Grace Hebert Curtis Architects Archives

The building’s design intends to create a sense of justice while also being inviting to the community. Photo Credit: Grace Hebert Curtis Architects

New Louisiana Courthouse is a Bayou State Standout

September 9, 2021 Correctional News

What do you get when you mix two established design groups, a proven Southern construction firm, and the mutual goal of creating an ultra-secure, welcoming bastion of community justice?

When completed in 2023, the 80,500-square-foot facility will include a medical mental health unit for women and a mental health unit for men. Photo Credit: GHC Architects

Work Begins on Orleans Parish Mental Health Unit

May 7, 2020 Correctional News

As the Big Easy begins Phase III in the rebuilding of justice facilities destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, work will soon begin on the 89-bed Orleans Parish Medical Mental Health Unit.

A lobby rendering highlights the facility’s welcoming design and ample use of natural daylight. Photo Credit: Grace Hebert Curtis Architects

Progress Continues on New Louisiana Juvenile Justice Building

April 28, 2020 Correctional News

The in-progress Calcasieu Parish Office of Juvenile Justice Services (CPOJJS) building in Lake Charles, previously slowed by weather elements, is now on track for an early 2021 debut.