Lawmakers Increase Funding for Indigent Defense

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By The Associated Press

Published June 21, 2012 at 10:18 AM CDT

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An increasingly dire financial situation for public defense around Louisiana has prompted state lawmakers to funnel more cash toward indigent defense. The most proactive bill will increase criminal court fees by $10 in most district courts to help shoulder the costs of indigent defense.

Lawmakers Increase Funding for Indigent Defense

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