2025-10-01T12:18:17-05:00 2024-12-31 720567396 DUPLANTIER HRAPMANN HOGAN & MAHER LLP 3510 N CAUSEWAY BLVD SUITE 500 METAIRIE LA 70002 990 2024-01-01 720832432 ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACAD 8662752572 1020 SURREY STREET LAFAYETTE LA 70502 SACHIDA RAMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8662752572 2025-09-24 1 1 MICHELLE H CUNNINGHAM CPA P01343336 5045868866 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SACHIDA RAMAN 1020 SURREY STREET LAFAYETTE LA 70501 12075185 0 X WWW.LA-LAW.ORG X 1977 LA ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION (ALSC) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, FUNDED PRIMARILY BY THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION (LSC) AND THE LOUISIANA BAR FOUNDATION (LBF), TO PROVIDE FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO OUR MARGINALIZED CLIENT COMMUNITY IN CIVIL MATTERS TO 42 OF THE 64 PARISHES IN LOUISIANA. OVER 30 OF THESE PARISHES ARE RURAL AND CONSIDERED "LEGAL DESERTS."OUR FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS, INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER FAMILY LAW ISSUES, CHILD IN NEED OF CARE, CONSUMER AND FINANCE, HOUSING, VETERANS FACING HOMELESSNESS; PUBLIC BENEFITS, HEALTH, OLDER AMERICANS PROGRAM, EXPUNGEMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT, AND DISASTER RELATED ISSUES. 18 18 138 2 0 0 11911087 11847397 0 0 36224 49947 140160 177841 12087471 12075185 107134 118134 0 0 8856837 9086563 0 0 13100 2359401 2249741 11323372 11454438 764099 620747 7728420 8956462 2175478 2782773 5552942 6173689 X THE MISSION OF ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION IS TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES BY ADVOCATING FOR FAIRNESS, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE. OUR VISION FOR THE STATE IS FOR THESE SERVICES TO BE EASY AND TIMELY ACCESSIBLE. 0 0 9589155 118134 177841 IN 2024, ALSC HANDLED 6,864, CASES THAT ASSISTED 10,242 ELIGIBLE LOUISIANA HOUSEHOLDS, SERVING 4,774 CHILDREN, 148 VETERANS, 347 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS, AND 810 ELDERLY RESIDENTS BEING 60+ YEARS OLD. ALSC HAD A POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES WHICH INCLUDED OVER $1.3M IN DISABILITY BENEFITS, SPOUSAL SUPPORT, SUCCESSIONS, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID BENEFITS AND IN HOUSING MATTERS.IN ADDITION TO THE LSC DISASTER GRANT, PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (OCD), HUNT, GUILLOT & ASSOCIATES (HGA), AND ALSC HELP ADDRESS HEIR AND TITLE PROPERTY ISSUES FOR DISASTER SURVIVORS STILL STRUGGLING WITH REPAIRS. ALSC PARTNERED WITH THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DALLAS AND THE RED RIVERBANK TO ADDRESS OTHER HEIR PROPERTY INITIATIVES IN 2025. THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PLAYERS COALITION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, WE ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT THREATEN BLACK GENERATIONAL WEALTH BY FOCUSING ON HEIRS' PROPERTY ISSUES.ALSC IS ALSO POISED TO PURSUE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES IN 2025 FOR EXPUNGEMENT RELATED CASES FOR THOSE SEEKING TO BE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. ALSC PROVIDED REPRESENTATION IN OVER 150 CASES TO HELP DISASTER SURVIVORS RECOVER AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES. ALSC CAN NOW UTILIZE JUSTICE MOBILE UNITS TO TRAVEL TO THE UNDERSERVED "LEGAL DESERTS" IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND TO DELIVER SERVICES TO OUR CLIENT COMMUNITY LITERALLY AT THEIR DOORSTEPS.ALSC, IN 2023, WAS ONE OF ONLY 9 GRANTEES SELECTED AND RECEIVED A $1MILLION STATEWIDE HUD EVICTION PREVENTION GRANT FOR TWO YEARS. ALSC SUB-CONTRACTED WITH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICES (SLLS), ENABLING SLLS TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. THIS GRANT WAS RENEWED FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS IN 2025.ALSC OBTAINED $300,000 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA), LEGAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS VETERANS AND VETERANS AT-RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS (LSV-H) GRANT IN 2024. ALSC HAS ALSO APPLIED FOR THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT, LAV GRANT FOR THE FALL OF 2025.IN 2024, OUR EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH EFFORTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR JUSTICE MOBILE UNITS HAVE EXPANDED CONNECTION TO 18,432 ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS. PROVIDING SUCH VALUABLE LEGAL INFORMATION ENABLES OUR CLIENT COMMUNITY TO PROTECT AND ADDRESS THEIR LEGAL ISSUES BEFORE IT DEVELOPS INTO A CRISIS. 