Louisiana Judicial District 23
Parish: Ascension, Assumption, and St. James
LA Judicial District Number: 23
Contact(s)
District Defender/Supervisor
John A. Lieux
225-644-2968
719-D South Burnside Street
Gonzales, LA 70737
Gonzales, LA 70737
Overview
Delivery Mechanism Notes:
Combined staff and contract
Public Defender Office:
No
Specialized Juvenile Court:
No
Private Caseload:
Permitted
Budget
Report Year:
2007
Annual Budget:
$742,120
Staff
Report Year:
2005
Total Staff:
17
Staff Attorneys F/T (Full-Time):
3
Contract Attorneys:
11
Full-Time Investigators:
0
Non-Attorney Staff:
3
Caseload
Report Year:
2007
Total assigned cases:
3,865
Number of Capital Cases:
12
Number of Felony Cases:
2,194
Number of Misdemeanor Cases:
819
Number of Delinquency Cases:
548
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:
Ascension
Assumption
St. James
Race.
Education.
Income.
Other Demographic Information.
| OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION | 23rd District (Ascension, Assumption, St. James) | Louisiana |
| English Not Spoken at Home | 10% | 9% |
| Number of Persons Living with a Disability | 20,718 | 880,047 |
| Population Density (per square mile) | 139 | 102.6 |
| Population, 2006 estimate | 142,528 | 4,287,768 |
| Population, pct change, 00 to 06 | 10% | -4% |
| Foreign born | 1% | 3% |