Performance of the City and Parish Courts

Fiscal Year 2014 - 2015

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GOAL 1: TO ESTABLISH A MORE OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE SYSTEM OF JUSTICE.


Objective

1.2 To encourage responsible parties to make court facilities safe, accessible, and convenient.

Intent of the Objective

This objective addresses three distinct but related aspects of court performance: the security of persons and property within the courthouse and its facilities, access to the courthouse and its facilities, and the reasonable convenience and accommodation of the general public in court facilities. In Louisiana, local governments are generally responsible for providing suitable courtrooms, offices, juror facilities, furniture, and equipment and for providing the necessary heat and lighting in these buildings. They are also responsible for the safety and accessibility of court facilities. The intent of Objective 1.2 is to encourage courts and judges to work with others to make court facilities safe, accessible, and convenient.

Responses To Objective

  1. Actions taken in FY 2014-2015 to implement a Continuity of Operations/Disaster Recovery Plan.
  2. Actions taken in FY 2014-2015 to implement safety and security measures.
  3. Actions taken in FY 2014-2015 to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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Actions taken in FY 2014-2015 to implement a Continuity of Operations/Disaster Recovery Plan.
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Additional actions taken by the courts to address this objective
BATON ROUGE CITY COURT
The court periodically reviewed its Continuity of Operations Plan and updated it as necessary, including contact information of officials. The court also conducted testing of it's staff emergency notification system, which would be used in the event of an emergency or court closure situation.
JEFFERSON PARISH 1ST PARISH COURT
The court maintained a generator, to provide the courthouse with full functionality during power outages as long as the building is not flooded. The court has installed and maintained a cloud-based back-up system for criminal and traffic case information.

The Clerk of Court maintained images of all court records for both the criminal and civil departments. In addition, the court's MIS Administrator, as in the past, was always ready to evacuate with the servers which house the court's essential data,

Court administration advised the public, via newspaper, local news programs, email, and fax, of court opening and closing information.
JEFFERSON PARISH 2ND PARISH COURT
The court installed and maintains a toll-free telephone number to use to communicate with employees if needed. The court's COOP/Disaster Recovery Plan is downloaded to flash drives that are provided to key personnel.
LAFAYETTE CITY COURT
The court maintained an offsite tape backup, offsite server, and onsite generator in case of a power outage.
LEESVILLE CITY COURT
Leesville City Court continued to follow the 30th Judicial District Court Disaster Plan.
NEW ORLEANS 1ST CITY COURT
The court continued to upgrade its computer system.
NEW ORLEANS MUNICIPAL COURT
New Orleans Municipal Court sent a representative to all meetings concerning COOP/DRP that were held with other Orleans Parish criminal justice agencies, courts, the sheriff's office, and the New Orleans Police Department. In addition, the court kept an emergency cellular phone with internet capability. The phone has an area code from northern Texas, so court communications will not be disrupted.

