Who is LJC?
The Louisiana Justice Coalition protects the constitutional right to counsel and ensures the respect and dignity of each practitioner and every client by improving the delivery of public defense services and creating a receptive climate for positive change.
What's New:
Job Opening for Social Work Supervisor
LJC releases Slipping Through the Cracks report
Louisiana’s State Public Defender Jean Faria Takes Office June 2, 2008
Louisiana’s State Director of Juvenile Defender Services Takes Office June 16, 2008
Louisiana's Public Defense System
Louisiana has 64 parishes organized into 42 judicial districts. The Constitution of Louisiana requires that the Legislature shall provide for “a uniform system for securing and compensating qualified counsel for indigents”. (Article 1, §13)