Louisiana Judicial District 37
Parish: Caldwell
LA Judicial District Number: 37
Contact(s)
District Defender/Supervisor
Louis V. Champagne
318-649-2626
301 Wall Street Post Office B
Columbia, LA 71418
Columbia, LA 71418
Overview
Delivery Mechanism:
Contract
Public Defender Office:
No
Specialized Juvenile Court:
No
Private Caseload:
Permitted
Budget
Report Year:
2007
Annual Budget:
$88,156
Staff
Report Year:
2005
Total Staff:
3
Staff Attorneys F/T (Full-Time):
2
Specialized Juvenile Defenders:
3
Non-Attorney Staff:
1
A Juvenile Public Defender from the 4th Judicial District represents juvenile clients in Caldwell Parish (the 37th Judicial District)
Caseload
Report Year:
2007
Total assigned cases:
100
Number of Capital Cases:
0
Number of Felony Cases:
92
Number of Misdemeanor Cases:
8
Number of Delinquency Cases:
0
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:
Caldwell
Race
Education
Income
Other Demographic Information
| OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION | 37th District (Caldwell Parish) | Louisiana |
| English Not Spoken at Home | 3% | 9% |
| Number of Persons Living with a Disability | 2,260 | 880,047 |
| Population Density (per square mile) | 20 | 102.60 |
| Population, 2006 estimate | 10,615 | 4,287,768 |
| Population, pct change, 00 to 06 | 1% | -4% |
| Foreign born | 1% | 3% |