The court maintained an emergency plan that will provide for continuity of court operations in case of an emergency and/or disaster. The plan includes a portable server and computer that will allow court operations to mobilize and follow the sheriff's office, so that detained defendants will be afforded their constitutional and statutory rights to a hearing.
NEW ORLEANS TRAFFIC COURT
The court maintained a list of emergency contact phone numbers for judges and other court personnel and began drafting a continuity of operations plan.
PINEVILLE CITY COURT
The Pineville City Court marshal's office handles emergency action plans.
SULPHUR CITY COURT
The court discussed alternate court sites with city and parish administration, in the event the court cannot use the present facility.
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Additional actions taken by the courts to address this objective10 courts (BATON ROUGE CITY COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 1ST PARISH COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 2ND PARISH COURT, LAFAYETTE CITY COURT, LEESVILLE CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 1ST CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS MUNICIPAL COURT, NEW ORLEANS TRAFFIC COURT, PINEVILLE CITY COURT, SULPHUR CITY COURT)
Addressed records safety, management, and/or access in the event court operations are shut down or displaced24 courts (BAKER CITY COURT, BATON ROUGE CITY COURT, CROWLEY CITY COURT, HAMMOND CITY COURT, HOUMA CITY COURT, JEANERETTE CITY COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 1ST PARISH COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 2ND PARISH COURT, JENNINGS CITY COURT, LAFAYETTE CITY COURT, LAKE CHARLES CITY COURT, MORGAN CITY COURT, NATCHITOCHES CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 1ST CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS MUNICIPAL COURT, NEW ORLEANS TRAFFIC COURT, OPELOUSAS CITY COURT, PORT ALLEN CITY COURT, RAYNE CITY COURT, SHREVEPORT CITY COURT, SLIDELL CITY COURT, VIDALIA CITY COURT, WINNFIELD CITY COURT, ZACHARY CITY COURT)
Continued to address this objective through the action indicated below, or implemented the following new actions in FY 2014-2015 to address this objective as indicated below:37 courts (BAKER CITY COURT, BASTROP CITY COURT, BATON ROUGE CITY COURT, BOSSIER CITY COURT, BUNKIE CITY COURT, CROWLEY CITY COURT, DENHAM SPRINGS CITY COURT, EUNICE CITY COURT, HAMMOND CITY COURT, HOUMA CITY COURT, JEANERETTE CITY COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 1ST PARISH COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 2ND PARISH COURT, JENNINGS CITY COURT, LAFAYETTE CITY COURT, LAKE CHARLES CITY COURT, LEESVILLE CITY COURT, MONROE CITY COURT, MORGAN CITY COURT, NATCHITOCHES CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 1ST CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 2ND CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS MUNICIPAL COURT, NEW ORLEANS TRAFFIC COURT, OAKDALE CITY COURT, OPELOUSAS CITY COURT, PINEVILLE CITY COURT, PORT ALLEN CITY COURT, RAYNE CITY COURT, SHREVEPORT CITY COURT, SLIDELL CITY COURT, SULPHUR CITY COURT, VIDALIA CITY COURT, VILLE PLATTE CITY COURT, WEST MONROE CITY COURT, WINNFIELD CITY COURT, ZACHARY CITY COURT)
Coordinated the COOP/DRP with all appropriate government officials and justice system partners15 courts (BATON ROUGE CITY COURT, CROWLEY CITY COURT, HAMMOND CITY COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 1ST PARISH COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 2ND PARISH COURT, JENNINGS CITY COURT, LAFAYETTE CITY COURT, LAKE CHARLES CITY COURT, LEESVILLE CITY COURT, MORGAN CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 1ST CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS MUNICIPAL COURT, OPELOUSAS CITY COURT, SHREVEPORT CITY COURT, SLIDELL CITY COURT)
Developed or updated a COOP/DRP17 courts (BATON ROUGE CITY COURT, CROWLEY CITY COURT, HAMMOND CITY COURT, HOUMA CITY COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 1ST PARISH COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 2ND PARISH COURT, JENNINGS CITY COURT, LAFAYETTE CITY COURT, LAKE CHARLES CITY COURT, MONROE CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 1ST CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS MUNICIPAL COURT, OPELOUSAS CITY COURT, SHREVEPORT CITY COURT, SLIDELL CITY COURT, SULPHUR CITY COURT, VIDALIA CITY COURT)
