If You Need Help

The Department of Justice (Department) is ready to help with any problems related to housing discrimination. If you think your rights have been violated, you may fill out a Housing Discrimination Complaint Form, write them a letter or telephone their hotline. You have one year after an alleged violation to file a complaint, so you should file it as soon as possible.

What to Tell Them:

  • Your name and address
  • The name and address of the person your complaint is against (the respondent)
  • The address or other identification of the housing involved
  • A short description of the alleged violation (the event that caused you to believe your rights were violated)
  • The date(s) of the alleged violation

Where to Write:

Send the Housing Discrimination Complaint Form or a letter to:

Louisiana Department of Justice
Public Protection Division
P.O. Box 94095
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9095

Where to call:

Louisiana Department of Justice: 1-800-273-5718.
 

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