Louisiana Judicial District 16
Parish: Iberia, St. Martin, and St. Mary
LA Judicial District Number: 16
Contact(s)
District Defender/Supervisor
M. Craig Colwart
337-828-3628
Post Office Box 1226
Franklin, LA 70538
Franklin, LA 70538
Overview
Delivery Mechanism:
Contract
Public Defender Office:
Yes
Specialized Juvenile Court:
No
Private Caseload:
Permitted
Adult or Juvenile Drug Court:
Yes, adult and juvenile
Budget
Report Year:
2007
Annual Budget:
$1,400,000
Staff
Report Year:
2005
Total Staff:
26
Staff Attorneys P/T (Part-Time):
13
Full-Time Investigators:
3
Non-Attorney Staff:
10
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:
Iberia
St. Martin
St. Mary
Race.
Education.
Income.
Other Demographic Information.
| OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION | 16th Judicial District (Iberia, St. Martin, St. Mary) | Louisiana |
| English Not Spoken at Home | 19% | 9% |
| Number of Persons Living with a Disability | 36,939 | 880,047 |
| Population Density (per square mile) | 93 | 102.6 |
| Population, 2006 estimate | 178,717 | 4287768 |
| Population, pct change, 00 to 06 | 2% | -4% |
| Foreign born | 2% | 3% |