Louisiana Judicial District 27
Parish: St. Landry
LA Judicial District Number: 27
Contact(s)
District Defender/Supervisor
Edward James Lopez
337-948-6836
125 West Landry Street
Opelousas, LA 70570
Opelousas, LA 70570
Overview
Delivery Mechanism:
Contract
Public Defender Office:
No
Specialized Juvenile Court:
No
Private Caseload:
Permitted
Adult or Juvenile Drug Court:
Yes, adult only
Staff
Report Year:
2005
Total Staff:
18
Staff Attorneys F/T (Full-Time):
0
Staff Attorneys P/T (Part-Time):
0
Contract Attorneys:
17
Specialized Juvenile Defenders:
No
Full-Time Investigators:
0
Part-Time Investigators:
0
Non-Attorney Staff:
1
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:
St. Landry
Race.
Education.
Income.
Other Demographic Information.
| OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION | 27th District (St. Landry) | Louisiana |
| English Not Spoken at Home | 18% | 9% |
| Number of Persons Living with a Disability | 20,561 | 880,047 |
| Population Density (per square mile) | 94.4 | 102.60 |
| Population, 2006 estimate | 91,528 | 4,287,768 |
| Population, pct change, 00 to 06 | 4% | -4% |
| Foreign born | 1% | 3% |