§161.1. District public defender; Nineteenth Judicial District Court; East Baton Rouge Parish

            A. In addition to any funding provided by the office of the state public defender, the office of the district public defender for the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish shall be entitled to an expense allowance for the salaries of the public defenders, stenographers, clerks, and secretaries, and salaries for special officers, investigators, and other employees, and an expense allowance for stationery forms, telephone, transportation, travel, postage, hotel, and other expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties.

            B.(1) The governing authority of the parish of East Baton Rouge is hereby authorized to pay a sum of not less than one million dollars from its general fund for any of the items of expense, as provided by this Section, incurred by the district public defender when acting in his official capacity.

            (2) This Subsection terminates on July 1, 2028.

            Acts 2026, No. 611, §1.