MONROE, La. (KNOE) – January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and one local organization is working to educate people on how to recognize the signs and combat the nationwide issue.
According to the Governor’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention report, over 1,700 victims received services in 2023.
“It happens right in our backyard all the time. People just don’t know what they’re looking at,” said Lauren Laughlin, regional care coordinator for child and youth trafficking victims at the Children’s Advocacy Center…