F.A.Q

Veterans Treatment Courts are special courts that seek to treat veterans suffering from a substance abuse and/or mental health disorder, while helping ensure public safety. These courts combine rigorous treatment and personal accountability, with the goal of breaking the cycle of drug use and criminal behavior. The goal of these courts is to resolve criminal cases through treatment and support tailored to address veterans' needs. Veterans treatment court offers treatment services for SUDs and/or mental health disorders rather than incarceration.

We provide rental assistance, a home good voucher, educational scholarships, and referral services. 

​Any veteran that is ​in recovery that needs assistance to maintain that recovery.

The following JDCs have Veterans Treatment Courts: 19th JDC (East Baton Rouge), 21st JDC (Livingston, St Helena, Tangipahoa), 22nd JDC (St Tammany and Washington) and Orleans Parish 

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Veterans Day is dedicated to recognizing the service, sacrifice, and contributions of veterans, both living and those who have passed away. ​The day also reflects appreciation for the challenges veterans may face when returning home and transitioning to civilian life
History

• Origins: The day began as Armistice Day on November 11, 1918, marking the end of World War I hostilities at the “11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month” Wikipedia+1.
• First U.S. observance: President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Armistice Day in 1919 to honor WWI service members Wounded Warrior Project.
• Name change: After WWII and the Korean War, veterans’ organizations urged Congress to broaden the holiday to honor all veterans. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation renaming it Veterans Day Wikipedia+2.
• National ceremony: Each year, a formal ceremony is held at Arlington National Cemetery at 11:00 a.m., starting with a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Memorial Day, in the United States, holiday (last Monday in May) honoring those who have died while serving in the country’s armed forces. It originated during the American Civil War when citizens placed flowers on the graves of those who had been killed in battle. The first national observance was in 1868. After World War I, the name was changed to Memorial Day, and in 1971 it became a federal holiday. The day is observed by visits to cemeteries, where flags and other items are placed on the graves of veterans. There are also parades and ceremonies. In addition, Memorial Day is considered the start of summer in the United States. (Britannica)

Armed Forces Day marks a time to celebrate the efforts of the uniformed personnel within the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard. Whether during periods of regional conflict or relative peace, the approximately 1.34 million active-duty service members across the American military help keep their fellow countrymen and women at home out of harm’s way.

Armed Forces Day has been observed on the third Saturday of May for more than seven decades

The official National Day of Observance dedicated entirely to honoring Americans who were prisoners of war or remain missing and unaccounted for - from all conflicts, in all theaters, and from every branch of services. (pow-miafailies.org)