Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board public meetings in 2025
3 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board
The Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board is meeting to adopt the agenda, receive public comment, and consider a report and recommendations from its Hearing Committee. No specific decisions or proposals are detailed in the agenda.
- Report and recommendations of the Hearing Committee
Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board
The Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board will consider adopting a compensation plan for the State Public Defender, approve district defender contracts for FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025-2026, and decide on nonrenewal of the Louisiana Appellate Project contract. The board will also vote on several contracts exceeding $250,000, including the Capital Post Conviction Project and the Louisiana Crisis Assistance Center.
- Adoption of the State Public Defender's Compensation Plan (pages 5-20)
- FY 2024-2025 District Defender Contracts for Districts 8 and 27 (pages 22-30)
- Nonrenewal of Louisiana Appellate Project (LAP) Contract (pages 34-36)
- Contracts over $250,000: Capital Post Conviction Project of Louisiana (d/b/a Mwalimu Center for Justice) and Louisiana Crisis Assistance Center (d/b/a Louisiana Capital Assistance Center)
- Legislative update on HB 447 and HB 516
Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board
The Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board will consider requests by district defenders regarding non-renewal of their contracts. The board will also review capital defense contracts, budgets, and funding allocations, including FY 25 funding to District 19 (EBR Parish). Additionally, the board will discuss the district chief's compensation structure and the state public defender's district defender compensation plan.
- Consideration of requests by district defenders regarding non-renewal of their contracts
- Review of FY 25 capital programs' budgets and expenditures
- Review of FY 25 capital funding to District 19 (EBR Parish)
- Discussion of district chief's compensation structure (pages 2-9)
- Discussion of state public defender's district defender compensation plan (pages 10-25)