Did not address in FY 2014-201515 courts (ABBEVILLE CITY COURT, ALEXANDRIA CITY COURT, ASCENSION PARISH COURT, BOGALUSA CITY COURT, BREAUX BRIDGE CITY COURT, FRANKLIN CITY COURT, KAPLAN CITY COURT, MARKSVILLE CITY COURT, MINDEN CITY COURT, NEW IBERIA CITY COURT, PLAQUEMINE CITY COURT, RUSTON CITY COURT, SPRINGHILL CITY COURT, THIBODAUX CITY COURT, WINNSBORO CITY COURT)
Identified and secured an alternate facility in the event court operations are shut down16 courts (BAKER CITY COURT, BASTROP CITY COURT, BATON ROUGE CITY COURT, BUNKIE CITY COURT, CROWLEY CITY COURT, HAMMOND CITY COURT, JEANERETTE CITY COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 1ST PARISH COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 2ND PARISH COURT, MONROE CITY COURT, MORGAN CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 1ST CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 2ND CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS MUNICIPAL COURT, SHREVEPORT CITY COURT, VIDALIA CITY COURT)
Included alternate means of communication in the COOP/DRP in the event that regular means of communication are unavailable16 courts (BATON ROUGE CITY COURT, CROWLEY CITY COURT, DENHAM SPRINGS CITY COURT, HAMMOND CITY COURT, HOUMA CITY COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 1ST PARISH COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 2ND PARISH COURT, JENNINGS CITY COURT, LAFAYETTE CITY COURT, LAKE CHARLES CITY COURT, MORGAN CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 1ST CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS MUNICIPAL COURT, OPELOUSAS CITY COURT, SHREVEPORT CITY COURT, SULPHUR CITY COURT)
Included current contact information for judges and other court personnel in the COOP/DRP27 courts (BAKER CITY COURT, BATON ROUGE CITY COURT, BOSSIER CITY COURT, CROWLEY CITY COURT, DENHAM SPRINGS CITY COURT, HAMMOND CITY COURT, HOUMA CITY COURT, JEANERETTE CITY COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 1ST PARISH COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 2ND PARISH COURT, JENNINGS CITY COURT, LAFAYETTE CITY COURT, LAKE CHARLES CITY COURT, MONROE CITY COURT, MORGAN CITY COURT, NATCHITOCHES CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 1ST CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 2ND CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS MUNICIPAL COURT, OAKDALE CITY COURT, OPELOUSAS CITY COURT, PORT ALLEN CITY COURT, RAYNE CITY COURT, SHREVEPORT CITY COURT, SLIDELL CITY COURT, SULPHUR CITY COURT, WINNFIELD CITY COURT)
Included current contact information for other agencies or people with whom the court interfaces, such as law enforcement20 courts (BAKER CITY COURT, BATON ROUGE CITY COURT, CROWLEY CITY COURT, DENHAM SPRINGS CITY COURT, EUNICE CITY COURT, HAMMOND CITY COURT, HOUMA CITY COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 1ST PARISH COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 2ND PARISH COURT, JENNINGS CITY COURT, LAFAYETTE CITY COURT, LAKE CHARLES CITY COURT, NATCHITOCHES CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 1ST CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS MUNICIPAL COURT, OPELOUSAS CITY COURT, RAYNE CITY COURT, SHREVEPORT CITY COURT, SLIDELL CITY COURT, WEST MONROE CITY COURT)
Included procedures in the COOP/DRP to support the full range of court operations in the event of a prolonged displacement from the courthouse11 courts (BATON ROUGE CITY COURT, CROWLEY CITY COURT, JEANERETTE CITY COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 1ST PARISH COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 2ND PARISH COURT, LAFAYETTE CITY COURT, MONROE CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 1ST CITY COURT, OPELOUSAS CITY COURT, SHREVEPORT CITY COURT, SLIDELL CITY COURT)
Provided all those involved in implementing the COOP/DRP, inside and outside the court, with a copy of the plan and all updates or changes8 courts (BATON ROUGE CITY COURT, HAMMOND CITY COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 1ST PARISH COURT, JEFFERSON PARISH 2ND PARISH COURT, LAKE CHARLES CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS MUNICIPAL COURT, OPELOUSAS CITY COURT, SHREVEPORT CITY COURT)
Provided training for the COOP/DRP8 courts (BATON ROUGE CITY COURT, CROWLEY CITY COURT, HAMMOND CITY COURT, HOUMA CITY COURT, LAFAYETTE CITY COURT, LAKE CHARLES CITY COURT, MONROE CITY COURT, NEW ORLEANS 1ST CITY COURT)
Tested the COOP/DRP on a regular basis3 courts (BATON ROUGE CITY COURT, LAFAYETTE CITY COURT, MORGAN CITY COURT)

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