Louisiana

Indigent Defense Assistance Board

Minutes of the Board Meeting

February 8, 2002

New Orleans, Louisiana

Stone Pigman Law Firm

Members Present: Risley C. Triche, Chair; Alfred Boustany; Frank DeSalvo; John DiGiulio; Cameron Gamble; Addison Goff; and Wayne Lee.

Ex Officio Members Present: James Boren; Anthony Champagne; and Henry Walker.

Staff Present: Edward R. Greenlee and Marsha Austtun Oliver.

Guests Present: Kerry Cuccia, Richard Goorley, Warren Thornell, Laurie White and Frank Zaccaria, Jr.

Call to Order and Opening Remarks. The meeting was called to order at 10:10 a.m. by the Chair. Ms. Oliver called the roll; a quorum was present. The Chair gave an overview of the agenda.

Review and Adoption of Minutes of the Last Meeting. The minutes of the previous meeting on October 16, 2001 were reviewed and Mr. Triche noted that following the Board’s decision to hire Phyllis Mann as director of the Shreveport Regional Conflict Office, Ms. Mann withdrew her application for the position for personal reasons. The minutes from the October 16, 2001 meeting were then adopted by the Board with unanimous approval.

Executive Session. Mr. Lee moved that the Board to proceed in an Executive Session for the purpose of interviewing candidates for the position of Director of the regional capital conflict offices in Shreveport and New Orleans. Mr. DeSalvo seconded the motion which passed without objection.

Resumption of Regular Meeting. When the regular meeting reconvened, Mr. Lee moved that Richard Goorley be named as the Director of the Shreveport Regional Conflict Office. Mr. DeSalvo seconded the motion which was approved unanimously by the Board. Mr. Boustany then moved that Kerry Cuccia be named as Director for the New Orleans Regional Conflict Office. Mr. DeSalvo seconded the motion which was also approved unanimously by the Board.

Review of Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2002-2003. Mr. Greenlee reviewed his recommendations for the fiscal year 2002-03 budget based on the standstill budget which was to be submitted by the Executive Office to the Legislature for approval. The Board briefly discussed his recommendations.

DAF Distribution. Mr. Greenlee reviewed the District Assistance Fund distribution made in January 2002. The Board briefly discussed the distribution.

Juvenile Justice Commission. Mr. Greenlee briefed the Board on the status of the Juvenile Justice Commission which was to begin holding public hearings statewide to gather information for the reform of the juvenile justice system in Louisiana. Following these hearings, the Commission will hold another hearing in October to submit to the public a draft of proposed legislation for the reform of the juvenile justice system.

Adjournment. There being no additional business brought to the attention of the Board, the Chair entertained a motion was made to adjourn the meeting, which was seconded and passed without objection.