Orleans Public Defenders Office
Recent News About Orleans Public Defenders Office
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Louisiana Supreme Court sends message by striking down New Orleans ban on outdoor sales of art
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Supreme Court recently sent a message to all Louisiana artists when it declared a New Orleans ordinance banning the outdoor sale of art unconstitutional, a lawyer in the case said. -
Louisiana indigent defendants’ suit filed by ACLU dismissed by federal judge
NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge has said that Louisiana’s system of funding lawyers for indigent defendants is in crisis, but he dismissed a lawsuit asking the state to find a remedy. -
Louisiana's budget woes halt justice in Orleans Parish
NEW ORLEANS — An Orleans Parish judge ordered the release of seven indigent defendants last week because of the Public Defenders Office's inability to adequately represent them; however, the release was stayed pending appeal.