Update on New Orleans Bail office

On 9/22/05 Julie Kilborn reports:

Here's the bonding process for Orleans Parish as agreed to this morning by DOJ and DOC:

If bail has already been set, a family member or friend can bond an inmate out by going to the AG's office at 1885 N. 3rd Street, Baton Rouge. In the lobby of the AG's office is the temporary Orleans bonding office with bail bondsmen standing by. At that location, they can post a commercial surety or cash bond. Upon posting bond, the bail order will be faxed to DOC who will locate the inmate and fax the bail order to the facility where the inmate is being held. The inmate must then sign the bail order. The family member or friend must then physically go to the facility where the inmate is being held to pick up the inmate. The facility will release the inmate only to the person designated in the bail order. DOC will not transport the inmate anywhere.

If anyone has any questions about this process, they should contact George Steimel at gsteimel@bellsouth.net who gave me all of this information and who no doubt knows more about the process.