At the time, board members said they were trying to make up for the fact that district defenders hadn’t received a pay increase or cost of living adjustment in at least 16 years. After board members ...

A committee will investigate the firings of five chief public defenders who claim the state terminated their employment without just cause — and in violation of their First Amendment right to freedom ...

The Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board voted 5-4 Monday to uphold the ouster of five attorneys who lead local public defender offices. The decision follows the replacement of more than half of ...

After a slew of resignations, Louisiana’s Public Defender Oversight Board twice failed to get a quorum to resolve a controversy over whether five chief public defenders should get to keep their jobs ...

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Five attorneys who run local public defender offices in Louisiana will be forced out of their jobs in July, and contracts for the 32 remaining district defenders are “under review” for potential ...