Leadership


The current PDAL leadership is as follows: 

Executive Committee


Paul Fleming (24th / 25th JDC) Public Defender Office
President

Rhonda Covington (20th JDC) Public Defender Office

President-Elect

Scherri Guidry (15th JDC) Public Defender Office
Secretary

Tony Tillman (30 & 36th JDC) Public Defender Office
Treasurer


Elected Line Defenders

Maria Dugas, 17th JDC Public Defenders

Madi Crusan, 1st JDC Public Defenders

Joshua Monroe, Calcasieu Public Defenders

Keith Couture, 34th JDC Public Defenders

Frazilia Wiggins, 24th JDC Public Defenders

District Defenders

Mary Harried, 1st JDC Public Defenders
Steven Gatlin, 2nd JDC Public Defenders
Rick Candler, 3rd JDC Public Defenders
Michael Corteau, 4th JDC Public Defenders
John Albert Ellis, 5th JDC Public Defenders
Pam Grady, 6th JDC Public Defenders
Derrick Carson, 7th JDC Public Defenders
Chris Bowman, 8th JDC Public Defenders
Chris LaCour, 9th JDC Public Defenders
James Calhoun, Interim 10th JDC Public Defenders
Brian McRae, 11th JDC Public Defenders
Chad Guillot, 12th JDC Public Defenders
Nicholas Monier, 13th JDC Public Defenders
Harry Fontenot, 14th JDC Public Defenders
Maggie Simon LeBlanc, 15th & 16th JDC Public Defenders
Andrea Stentz, 17th JDC Public Defenders
Tom Nelson, 18th JDC Public Defenders
Kyla Romanach, 19th JDC Public Defenders
Rhonda Covington, 20th JDC Public Defenders
Charles "Chuck" Reid, 21st JDC Public Defenders
Jay Carrington, 22nd JDC Public Defenders
Tonya Clark, 23rd JDC Public Defenders
Richie Tompson, 24th JDC Public Defenders
Paul Fleming, Jr, 25th JDC Public Defenders
Michael Miller, 26th JDC Public Defenders
Antonio Birotte, 27th JDC Public Defenders
Derrick Carson, 28th JDC Public Defenders
Fenwick Swann, 29th JDC Public Defenders
Tony Tillman, 30th JDC Public Defenders
David Marcantel, 31st JDC Public Defenders
Tony Champagne, 32nd JDC Public Defenders
Chad Guidry, 33rd JDC Public Defenders
Thomas Gernhauser, 34th JDC Public Defenders
Joe Beck, 35th JDC Public Defenders
Tony Tillman, 36th JDC Public Defenders
Louis Champagne, 37th JDC Public Defenders
Harry Fontenot, 38th JDC Public Defenders
Brian McRae, 39th JDC Public Defenders
Fontella Baker, 40th JDC Public Defenders
Daniel Engelberg, 41st JDC Public Defenders
Brian McRae, 42nd JDC Public Defenders


What is PDAL?

The Public Defender Association of Louisiana represents the various Public Defender Offices across the state of Louisiana. To learn more about our association, please contact our office at (225) 767-7640 or info@publicdefendersla.org.