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Louisiana’s divorce professionals, verified.

Real attorneys, mediators, CDFAs and therapists — credentials checked against Louisiana’s own official directories, not paid placement.

Every professional below is currently at the Listed tier: credentials independently verified from an official Louisiana source, automatically included whether they’ve opted into The Cusp or not — the same way a bar association directory works. Nobody here has paid for placement, and none of them have published pricing or been reviewed yet.

Listed — every entry below Verified Pricing — not yet open in Louisiana Community Vetted — not yet open in Louisiana
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What “verified” means on this page

Not every check is the same check, and most directories hide that. Every listing below says which kind it was, and the date we did it — because a license check is a photograph, not a guarantee. Somebody confirmed in August can be suspended in September.

  • State registerChecked against the state’s own licensing, court or bar record.
  • Issuing bodyChecked against the organization that grants this credential — authoritative for the credential, but it is their own list.
  • Membership listingA membership directory. Joining is voluntary, and this is not a license check.
  • Self-reportedTaken from this person’s own website. Nobody independent confirmed it, and we are re-checking these against an official register.
  • Source linkedChecked against the source linked, which is not a state register.

Nobody paid to be listed here, and nobody can. Listings are not for sale, and no professional on this page has paid us anything to appear on it or to appear higher on it. If we are ever paid in connection with anyone listed here, it will say so on this page, next to that listing. Most of these were confirmed against a state register. A small number were not, and rather than quietly presenting those as equivalent, they are marked and we are re-checking them.

Family law & divorce attorneys

Verified via the state’s official bar / attorney licensing source, filtered to family law practice and active status.

Caddo County
Kenneth P. Haines
Weems, Schimpf, Haines & Moore, APLC · Caddo Parish (Shreveport)
Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization; admitted 1989
Listed
Calcasieu County
Frank A. Granger
Frank Granger, APLC · Calcasieu Parish (Lake Charles)
Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization; admitted 1981
Listed
East Baton Rouge County
Karen D. Downs
Downs & Saffiotti, LLP · East Baton Rouge Parish (Baton Rouge)
Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization; admitted 1985
Listed
Jefferson County
Laurel A. Salley
Salley & Salley, LLC · Jefferson Parish (Metairie)
Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization; admitted 1998
Listed
Lafayette County
Bradford H. Felder
VeazeyFelder, LLC · Lafayette Parish (Lafayette)
Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization; admitted 1997
Listed
Orleans County
Robert C. Lowe
Lowe Stein, LLC · Orleans Parish (New Orleans)
Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization; admitted 1975
Listed
Rapides County
David C. Hesser
Hesser Cooper Law Group, LLC · Rapides Parish (Alexandria)
Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization; admitted 1994
Listed
Tangipahoa County
Lila Tritico Hogan
Hogan Attorneys · Tangipahoa Parish (Hammond)
Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization; admitted 1975
Listed

Certified mediators

Verified via an official court-connected or state-recognized mediator roster.

Caddo County
Rebecca L. Vishnefski
Vishnefski Law Firm, LLC · Caddo Parish (Shreveport)
Custody and Visitation Mediator Register, official Louisiana Mediator Registry (2025-26)
Listed
State registerChecked 19 Aug 2026Verified via LSBA Louisiana Mediator Registry — Custody and Visitation Register
Calcasieu County
Todd H. Melton
Todd H. Melton, LLC · Calcasieu Parish (Lake Charles)
Custody and Visitation Mediator Register, official Louisiana Mediator Registry (2025-26)
Listed
State registerChecked 19 Aug 2026Verified via LSBA Louisiana Mediator Registry — Custody and Visitation Register
East Baton Rouge County
J. Keith Friley
Friley & Dugas, LLC · East Baton Rouge Parish (Baton Rouge)
Custody and Visitation Mediator Register, official Louisiana Mediator Registry (2025-26)
Listed
State registerChecked 19 Aug 2026Verified via LSBA Louisiana Mediator Registry — Custody and Visitation Register
Orleans County
Johnston J. Burkhardt
Sternberg, Naccari & White, LLC · Orleans Parish (New Orleans)
Custody and Visitation Mediator Register, official Louisiana Mediator Registry (2025-26)
Listed
State registerChecked 19 Aug 2026Verified via LSBA Louisiana Mediator Registry — Custody and Visitation Register
St. Tammany County
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux, LLC · St. Tammany Parish (Covington)
Custody and Visitation Mediator Register, official Louisiana Mediator Registry (2025-26)
Listed
State registerChecked 19 Aug 2026Verified via LSBA Louisiana Mediator Registry — Custody and Visitation Register

Certified Divorce Financial Analysts (CDFAs)

Pulled from the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts’ own public directory of credentialed CDFA professionals.

St. Tammany County
Andrew K. Hoffman
Hoffman Divorce Strategies · St. Tammany Parish (Mandeville)
Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA); also CFP and CQS
Listed
Issuing bodyChecked 19 Aug 2026Verified via Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts — CDFA Profile

Therapists & counselors, divorce/family focus

License verified active against the state’s official license-lookup tool.

Caddo County
Eddie P. Millhollon
Private practice · Caddo Parish (Shreveport)
Licensed Professional Counselor — Supervisor (LPC-S), status Active
Listed
State registerChecked 19 Aug 2026Verified via Louisiana LPC Board of Examiners — Licensee Search
East Baton Rouge County
Elizabeth Mahaffey
Private practice · East Baton Rouge Parish (Baton Rouge)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), license #5813, status Active
Listed
State registerChecked 19 Aug 2026Verified via Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners — Licensee Search
Lafayette County
Rachel A. Foreman
Private practice · Lafayette Parish (Lafayette)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), license #7734, status Active
Listed
State registerChecked 19 Aug 2026Verified via Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners — Licensee Search
Orleans County
Melinda Milam
Private practice · Orleans Parish (New Orleans)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), license #2210, status Active
Listed
State registerChecked 19 Aug 2026Verified via Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners — Licensee Search
St. Tammany County
Denyse E. Fegan
Private practice · St. Tammany Parish (Covington)
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), both status Active
Listed
State registerChecked 19 Aug 2026Verified via Louisiana LPC Board of Examiners — Licensee Search

Not included yet. Attorneys: The Louisiana State Bar’s member directory sits behind a scrambled-word image test a person has to read and retype, so we couldn’t run individual status lookups there. Instead every attorney here comes from the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization’s own current roster of Board Certified Family Law Specialists, published by the State Bar. Only a lawyer currently licensed and in good standing can hold that certification, so it is official Bar-sourced confirmation — but it isn’t the same as a per-attorney status printout. You can do that extra step at lsba.org by completing the word prompt.

Not included yet. CDFAs: Only one Louisiana CDFA is listed. The Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts’ search runs on JavaScript behind a "prove you’re human" check we don’t work around, so we could only confirm advisers whose individual profile pages surfaced through ordinary searching. Exactly one Louisiana profile did.

What these professionals typically cost in Louisiana

Louisiana falls in the South region on The Cusp’s cost model — illustrative, member-reported ranges, not an official fee survey or a quote.

ItemReported range
Attorney, uncontested$800–$2,800
Attorney, contested$3,500–$16,000+
Mediator, full case$80–$250/hr

See the main directory page for the full regional cost breakdown across all four professional types.

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Sources last checked19 August 2026
Page published19 August 2026
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