BATON ROUGE (AP) — Some came in wheelchairs. Others arrived brandishing flyers and brochures. Still others brought only their personal pleas. But they had the same goal Thursday, asking for money in next year’s budget.

After a month of lengthy budget hearings with state agencies, the public took its turn before the House Appropriations Committee, to weigh in on Gov. Bobby Jindal’s $26.7 billion budget proposal for next year — and to defend programs on the chopping block.

People seeking more money for domestic violence programs, health care services, arts initiatives, state parks, food banks and an array of ideas packed the committee room, spilling into the hall as they awaited their turn to make a pitch.

‘‘I’m here to beg, plead, grovel or whatever I need to do,’’ said Paul Leese, administrator of a Morgan City substance abuse treatment center. He wanted to reverse proposed cuts in the Office for Addictive Disorders.

Lawmakers said they would try to find dollars for the various causes, but said giving money to one program means cutting another.