Louisiana Guardianship Services Inc

Our mission is to restore dignity and peace of mind to vulnerable adults through professional guardianship and advocacy when there is nobody else.

Louisiana Guardianship Services, Inc. (LGSI) serves developmentally disabled adults and incapacitated elders across Louisiana through professional guardianship, powers of attorney, trust management, personal escrow services, low-bono legal services and Louisiana's only Disability Pooled Trust. 

LGSI employs the only Nationally Certified Guardians in Louisiana, and is the state government's sole provider of guardianship and representative payee services. Additionally, LGSI management and board members provide public education to attorneys, law students, social workers, health care providers, and the general public on the legal aspects of guardianship in Louisiana, less-restrictive alternatives to guardianship, public benefits qualifications, disability trust usage and administration, and other topics.

Since 1992, LGSI staff have worked to earn public trust in providing services to Louisiana's most vulnerable adult populations. During that time, they have earned awards for pro-bono work, National Guardian of the Year, Top Lawyer awards, National Guardianship Association Leadership awards, the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid, and is a proud recipient of grants from the Louisiana Bar Foundation.

Testimonials

"LGSI helped me recover, regain my independence and get from under a guardianship" - Charlotte G., former LGSI guardianship client (See Charlotte's full story on the publications tab above!)

"I have peace of mind now that I've planned for my special needs child's future with LGSI as guardian." - Catherine M.

"I know my affairs are in trusted hands with LGSI" - John G., current LGSI power of attorney client

"The LGSI legal team was compassionate in aiding me to serve as my incapacitated brother's guardian" - Tiffany M., LGSI legal services client

"Because of LGSI's disability pooled trust, I no longer worry about my future care needs" - Sue G., current LGSI pooled trust client