Orleans Parish District Attorney 2027 Budget
At a glance
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- What: the proposed 2027 city funding for the Orleans Parish District Attorney's office.
- Where it stands: the proposal of $6.94 million is about a 56 percent cut from 2025. The District Attorney said it would eliminate divisions (homicide, special victims, diversion) and nearly shut down the work; he asked the council to make the office whole and offered a plan to cut the jail population to about 900. The council has not decided; members said full restoration is unlikely and the budget chair asked the office to look for strategic cuts.
- Jail plan: earlier public defender assignment, faster screening and police reports, a docket dashboard, case-resolution days, review of aging and costly cases, and prompt probation revocation hearings.
- Legislative asks raised: faster or virtual parole hearings and limits on holds from other parishes.
- Key people: JP Morrell.
Sources
Discussion time
About 42 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 - City Council Budget Hearings | 42 |
Log
- 2026-10-21 - City Council Budget Hearings - Budget presentation: $6.94 million proposed, comparison with Jefferson Parish, jail reduction plan with the public defender and sheriff, and discussion of state parole and probation-hold delays.