One Story, One Time: The Children’s Advocacy Center of Lafourche reduces trauma for abused children by allowing them to share their experiences once, while investigators work together behind the scene
On any given Monday morning, a child may approach their teacher, ready to disclose a violating experience that occurred over the weekend. Twenty years ago, that child may have told the same story seven painstaking times before prosecution could ensue. Today, in Lafourche Parish, they only have to tell it once.The Children's Advocacy Center of Lafourche has interviewed 3,904 children since its founding in 2005, and 70 children since the beginning of 2026. Based on trends from the past five years,...
