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Local advocate urges Lafourche Parish Council to create oversight for protective-order enforcement
Summary
A Lafourche resident described a case in which a custody reversal occurred while a protective order was active and urged the council to create a child-safety oversight task force, require verification of signed judgments before custody transfers, and convene quarterly interagency meetings.
Jill Petrie, founder of the Petri Promise Project, told the Lafourche Parish Council that protective orders in the parish are not consistently enforced and described her own experience caring for a child under multiple protective orders. She said a judge reversed custody on Jan. 3, 2025 while a protective order remained active and that a signed judgment was not produced until nearly four weeks later.
Petrie said the delay and the absence of a verified signed judgment allowed law enforcement to…
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