The recipient entity's physical address:
           Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Lafayette St RM B248
Baton Rouge, LA 70801

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
100 Lafayette St RM B248
Baton Rouge, LA 70801

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  5765

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $250,000

What type of request is this?  General Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           CJCC Executive Director
Christopher Csonka – 100 Lafayette St. RM B248 Baton Rouge, LA 70801

CJCC Board members
Judge Don Johnson – 300 North Blvd Ste. 8401, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Jennifer Carwile – 8202 Kelwood Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
John Spain – 912 E. Main St., New Roads, LA 70760
Kyla Blanchard-Romanach – 222 St. Louis Street, 7th Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Brandi Littles Lawrence – 223 St. Louis St., 2nd floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Sid Edwards – 222 Saint Louis Street, 3rd Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Sid Gautreaux – 8900 Jimmy Wedell Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70807
Judge Gail Grover – 8333 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70807
Warden Catherine Fontenot – 2867 Brig Gen Isaac Smith Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70807
Judge Yvette Alexander – 233 St Louis St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Chris Meyer – Rivermark Centre, 451 Florida Street, Suite LL 100, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Hillar Moore – 222 St Louis St Suite 550, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Dianna Payton – 8120 Kelwood Ave. Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Chief Thomas Morse – 9000 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
Michael Mitchell – 301 Main Street, Suite 700, Baton Rouge, LA 70825
Jennifer Racca – 222 Saint Louis Street, Room 358, Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) of East Baton Rouge Parish requests $250,000 for one fiscal year to build statewide coordination of Louisiana’s criminal justice and public safety system through two linked programs: the annual Louisiana Public Safety Summit (LAPSS) and the Louisiana Network for Criminal Justice.

THE PROBLEM
Louisiana’s police, sheriffs, courts, prosecutors, public defenders, corrections, reentry providers and local governments each work within their own agency, funding stream and parish. Few forums exist where state leaders, legislators and local practitioners review the same data and agree on what works. Parishes that want their own coordinating council have no statewide peer network or technical assistance to draw on.

PROGRAM 1: LOUISIANA PUBLIC SAFETY SUMMIT
Hosted by the CJCC since 2024, the Summit brings legislators, attorneys, judges, law enforcement, corrections and reentry professionals together with national experts on crime trends and data. The 2026 Summit is October 28-29 in Baton Rouge. We are working to make it a truly statewide event by recruiting participants and partners from outside the Baton Rouge region, including the Attorney General’s Office. Funds would cover venue and food, marketing, professional fees and speaker travel, with sponsorship revenue offsetting a portion of costs. Without dedicated funding, the Summit cannot continue.

PROGRAM 2: LOUISIANA NETWORK FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Created with the Justice Management Institute to form a statewide association of criminal justice coordinating councils, the Network connects state leaders and local CJCCs so they can share data, practices and policy priorities. We propose semi-annual in-person meetings (venue, food and travel), expansion of membership to additional parishes, and a statewide survey and annual report that give legislators and agencies consistent, comparable information on the justice system.

STATEWIDE COORDINATOR
One staff position would manage the Summit, convene the Network, support parishes forming or strengthening councils, and produce the annual report.

PUBLIC BENEFIT AND OUTCOMES
State dollars would be used for convening, data and coordination rather than direct services. We will track Summit attendance, the number of legislators and out-of-region participants, the number of parishes participating in the Network, and publication of the annual report. We will also leverage other support, including sponsorships and foundation and local government funding for the CJCC’s core work.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $90,000
          Professional Services. . . $45,000
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $0
          Operating Services. . . . $100,000
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $0

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          State funds would strengthen public safety by improving coordination across Louisiana’s criminal justice system. Through an annual statewide Public Safety Summit and a Louisiana Network for Criminal Justice, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) brings legislators, judges, prosecutors, public defenders, law enforcement, corrections officials and reentry providers together to review the same data, share practices that work and align policy priorities. Better coordination helps agencies use public dollars more effectively, reduces duplication, and gives parishes without a coordinating council a statewide peer network to draw on. The funds support convening, data and technical assistance, not direct services, and the benefit reaches every parish that participates.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          Goal 1: Host an annual Louisiana Public Safety Summit that serves the whole state.

Hold the Summit each year with national experts on crime trends and data.
Increase participation from outside the Baton Rouge region, including legislators, local officials and partner agencies such as the Attorney General’s Office.
Report attendance, the number of legislators and the number of parishes represented after each Summit.

Goal 2: Build and sustain the Louisiana Network for Criminal Justice.

Hold semi-annual in-person meetings of state leaders and local criminal justice coordinating councils.
Expand membership to additional parishes and support parishes that want to form or strengthen a council.
Move toward a statewide association of coordinating councils.

Goal 3: Give policymakers consistent, comparable information.

Conduct an annual statewide survey and publish an annual report on conditions in the justice system.
Share the report with legislators, state agencies and Network members.

Goal 4: Provide dedicated coordination capacity.

Fund a statewide coordinator to manage the Summit and Network, support participating parishes and produce the annual report.
Evaluation: The CJCC will track Summit attendance and participant diversity by region and role, the number of legislators and parishes involved, Network meeting participation and membership growth, and on-time publication of the annual report. Results will be reported to the board and to the Legislature on request.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           Ongoing

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                 CJCC Board of Directors who are appointed/elected:

Donald Johnson, Judge, 19th JDC– 300 North Blvd Ste. 8401, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Kyla Blanchard-Romanach, Chief Public Defender, East Baton O=Rouge Parish – 222 St. Louis Street, 7th Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Sid Edwards, MAyor President, City of Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish – 222 Saint Louis Street, 3rd Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Sid Gautreaux, Sheriff, East Baton Rouge Parish – 8900 Jimmy Wedell Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70807
Gail Grover, Judge, East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court – 8333 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70807
Yvette Alexander, Judge, Baton Rouge City Court – 233 St Louis St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Hillar Moore, District Attorney, East Baton Rouge Parish – 222 St Louis St Suite 550, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Thomas Morse, Chief of Police, Baton Rouge Police Department – 9000 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
Jennifer Racca, Council mameber, East Baton Rouge Metro Council – 222 Saint Louis Street, Room 358, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
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     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
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     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
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If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
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Contact Information
name:  Christopher Csnka 
                                       address:  100 Lafayette St
RM B248
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
                                       phone:  (225) 381-7098
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  ccsonka@ebrcjcc.org
                                       relationship to entity:  Executive Director