463	Yes (X)
FRANCHESCA HAMILTON-ACKER
SR. ATTORNEY/UNIT LEADER	37.50			$105,039	$0	$16,191	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$494,517	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$66,410	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$9,041,793	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$73,838	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,581	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$9,115,631	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,502	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$16,502	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PRO HAC VICE	541100	$44,912	$44,912
LAFAYETTE PARISH COURT	541100	$31,936	$31,936
RAPIDES PARISH COURT F	541100	$15,336	$15,336

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$35,662	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$35,662	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$127,846	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,259,979	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$127,846	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$16,502	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$127,384	TotalAmt
Program Services	$127,384	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$169,307	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,941	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$121,393	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,973	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,807,893	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,359,963	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$447,930	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,728	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,797	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,931	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$964,649	TotalAmt
Program Services	$785,823	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$178,826	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$446,165	TotalAmt
Program Services	$361,561	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$84,604	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,439	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,857	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,582	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$176,657	TotalAmt
Program Services	$143,158	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,499	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$152,738	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,775	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,963	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$181,116	TotalAmt
Program Services	$159,382	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,734	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,947	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,850	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,097	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,928	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,132	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,796	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,603	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,603	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$151,851	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,056	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,795	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120,650	TotalAmt
Program Services	$97,772	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,878	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TELEPHONE	$89,204	$72,289	$16,915
EQUIPMENT RENTAL MAINTE	$83,486	$67,655	$15,831
MISCELLANEOUS	$48,015	$38,910	$9,105
LIBRARY AND OTHER SUPPL	$43,341	$43,341	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,687	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,106	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$581	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,891,788	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,818,752	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,064,063	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,973	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$162,691	BOYAmt
EOY	$356,484	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,015,944	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,006,418	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$275,621	BOYAmt
EOY	$340,750	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,604	BOYAmt
EOY	$68,186	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,509,672	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,788,397	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,565,084	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,721,275	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,967	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,483	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,102,911	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,508,596	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$620,222	BOYAmt
EOY	$866,418	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,435,023	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,434,920	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,967	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,483	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$200,115	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,279,327	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,316,821	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$407,921	BOYAmt
EOY	$541,936	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,415,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,649,839	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,823,584	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,191,775	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,102,911	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,508,596	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$368,191	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,873,368	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,142,707	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,914,206	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,701,368	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,115,631	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$36,747,280	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,873,368	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,142,707	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,914,206	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,701,368	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,115,631	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$36,747,280	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$36,747,280	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,650	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,777	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$22,481	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$18,708	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$16,502	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$73,118	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,659	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$4,659	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$36,825,057	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$559,044	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99790	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99780	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	Yes (1)	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance	$23,967	BeginningBalanceAmt
Additions During Year	$72,928	AdditionsDuringYearAmt
Distributions During Year	$81,412	DistributionsDuringYearAmt
Ending Balance	$15,483	EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,026,665	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,026,665	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,738,350	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,242,112	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,496,238	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$706,575	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$508,203	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$198,372	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$38,082	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$38,082	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,721,275	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,265,260	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$5,281	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$5,281	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,259,979	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,259,979	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,897,069	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$5,281	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$5,281	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$8,891,788	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$8,891,788	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:	FUNDS RECEIVED FROM CLIENTS ARE DEPOSITED INTO A SEPARATE CASH ACCOUNT AND RESTRICTED FOR THE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH RELATED LITIGATION.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE CORPORATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE CORPORATION HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE. HOWEVER, IF THE CORPORATION WOULD ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS CREATED, TAXABLE INCOME COULD RESULT. IN MANAGEMENT'S JUDGEMENT, THE CORPORATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A LOSS CONTINGENCY CONSIDERING THE FACTS, CIRCUMSTANCES, AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE REPORTING DATE.
PART IV, LINE 1B:	FUNDS RECEIVED FROM CLIENTS ARE DEPOSITED INTO A SEPARATE CASH ACCOUNT AND RESTRICTED FOR THE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH RELATED LITIGATION. THE FUNDS ARE HELD FOR SPECIFIC CLIENT RELATED EXPENSES AND CANNOT BE USED TO FUND OPERATIONS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CENTRAL LOUISIANA PRO BONO
3600 JACKSON STREET SUITE 126	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71303	721198792	$11,884	$0	LEGAL SERVICE
LAFAYETTE VOLUNTEER LAWYER PROJECT
PO BOX 2194	LAFAYETTE	LA	70501	581875564	$30,000	$0	LEGAL SERVICE
SHREVEPORT BAR FOUNDATION PRO BONO PROJECT
625 TEXAS STREET	SHEREVEPORT	LA	71101	721115393	$45,000	$0	LEGAL SERVICE
SOUTHWEST LA BAR FOUNDATION
518 PUJO STREET	LAKE CHARLES	LA	70602	270316235	$17,500	$0	CHILD IN NEED CARE
CENTRAL LOUISIANA PRO BONO
3600 JACKSON STREET SUITE 126	ALEXANDRIA	LA	71303	721198792	$23,000	$0	CHILD IN NEED CARE

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GREGORY L LANDRY	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$154,534	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$14,773	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$169,307	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE BYLAWS PROVIDE THAT SEVERAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES MAY APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	PRIOR TO FILING, THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THEN SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EACH RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A FORM ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT AND DISCLOSING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IN WRITING. ALL CONTRACTS ARE EXAMINED FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS PRIOR TO EXECUTION AND SIGNING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION SCALE FOR ALL POSITIONS, AS WELL AS INTERIM ADJUSTMENTS. ALL DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATIVE AUDITORS OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.