SERVICES

These are some of the Programs that receive funding from the LIDAB.

Louisiana Appellate Project

This project represents indigents in felony appeals across the state.  Currently all 41 Judicial Districts of Louisiana participate. 

Contact:

James H. Looney - Director
Post Office Box 3340
Covington, LA 70434-3340
Voice: (985) 892-1707
Fax: (985) 892-9377
Email:  looney@appellateproject.org

 

 

Capital Appeals Project

The attorneys handle only direct capital appeals to the Supreme Court of Louisiana and Writ Applications to the United States Supreme Court.

 

Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana

This project was created in response to La. R.S. 15:149.1 which mandates that the LIDAB provide post-conviction representation for persons sentenced to death.  The right to such counsel was statutorily created with this legislation, and CPCPL provides assistance to those sentenced after the effective date of the legislation in 1999, or unrepresented at the time.

Contact:
Gary Clements - Acting Director
1340 Poydras Street, Suite 2110
New Orleans, LA 70112
Voice: (504) 212-2110
Fax: (504) 212-2130
Email:  lratliff@cpcpl.org

Regional Capital Conflict Panels

This project has been created to handle conflict of interest cases in those Indigent Defender districts which have a staff office, thereby creating a conflict in multiple defendant capital cases.  It provides attorneys, a fact investigator and a penalty phase investigator in each case.  Extraordinary experts, such as psychiatrists, forensic experts and the like are not provided but must be funded through the local board or other sources.

 

Baton Rouge Capital Conflict Office
David W. Price, Director
525 Florida Street, Suite 310
Baton Rouge, LA  70801
Voice:  (225) 338-0235
Fax: (225) 338-1948

Capital Assistance Project of Louisiana
Richard C. Goorley, Director
631 Milam Street, Suite 200
Shreveport, LA  71101
Voice:  (318) 222-3778
Fax: (318) 425-2403

Capital Defense Project of Southeast Louisiana
Kerry P. Cuccia, Director
829 Baronne Street
New Orleans, LA  70113
Voice:  (504) 595-8965
Fax:  (504) 558-0797

District Assistance Fund

The LIDAB provides assistance to the local districts based upon a formula first developed by the Judicial Administrator's Office of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.  The LIDAB staff is currently working to adjust the formula to reflect the various local programs and their needs.

 

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