Career Prosecutor: Newly Retired Prosecutor Dana Cummings On 33 Years In The Baton Rouge DA’s Office

In this episode Kiran Chawla sits down Dana Cummings, a retired lead prosecutor for the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office, to discuss her 33-year’s as a career prosecutor. They discuss her early days in the DA’s office, starting in the non-support division before moving into criminal cases, and the long path that led her through different offices and assignments.

Timestamps

05:13 Memorable Trials and DNA

16:27 Families, Verdicts, and Justice

30:10 Justice Over Money

33:29 Cases That Never Leave

37:30 Trauma Behind the Photos

46:49 Retirement and What’s Next

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