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Louisiana

Actions Underway

• The Louisiana Judiciary is funded by the state and by local government. The salaries and benefits of the Supreme Court Justices, court of appeal and district court judges are funded by the state. Salaries of city court judges are funded by the state and by local government.
• The Supreme Court Clerk's Office, Supreme Court operations and the state judicial offices, such as the Judicial Administrator's Office and the Louisiana Judiciary Commission, are funded by the state; the appellate court clerks' offices and court operations are funded by the state; expenses of the operations of the district courts and the city courts are funded locally.
• Louisiana's judicial budget was not cut in FY2009. During the 2009 Regular Session, the Legislature increased the judicial budget for FY2010 by $4,505,638 from the state general fund and a statutory dedicated fund. The portion of the increase from the state general fund is $3,466,734 and will be used to fund mandated expenses, such as unfunded salaries and benefits of new judgeships, increases in state retirement and health insurance benefits, and some operating expenses. The increased funding from the Trial Court Case Management Information Fund in the amount of $1,038,904 will be used to fund the operations of the statewide information system which tracks and manages criminal, civil, juvenile, traffic, and appellate case data as well as protective orders.

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