‘Too Much Drama’: Louisiana Public Defender Board Members Resign After 14 Months • Louisiana Illuminator

‘Too much drama’: Public defenders quit Louisiana governor's oversight board

Two members of the Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board have resigned just 14 months into what were supposed to be four-year terms on the new governing body Gov. Jeff Landry created.Freddie Pitcher Jr., a former state appellate judge in Baton Rouge who also ran Southern University’s law school, and Shreveport attorney Ted Hernandez are leaving the board. Their decisions to step down come shortly before the board expects to have a contentiou…

‘Too much drama’: Louisiana public defender board members resign after 14 months • Louisiana Illuminator

Two members of the Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board just 14 months after it was created. (Getty Images)Two members of the Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board have resigned just 14 months into what were supposed to be four-year terms on the new governing body Gov. Jeff Landry created.  Freddie Pitcher Jr., a former state appellate judge in Baton Rouge who also ran Southern University’s law school, and Shreveport attorney Ted Hernan…

Roundup: Workforce development / Starbucks / Public Defender Oversight Board

Streamlining services: Louisiana lawmakers passed a bill to merge job training and public assistance into a “One Door” system, streamlining access to benefits and workforce development. The unified model, led by the Workforce Commission, now awaits Gov. Jeff Landry’s approval. Read more from The Center Square.  AI assistant: Starbucks plans to roll out a generative artificial intelligence assistant created with Microsoft  Azure’s OpenAI platform…