Louisiana Judicial District 14
Parish: Calcasieu
LA Judicial District Number: 14
Contact(s)
District Defender/Supervisor:
Ronald Ware*
337-436-1718
900 Lakeshore Dr #701
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Overview
Delivery Mechanism:
Staff
Public Defender Office:
Yes
Specialized Juvenile Court:
No
Private Caseload:
Permitted
Private Caseload Notes:
non-criminal defense
Adult or Juvenile Drug Court:
None
Budget
Report Year:
2007
Annual Budget:
$1,607,590
Staff
Report Year:
2005
Total Staff:
25
Staff Attorneys F/T (Full-Time):
12
Contract Attorneys:
0
Full-Time Investigators:
3
Part-Time Investigators:
0
Non-Attorney Staff:
10
Caseload
Report Year:
2007
Total assigned cases:
6,416
Number of Capital Cases:
2
Number of Felony Cases:
3,948
Number of Misdemeanor Cases:
1,847
Number of Delinquency Cases:
315
Note: Staffing, caseload and financial information is taken from public records filed with the Louisiana Public Defender Board. The most recent data on staffing is from 2005. LJC is working to update that information shortly. The state reports adding about 80 staff positions across the state since the last staffing report. Caseload and expenditure data is current through 2007.
Demographics
Parish:
Calcasieu
Race
Education
Income
Other Demographic Information
| OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION | 14th Judicial District (Calcasieu Parish) | Louisiana |
| English Not Spoken at Home | 8.70% | 9% |
| Number of Persons Living with a Disability | 35,193 | 880,047 |
| Population Density (per square mile) | 171 | 102.6 |
| Population, 2006 estimate | 184,524 | 4,287,768 |
| Population, pct change, 00 to 06 | 1% | -4% |
| Foreign born | 1% | 3% |