In Louisiana civil courts, the poor are left to defend themselves
“Forty-seven states provide funding to help their most vulnerable citizens secure free legal assistance in civil matters. The amounts vary widely, according to the American Bar Association: Arkansas provides $556,000 annually; Mississippi $708,000; Georgia $3.1 million; and Texas nearly $72 million. Louisiana, which has the worst health care, the second highest rates of poverty and domestic violence, as well as being more prone to natural disasters than all but 10 states, provides nothing.”