Hangout Nola looks to give youth an outlet as teen violence rises in New Orleans

An hour before camouflage night, Ray Bender jets frantically around the room to set up before a horde of tweens begin arriving for a Friday night hangout session with their friends. A Beyoncé song plays softly in the background as he and a staff member try to fix issues with the projector for karaoke later.

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