Louisiana lawmakers water down public defense overhaul | State Politics
A bill, backed by Gov. Jeff Landry, would have gutted the state public defender board's oversight capacity and created a public defense czar.
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A bill, backed by Gov. Jeff Landry, would have gutted the state public defender board's oversight capacity and created a public defense czar.
A bill, backed by Gov. Jeff Landry, would have gutted the state public defender board's oversight capacity and created a public defense czar.
A Senate committee approved a Jeff Landry-backed bill that would give control over the public defense system to a gubernatorial appointee.
A Senate committee approved a Jeff Landry-backed bill that would give control over the public defense system to a gubernatorial appointee.
Alex Chapman, a former public defender in Evangeline Parish, turns out to have overpaid himself by more than $60,000.