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Relative to Human Trafficking,
Trafficking of Children for Sexual
Purposes, and Commercial Sexual
Exploitation ReportFebruary 2016
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 3
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF ACT 564 .................................................................................................... 4
ESTABLISHMENT OF DATA COLLECTION PROCESS ...................................................................................... 4
IDENTIFICATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROVIDERS ............................................................................. 5
ISSUES RELATED TO DATA GATHERING ....................................................................................................... 5
RESULTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................................................................................ 13
APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................................ 14
A. Data Collection Variables ................................................................................................................... 14
B. Instructions for Completing Human Trafficking Report Form ........................................................... 16
C. Online Resources................................................................................................................................ 19
D. Federal Laws Related to Human Trafficking ...................................................................................... 20
E. List of Human Trafficking Services Providers ..................................................................................... 24
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Act 564 of the 2014 Louisiana Legislature requires the development of an annual statistical report on humantrafficking in Louisiana. The report is to be submitted to the Legislature by the Department of Children and Family
Services (DCFS). DCFS developed a list of 56 Human Trafficking providers in Louisiana and contacted them to
report information on human trafficking victims that they served. An Excel spreadsheet was developed with
instructions and sent to each of the providers. A website was developed with the assistance of Louisiana State Police
for providers to securely enter their data, for those agencies wishing to use the website. A total of 13 agencies
provided data for this report. Providers reported a total of 357 confirmed and prospective victims. Of the victims
identified, 289 (81%) were sexual trafficking victims, 64 (18%) were labor trafficking victims, 3 victims were not
reported as to type, and 1 was a victim of both labor and sexual trafficking. Of the sexual trafficking victims, 104
(36%) were identified as juveniles. Juvenile victims of trafficking were most frequently associated with Caddo, East
Baton Rouge and Orleans parishes as the identified parishes for both trafficking and rescue. East Baton Rouge,
Caddo, Jefferson and Orleans parishes have the largest number of adult victims. Of the victims reported, 86% were
female, 11% male, 2% not reported and 1% Transgender. The most frequently provided services were Referral to
Community Resources, Health Care, Mental Health, Education, and Housing. The age range of Sexual Trafficking
victims was from 7-58. There were 5 sexual trafficking victims age 12 and under. Ages ranged from 31-65 for Labor
Trafficking victims.
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REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF ACT 564
Act 564 requires the development of an annual statistical report on human trafficking in Louisiana. The report is to besubmitted to the Legislature by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) by the first of February ofeach year with the following information:
1. Juveni le Safe House
Each safe house operating under a contract with the department to provide services to sexually exploitedchildren pursuant to the provisions of this Article (Article 725.2.B. Louisiana Children’s Code)
2. Each Private Entity That Provides Services To Victims Under the Human Trafficking Services Planfor: Juveniles ( RS:46:2161) Adul ts (RS:46:2161)
Each private entity that provides services to human trafficking victims, adult or juvenile victims, under aHuman Trafficking Victims Services Plan, shall submit to the department an annual report on theiroperations including information on:
• The services offered• Geographic areas served
• Number of children (or adults) served• Individual status updates on each child served
This information shall not include the name, address, or other identifying information of the child (or adults) served.
There were no state funds allocated to conduct this study.
ESTABLISHMENT OF DATA COLLECTION PROCESS
In July 2014 the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) began the development of the StatisticalReport on Human Trafficking by identifying agencies that were providing services to adult or juvenile humant ffi ki i ti DCFS i t t dA t 564 t d t f th i i i A t 564d fi
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Two categories of victims were created to address the different types of clients served by the providers. Onecategory is Confirmed Victims. These are victims who state they are victims, they are confirmed by law enforcement
as involved in human trafficking, or they have received services as a victim of human trafficking. The other categoryis Prospective Victim. These are individuals who are suspected or at risk of being trafficked who are located in anarea known to be involved with human trafficking, or have been referred to a helpline or service agency, but have notbeen confirmed as a human trafficking victim.
IDENTIFICATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING SERVICE PROVIDERS
In August 2014, DCFS organized a meeting with representatives of human trafficking organizations that serve the
Metropolitan New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas which included: Eden House, Baptist Friendship House, NewOrleans Dream Center, and Healing Place-Serve. The meeting resulted in the identification of human traffickingorganizations in Louisiana from which data on services would be requested. A second meeting was held in BatonRouge in 2014 with additional providers, including: Trafficking Hope, Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response (STARin Baton Rouge), Hearts of Hope Child Advocacy Center (Lafayette), and Unashamed Love. As a result of thismeeting the Louisiana network of Child Advocacy and Sexual Assault Centers were also identified as agencies fromwhich to request data on human trafficking.
DCFS contacted the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (Polaris Project) for information about its list ofLouisiana human trafficking service providers. The intent was to have as inclusive a list of providers as possible. Thelist was obtained and the additional organizations were added to the database of Louisiana Human Traffickingproviders. The Resource Center also agreed to assist DCFS Centralized Intake with calls involving human traffickingof adults.
In 2015 a meeting was held with the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (LCADV), which represents thedomestic violence shelters in Louisiana, and Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LAFASA), whichrepresents the sexual assault centers in Louisiana. Sexual assault centers were already part of the list of providers in
the CY 2014 submission of data. However, as a result of this meeting, the domestic violence shelters were added tothe list of providers to receive a request for data for the CY 2015 report.
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Because some sexual assault centers in Louisiana receive such funding, this provider interpreted Federal law asprohibiting the provision of client level data, even though the DCFS request was for de-identified data. The provider
opted to send a short summary of aggregate data on clients served. A second provider who expressed similarreservations about providing the requested data chose to not submit any data.
In the above mentioned meeting in 2015 with LCADV and LAFASA, the issue of conflict with Federal law was againcited as a problem for providing case level data. Consequently, DCFS initiated discussions with the Federal Office onTrafficking in Persons/ Health and Human Services about issues with data gathering and conflict with Federal law.The Federal Office on Trafficking in Persons had also experienced issues in other states with gathering similar data.
As a result of DCFS’ experience in attempting to gathering data from a variety of service providers, the Departmenthas been asked to participate on a national workgroup to work on data gathering in human trafficking.
RESULTS
Client level data was received from 13 agencies including DCFS. Providers submitted data for 357 Confirmed andProspective victims of human trafficking. Provider data included actual or estimated age of victims at the time ofprogram entry. Victims were grouped into three age categories: 17 and Under; 18 and Older; and Age Unknown. Act564 requested from providers a list of the Services provided and Parishes Served. Appendix E is a listing of the
providers, parishes served and the services provided.
Type of Trafficking by Age Categories
Of the number of persons reported as trafficking victims, 289 (81%) were sexual trafficking victims, 64 (18%) labortrafficking victims, and 1 was a victim of both labor and sexual trafficking. There were 3 additional trafficking victimsfor whom the type of trafficking was not reported. For sexual trafficking victims, 104 (36%) were identified as
juveniles. The age range of Sexual Trafficking victims was from 7-58. There were 5 sexual trafficking victims age 12
and under. Ages ranged from 31-65 for Labor Trafficking victims.
Type of Trafficking Age 18
and Older Age 17
and Under Age
Unknown Total %
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Status of Victims by Age Category
The status of individuals was identified as ‘Confirmed Victim of Trafficking’, ‘Prospective Victim of Trafficking’ andstatus Not Reported.
Victim Status18 andOlder
17 andUnder
AgeUnknown Totals %
Confirmed 152 71 2 225 63.03%
Prospective 67 31 2 100 28.01%
Not Reported 25 2 5 32 8.96%
Totals 244 104 9 357
% 68.35% 29.13% 2.52%
Confirmed trafficking victims comprised 63% of those reported while status was not reported for 9%. 29% werereported to be 17 and under; 68% were 18 and Older; age or estimated age was not reported for 3%.
Racial Composition of Victims
The racial composition for victims was 170 African American (48%), 81 White (23%), 61 Asian (17%), 5 Multiracial
(1%), 4 Other (1%) and 36 Unknown (10%).
