"My job is to help the defendant understand his or her options," said Attorney Beverly Robinson-Downs at the "Women in Public Service" program, held at Southern University for Black History Month.

Downs is an Assistant Public Defender for the East Baton Rouge Parish. She is a graduate of the Southern University Laboratory School, Newcomb College, Tulane University and the Southern University Law Center. She is a Golden Life Member Of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and presently serves as Second Vice President of the Baton Rouge Delta chapter.   more >>