In recognition of the extreme challenges being faced in the state of Louisiana due to the state’s continued failures to assure an adequate, reliable stream of funding for its public defense obligations, NACDL is working to provide resources, training and technical assistance to Louisiana’s public defense providers. Using the Louisiana Public Defender Board’s Trial Court Performance Standards, NACDL will be developing a toolbox to assist Louisiana public defense attorneys in providing effective, constitutional representation to their clients. Special focus will be placed on providing training and technical assistance to defenders in Louisiana’s more rural communities in the northern and western parts of the state.
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