Ready to Solve Problems on Day One
This proposal is part of David Cook’s weekly Sunday policy release series, in which his campaign will publish fully drafted, committee-ready bills outlining the specific legislation he will file if elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives.
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Each release will focus on a single issue and will include the actual statutory language, allowing voters to evaluate proposals on their merits—before Election Day—not after.
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New policy proposals will be released on Sundays followed by media availability, and public discussion during the week.
WEEK 1:
Fully drafted, ready-to-file bill
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JUDICAL RESOURCES REALIGNMENT PROPOSAL
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Louisiana’s courts aren’t broken everywhere — they’re uneven.
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Some districts are overwhelmed. Others aren’t. But the Legislature allocates judgeships without reliable, statewide workload data.
My Judicial Resources Realignment proposal would create anonymized, district-level metrics so resources can be allocated fairly — without politically jeopardizing judges or interfering with cases.
Justice shouldn’t depend on geography.
WEEK 2:
Fully drafted, ready-to-file bill will be posted on
SUNDAY DECEMBER 28, 2025
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JUDICIAL NEUTRALITY AND COURT FUNDING INTEGRITY ACT - PROPOSAL
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Louisiana law currently allows judicial expense funds to be supported—directly or indirectly—by criminal fines, fees, and taxes on bail bonds. Part of the funding for public defenders, who represent more than 90% of criminal defendants, comes from this perversely incentivized system. Federal courts have held that this structure violates due process when judges exercise control over funds that depend on the outcomes of cases they preside over.
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​My proposal would eliminate the incentive without defunding courts by separating:
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Adjudication (judicial decision-making), from
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Revenue generation and spending authority.
Paid for by the Committee to Elect David Cook
5527 Marigny Street, New Orleans, LA 70122 | (504) 534-5339 | electdavidcook97@gmail.com
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About David Cook
David Cook is a Gentilly resident and licensed investigator with degrees in sociology and forensic science. He has extensive experience navigating Louisiana’s courts and state agencies. His campaign is rooted in a simple premise: politicians should stop pretending they can fix everything at once and start fixing specific problems they have allowed to fester for years.
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When people talk about what’s wrong with Louisiana, they’re usually not arguing about ideology. They’re frustrated because systems don’t work: cases drag on, agencies don’t answer the phone, backlogs grow, and nobody seems accountable.
David Cook's proposals come out of documented, recent Louisiana problems, not abstractions. They are manageable enough that a freshman House member can realistically move them—especially because David Cook is willing to do the homework and sit through the ugly details in committee. Coalitions are for big stuff; individual leadership can work on discrete problems. He is not claiming to single-handedly fix crime, education, or insurance. He's saying, “Here are the screws I can actually turn.”