Region 5 – Public District Defenders
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Parish: Allen
District Defender/Supervisor:
David Deshotels
317 West 6th Avenue
Oberlin, LA 70655
(337) 639-4309
General District Information:
In the 33rd Judicial District, there are two divisions in District Court and one City Court (Oakdale). There are no specialty courts. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Annie E. Casey Foundation reported a total population of 25,764 in this district, 5,894 of whom are children.
Parish: Beauregard
District Defender/Supervisor:
David Wallace
518 N. Pine Street
DeRidder, LA 70634
(337) 462-8891
General District Information:
In the 36th Judicial District, there are two sections of District Court and no City Courts or specialty courts. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Annie E. Casey Foundation reported a total population of 35,654 in this district, 9,295 of whom are children.
Parish: Calcasieu
District Defender/Supervisor:
James “Jay” T. Dixon, JR.
901 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 700
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 436-1718
General District Information:
In the 14th Judicial District, there are nine sections of District Court and three divisions of City Court (two in Lake Charles and one in Sulphur). There is a drug court program and a mental health court program in this district. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Annie E. Casey Foundation reported a total population of 192,768 in this district, 49,012 of whom are children.
Parish: Cameron
District Defender/Supervisor:
James “Jay” T. Dixon, JR.
119 Smith Circle (Cameron County Courthouse), 3rd. Floor
Cameron, LA 70631
(337) 775-8131
General District Information:
In the 38th Judicial District, there is one section of District Court and no City or specialty courts. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Annie E. Casey Foundation reported a total population of 6,839 in this district, 1,656 of whom are children.
Parish: Jefferson Davis
District Defender/Supervisor:
David E. Marcantel
300 North State Street, Room 203
Jennings, LA 70546
(337) 824-4900
General District Information:
In the 31st Judicial District, there are three sections of District Court and three City Courts (Jennings, Welsh, and Lake Arthur). The U.S. Census Bureau and the Annie E. Casey Foundation reported a total population of 31,594 in this district, 8,398 of whom are children.