Louisiana Judicial District 21
Parish: Livingston, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa
LA Judicial District Number: 21
Contact(s)
District Defender/Supervisor
Reginald McIntyre
985-748-4922
Post Office Box 1004
Amite, LA 70422
Amite, LA 70422
Overview
Delivery Mechanism:
Staff
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:
$1,853,460
Staff
Report Year:
2005
Total Staff:
25
Staff Attorneys F/T (Full-Time):
13
Contract Attorneys:
1
Full-Time Investigators:
2
Non-Attorney Staff:
10
Caseload
Report Year:
2007
Total assigned cases:
8,194
Number of Capital Cases:
20
Number of Felony Cases:
3,823
Number of Misdemeanor Cases:
2,546
Number of Delinquency Cases:
673
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:
Livingston
St. Helena
Tangipahoa
Race.
Education.
Income.
Other Demographic Information.
| OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION | 21st Distrct (Livingston, St. Helena and Tangipahoa Parishes) | Louisiana |
| English Not Spoken at Home | 3% | 9% |
| Number of Persons Living with a Disability | 40,652 | 880,047 |
| Population Density (per square mile) | 98 | 102.6 |
| Population, 2006 estimate | 40,962 | 4,287,768 |
| Population, pct change, 00 to 06 | 14% | -4% |
| Foreign born | 1% | 3% |