Human Trafficking Awareness Month sheds light on hidden crime in Louisiana communities

LOUISIANA, (KLFY) — Advocates across Louisiana are using the declaration of Human Trafficking Awareness Month to remind communities that trafficking doesn’t just happen somewhere else; it’s happening here.

From Baton Rouge to Lafayette, organizations working directly with youth say many victims never realize what’s happening until they’re already trapped.

At Metanoia Inc., a residential shelter in Baton Rouge that serves juvenile survivors of sex trafficking, founder Father M. Jeffrey Bayhi says the majority of the children they help are from Louisiana…

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