Governor John Edwards will be the keynote speaker at the American Prosecutors Association Major County Prosecutors’ Council being hosted by Baton Rouge. This is a national event that brings together the largest prosecution offices in the nation to share innovative ideas and advance the field of criminal prosecution. Hillar C. Moore, III, East Baton Rouge District Attorney will share his office’s leading practices in the areas of DNA Crime Lab analysis, Violent Crime Unit operation, Crime Strategies Unit implementation, Victim/Witness safety protocols, Natural Disaster response, Prosecution Case Management technology, and Law Enforcement Technology collaboration (with 365Labs).

Governor Edwards will be speaking at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Capitol Park Event Center, 702 N. River Road, Baton Rouge.

Confirmed APA attendees, weather allowing, include:

Hon. Aramis Ayala, Orlando, FL
Hon. Sherry Boston, Atlanta, GA
Jay Boyarsky, San Jose, CA
Hon. Darcel Clark, NY (Bronx), NY
Hon. Kimberly Gardner, St. Louis, MO
Hon. George Gascon, San Francisco, CA
Hon. Paul Howard, Atlanta, GA
Hon. Barbara LaWall, Tucson, AZ
Hon. Beth McCann, Denver, CO
Hon. Spencer Merriweather, Charlotte, NC
Hon. Bill Montgomery, Phoenix, AZ
Hon. Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore, MD
Hon. Melissa Nelson, Jacksonville, FL
Hon. Jean Peters Baker, Kansas City, MO
Hon. Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami, FL
Hon. Dan Satterberg, Seattle, WA
Nitin Savur, NY (Manhattan), NY
Hon. Kevin Steele, Norristown, PA
Hon. Raul Torrez, Albuquerque, NM
Hon. Rod Underhill, Portland, OR
Hon. Gregory Underwood, Norfolk, VA
Hon. Amy Weirich, Memphis, TN
Jose Arrojo, Miami, FL