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New Iberia council agrees to local support, state funding routing for Teen Court program
Summary
Teen Court volunteers asked council for help expanding outreach to schools; council approved a city agreement to host funds and accepted a state appropriation to support the program while urging a marketing plan and annual outcome reporting.
The New Iberia City Council on Nov. 4 approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to negotiate an agreement with the Karen Paul Atkinson Lewis Foundation to allow Team Court services to operate in the city and accepted a state appropriation routed through the city to support Team Court operations.
Teen Court participants told the council that vaping and drug use are frequent referral reasons and that peer-to-peer outreach would be more effective than adult-led presentations. "We want to go into schools . . . and teach the kids not only about the problems," said Andrew Chambers, a Team Court…
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