22nd Judicial District Court Veterans Court (St. Tammany and Washington Parishes)

The court. The 22nd Judicial District Court's Veterans Court page: "The 22 Judicial District Court Veterans Court program is a court-supervised program coupled with intensive treatment and supervision for criminal offenders who are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States as defined by law. Program requirements include court attendance, treatment, alcohol and drug testing, case management services, individual and group counseling and recovery support group meetings." The team. "Veterans Court consists of a multidisciplinary team to include Judges, Case Managers, Probation/Parole officers, Veterans Health Administration, Treatment providers and Public Defenders. The team works together with the participant to help participants achieve total abstinence from drugs and/or alcohol, be diverted from prison or jail, and to have a more satisfying law-abiding life." How to get in. "Veterans can be referred to the program by Probation & Parole, attorneys and Judges. The District Attorney's office makes the decision whether a veteran can come into the program and decisions are based on criminal history and military records." The page posts the Veterans Court application, handbook, phase requirements, sponsor and medication forms and an Uber assistance request form. The district. The 22nd JDC's site serves St. Tammany and Washington parishes - its resources list both parishes' clerks of court and sheriffs - and the Washington Parish Clerk of Court links the court's site. Contact Shannon Hattier, Specialty Court Coordinator, (985) 288-5771, [email protected]; Kathy Morris, Case Manager, (985) 377-9522, [email protected]. Louisiana's veterans court statute is R.S. 13:5361 et seq. (the State entries).