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Louisiana Drug Court System
 Selecting
Qualified Treatment Providers
 SSA Provides Seamless System of
Care
 “Best Practices” Task Force will
specifically address IOP Treatment
 Drug Court Standards
Louisiana Drug Court
System
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The Evolution
Louisiana Association of
Drug Court
Professionals (LADCP)
Founded
1996
1997
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Five Drug Courts
Were Established:
St. Mary (s)
Jefferson Adult (s)
Orleans
Rapides (s)
East Baton Rouge
Adult
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Legislation Passed
enacting Drug Court
Law
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Drug Court Task Force
was Established

Legislative

MIS

Treatment
1998
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Six Drug Courts were
added, including the
first Juvenile Court:
 St. Tammany
 New Iberia (s)
 Lafayette (s)
 Livingston/Amite
 Monroe (s)
 Jefferson Juvenile
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Ongoing
Development of
Standards based on
10 Key Components
 Task Force met at
each State Drug
Court Conference
(’98-’99)
1999
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Additional Courts Added:
 Lafourche (s)
 St. Mary Family Focused
 Standards adopted for
 Caddo Drug Section
Adult Drug Courts
 Caddo Juvenile
 Rapides Juvenile
 5th Judicial District Court (Oak
Grove)
 East Baton Rouge Juvenile
 DeSoto-Sabine
 Breaux Bridge Juvenile
2000
 Courts Added:
Bossier-Webster Juvenile
 Calcasieu Juvenile
 St. Tammany Juvenile
 City of Slidell Juvenile
 Iberia Juvenile
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2001
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Courts Added:
 Bossier-Webster
Adult
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Plans to reconvene
Treatment
Standards
Committee to
address Juvenile
Standards
Additional Courts in the
Planning Process
Orleans Juvenile (January 2001)
Houma
City Court of Hammond
St. John Parish
Vernon Parish
Concordia Parish