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St. Martin Parish marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month; local advocate details services and shelters
Summary
A presenter at the St. Martin Parish meeting outlined local domestic-violence services, shelter capacity and protective-order assistance, and cited 2024 service figures including 742 restraining order petitions and over 4,000 crisis calls answered.
At a St. Martin Parish government meeting, a representative from a local victim-services organization described services available to people experiencing domestic violence and urged residents to use the resources provided.
The presenter (identified in the transcript as S2) said, “We offer protective order assistance,” and explained advocates accompany survivors to court and help with petition paperwork. The speaker pointed meeting members to a packet that included a…
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