Capital Defense Project of Southeast Louisiana

The Capital Defense Project is an initiative run by the Lousiana Public Defender Board. The project is committed to providing high-quality legal representation for its clients. The project aims to handle capital conflict cases, and the Capital Defense Project has expanded its duties to answer the increased need for non-conflict representation in capital cases. Investigators, mitigation specialists, and administrative personnel support the attorneys at the Project. Staff is regularly trained in the latest developments of law, jury selection techniques, forensic sciences, the use of expert witnesses, and other pertinent areas. The Capital Defense Project is also committed to improving the quality of capital defense in Louisiana. Through training sessions and consultation, the Capital Defense Project staff shares its knowledge and experience with other capital defenders. Through recruitment, the Capital Defense Project is developing a new corps of well-trained capital defenders. Please contact the Capital Defense Project of Southeast Lousiana to know more about their work.