9589155 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 68 0 1 138 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 LA X X X SACHIDA RAMAN 8662752572 1020 SURREY STREET LAFAYETTE LA 70501 ANN POOLE ELIGIBLE CLIENT 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA SIMMONS SECRETARY 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHLEY FREEMAN ATTORNEY 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRANNON MENARD AT-LARGE MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA COBB ELIGIBLE CLIENT 0.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE ERNEST III PRESIDENT 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES E CALHOUN ATTORNEY 0.00 X 0 0 0 JULHELENE JACKSON TREASURER 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN C MCLELLAN ATTORNEY 0.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSAY YOUNG MEADOR ATTORNEY 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY WINCHELL ATTORNEY 0.00 X 0 0 0 MELODY TROUT ELIGIBLE CLIENT 0.00 X 0 0 0 SANTRICA POPE VICE PRESIDENT 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STACY GUICE ATTORNEY 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN KUTCHER ELIGIBLE CLIENT 0.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA HILL ELIGIBLE CLIENT 0.00 X 0 0 0 TAMARA BATTLES ATTORNEY 0.00 X 0 0 0 THERESA RICHARD ELIGIBLE CLIENT 0.00 X 0 0 0 AVIS D GUTEKUNST CFO 37.50 X 12632 0 1782 SACHIDA RAMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 151309 0 24238 SANDRA S POTIER FORMER CFO 37.50 X 116043 0 21513 FRANCHESCA HAMILTON-ACKER SR. ATTORNEY/UNIT LEADER 37.50 X 113278 0 22250 TAMIKO B CHATMAN OFFICER STAFF 37.50 X 104856 0 24649 WALTER P MCCLATCHEY JR OFFICER STAFF 37.50 X 105659 0 9993 603777 0 104425 5 1 1 0 0 11811849 35548 11847397 49947 49947 PRO HAC VICE 541100 57865 57865 MISC. REVENUE-RELATED-990 541100 38278 38278 LAFAYETTE PARISH COURT FEES 541100 35190 35190 46508 46508 177841 12075185 177841 0 49947 118134 118134 327507 131003 183404 13100 6741246 5974696 766550 259054 204743 54311 1235095 943831 291264 523661 396594 127067 73503 55667 17836 516005 390796 125209 217914 165037 52877 315347 277505 37842 192070 180546 11524 94185 88534 5651 275105 208350 66755 181751 137649 44102 EQUIPMENT RENTAL MAINTE 133888 101400 32488 TELEPHONE 94971 71926 23045 LIBRARY AND OTHER SUPPL 57239 57239 MISCELLANEOUS 47803 36204 11599 49960 49301 659 11454438 9589155 1852183 13100 209117 210427 1579305 2473468 1169019 1182317 151047 170269 7390207 2492500 4532964 4897707 86968 22274 7728420 8956462 794052 594158 1294458 2166341 10705 11752 76263 10522 2175478 2782773 X 904741 1157197 4648201 5016492 5552942 6173689 7728420 8956462 620747 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 7701368 9115631 10366937 11911087 11847397 50942420 7701368 9115631 10366937 11911087 11847397 50942420 50942420 18708 16502 24487 36224 49947 145868 51088288 846075 0.99710 0.99740 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 10705 83794 82747 11752 1 X 1026665 1026665 6363542 2492500 3871042 4897707 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE LIABILITY 10522 10522 X 12081361 6176 6176 12075185 0 12075185 11460614 6176 6176 11454438 0 11454438 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 2B: 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. 1 CENTRAL LOUISIANA PRO BONO 3600 JACKSON STREET SUITE 126 ALEXANDRIA LA 71303 721198792 0 11884 LEGAL SERVICE LAFAYETTE VOLUNTEER LAWYER PROJECT PO BOX 2194 LAFAYETTE LA 70501 581875564 0 45000 LEGAL SERVICE SHREVEPORT BAR FOUNDATION PRO BONO PROJECT 625 TEXAS STREET SHEREVEPORT LA 71101 721115393 0 35000 LEGAL SERVICE SOUTHWEST LA BAR FOUNDATION 518 PUJO STREET LAKE CHARLES LA 70602 270316235 0 8750 CHILD IN NEED CARE CENTRAL LOUISIANA PRO BONO 3600 JACKSON STREET SUITE 126 ALEXANDRIA LA 71303 721198792 0 17500 CHILD IN NEED CARE X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SACHIDA RAMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 151309 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24238 0 175547 0 0 0 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 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEFORE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE BOARD REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE DRAFT ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. 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 IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET. A WAGE COMPARABILITY STUDY IS ALSO PERIODICALLY REQUIRED. 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.