How East Baton Rouge Plans to Secure $125M to Fight Crime

East Baton Rouge Parish has applied for a competitive $125 million Department of Justice grant to transform public safety through a unified parish-wide initiative. Spearheaded by Chris Csonka and over 15 local agencies, the proposal addresses systemic crime by funding substance abuse services, juvenile diversion programs, and civilian crisis response teams. The strategy also modernizes technology by creating a unified crime data system and expanding real-time crime centers across local jurisdictions. If selected by the end of the year, East Baton Rouge will gain vital resources to hire key judicial staff, eliminate DNA backlogs, and build long-term community solutions.