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A set of free, plain-language tools for common Louisiana and Mississippi questions — deadlines, successions, child support, and judgment interest. Each gives a quick, general indication to help you understand where you may stand. They are educational only, not legal advice, and no substitute for talking with a lawyer about your specific facts.

Deadlines · All practice areas

Is My Claim Still Timely?

Louisiana’s filing deadlines — called prescription — are short and unforgiving. Enter your type of matter and the date it happened for a rough sense of whether your deadline may be approaching or passed.

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Successions & Probate

Do I Need a Full Succession?

When someone passes away, Louisiana sometimes allows a simplified small succession instead of a full proceeding. Answer a few questions to see which path your situation may call for.

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Family Law

Child Support Estimator

Louisiana sets child support from both parents’ incomes using a state schedule. Enter the incomes, number of children, and custody type for a rough monthly range — a ballpark, not an official figure.

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Litigation & Judgments

Judicial Interest Calculator

Louisiana judgments carry interest at a rate the state sets each year. Estimate the simple interest on a claim or judgment — before judgment and after — using the published annual rates.

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Employment · Wage Claims

Final Paycheck Penalty Estimator

When a Louisiana employer pays a final paycheck late — or not at all — the law can add penalty wages of up to ninety days’ pay (La. R.S. 23:631–632). Enter your pay and the dates for a rough estimate.

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Family Law

Custody Schedule Visualizer

Map out a parenting-time calendar — week-on/week-off, 2-2-3, alternating weekends, holidays — and see how the year divides between two homes. Preview a draft schedule and share it with the firm before a consultation.

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Mississippi · Deadlines

Is My Mississippi Claim Still Timely?

Mississippi’s statutes of limitation run from one to three years depending on the claim — and medical and government claims add strict pre-suit steps. Enter your matter type and date for a rough sense of your deadline.

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Mississippi · Family Law

Mississippi Child Support Estimator

Mississippi sets guideline support as a percentage of the paying parent’s adjusted income — 14% to 26% by number of children, with a new equal-parenting-time method for 2026. Get a rough monthly figure.

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Disability · Federal (LA & MS)

SSDI Back Pay Estimator

A winning disability claim usually includes months — sometimes years — of past-due benefits. Enter your onset, application, and decision dates for a rough estimate of the back pay involved.

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Employment Law · Louisiana

Is My Non-Compete Enforceable?

Louisiana voids most non-competes by default and imposes strict requirements on the few it allows — a two-year cap and a named-parish geographic scope. Screen your agreement for the most common fatal defects.

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Criminal Defense · Louisiana

Can I Expunge My Record?

An old arrest or charge can shadow every job and housing application — even when the case went nowhere. See whether your Louisiana record may qualify for expungement, and what the path looks like.

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Workers’ Compensation · Louisiana

Workers’ Comp Benefit Estimator

Hurt on the job? Louisiana sets weekly comp by formula — two-thirds of your average weekly wage, within state limits. Estimate your weekly check, wage-loss benefits, or a scheduled loss, and see if the insurer’s number holds up.

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About these tools. Each tool on this page is a free educational aid, not legal advice, and using one does not create an attorney-client relationship. They apply general Louisiana and Mississippi rules in a simplified way and cannot account for the many exceptions and case-specific facts that determine a real result. Please do not rely on any output to make a decision — deadlines, estate procedures, support amounts, and interest all depend on details these tools do not collect. For a reliable answer to your situation, contact the firm.

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A direct conversation · Louisiana & Mississippi

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