Louisiana Judicial District 8

Parish: Winn

LA Judicial District Number: 8

Contact(s)

District Defender/Supervisor
Herman A. Castete
318-628-3592
Post Office Box 428
Winnfield, LA 71483

Overview

Delivery Mechanism: 
Contract
Public Defender Office: 
No
Specialized Juvenile Court: 
No
Private Caseload: 
Permitted
Adult or Juvenile Drug Court: 
None

Budget

Report Year: 
2007
Annual Budget: 
$158,988

Staff

Report Year: 
2005
Total Staff: 
3
Specialized Juvenile Defenders: 
Unknown

Caseload

Report Year: 
2007
Total assigned cases: 
443
Number of Capital Cases: 
0
Number of Felony Cases: 
223
Number of Misdemeanor Cases: 
179
Number of Delinquency Cases: 
7

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: 
Winn

Race. Louisiana’s 8th Judicial District, consisting of Winn Parish, is primarily made up of African American residents, who represent 32% of the area population, and Anglo residents, who make up 66% of the population. Other races represented in the area include American Indian, (1%), Hispanic or Latino, (1%), a mix of races, (1%) and Asian, (.2%).

Education. 35% of people aged 25 years or more did not complete high school in Winn Parish. This high school dropout rate exceeds the national average by 15 percentage points.

Bachelor's Degree. 9 percent of Winn Parish residents aged 25 years or more held a bachelor’s degree. This percentage is 15 percentage points below the national average of 24 percent.

Income. Winn Parish residents made less money than the average Louisiana family and the average American family. The household income in Winn Parish was $27,738, over $16,000 less than the national average. The per capita income in Winn Parish was $11,794.

Poverty. Almost one quarter of the population of Winn Parish,or 23 percent, lived in poverty.

Additional Demographic Information. The population estimate in 2006 was 15,835, representing a 6 percent decline over the population in 2000. The area is mostly rural, with a average population density of 18 people per square mile



OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

8TH District

Population, 2006 estimate   

15,835

Population, pct change, 00 to 06   

-6%

Foreign born

1%

English Not Spoken at Home

2%

Persons Living with a Disability

3,512

Population Density (per square mile)

18