Race Age 18 and
Older Age 17 and
Under Age
Unknown Totals %
African American 91 77 2 170 47.62%
White 56 24 1 81 22.69%
Asian 61 0 0 61 17.09%
Multiracial 4 1 0 5 1.40%
African 2 0 0 2 0.56%American Indian 1 0 0 1 0.28%
Middle Eastern 1 0 0 1 0.28%
Unknown 28 2 6 36 10 08%
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Gender of Victims
308 (86%) of the victims were identified as female, 41 (11%) were male, 4 (1%) were identified as transgender, and 4(1%) were not reported.
Gender Age 18 and
Older Age 17 and
Under Age
Unknown Total %
Female 210 93 5 308 86.27%
Male 31 10 0 41 11.48%
Transgender 3 1 0 4 1.12%
Unknown 0 0 4 4 1.12%
Total 244 104 9 357
Type of Trafficking by Gender
The distribution of trafficking victims across Type of Trafficking and Gender reveals that all minor victims are reportedto be sex trafficking victims, regardless of gender.
Type of Trafficking Age 18 and
Older Age 17 and
Under Age
Unknown Totals
FEMALES
Labor Trafficking 50 0 0 50
Sex Trafficking 159 93 4 256
Both Sex and Labor Trafficking 0 0 1 1
Not Reported 1 0 0 1
Total Females 210 93 5 308
MALES
LaborTrafficking 12 0 0 12
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Type of Trafficking by Race and Gender
Asians almost exclusively comprise the reported Labor Trafficking victims with Asian females making up 77% ofthese victims.
Program EntryReason RACE GENDER
Age 18and Older
Age 17and Under
AgeUnknown Totals
Labor Trafficking African Female 2 0 0 2
Labor Trafficking Asian Female 48 0 0 48
Labor Trafficking Asian Male 12 0 0 12
62 0 0 62
Sex Trafficking African American Female 76 73 1 150
Sex Trafficking African American Male 13 3 0 16
Sex Trafficking African American Transgender 2 1 0 3
91 77 1 169
Sex Trafficking White Female 49 18 1 68
Sex Trafficking White Male 6 6 0 12Sex Trafficking White Transgender 1 0 0 1
56 24 1 81
Sex Trafficking American Indian Female 1 0 0 1
Sex Trafficking Asian Female 1 0 0 1
Sex Trafficking Middle Eastern Female 1 0 0 1
Sex Trafficking Multiracial Female 4 1 0 5
7 1 0 8
Missing Data 28 2 7 37
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Parish18 and Older Age 17 and Under Age Unknown
Trafficked
Parish
Parish of
Origin
Trafficked
Parish
Parish of
Origin
Trafficked
Parish
Parish of
OriginDeSoto 0 0 6 5 0 0
East Baton Rouge 54 20 8 7 0 0
East Carroll 1 0 0 0 0 0
East Feliciana 1 0 0 0 0 0
Iberia 1 1 0 1 0 0
Jackson 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jefferson 10 10 5 3 0 0Jefferson Davis 0 0 0 1 0 0
Lafayette 1 2 3 4 0 0
Livingston 3 2 2 2 0 0
Morehouse 0 1 0 0 0 0
Natchitoches 0 0 0 1 0 0
Orleans 18 56 29 14 1 0
Ouachita 0 0 1 3 0 0
Plaquemine 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rapides 0 1 1 2 1 0
St. Bernard 1 3 0 0 0 0
St. Charles 0 1 0 1 0 0
St. Helena 2 1 0 0 0 0
St. John 0 2 0 0 0 0
St. Landry 0 0 1 0 0 0
St. Martinville 0 0 0 1 0 0
St. Tammany 0 0 1 0 1 1
Tangipahoa 0 1 5 4 0 0
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Services by Age Category
The most frequently provided services were Referral to Community Resources, Health Care, Mental Health care,Education, Job Training, assistance Applying for Benefits and Housing. Provision of food and clothing is the mostfrequently reported ‘Other’ service. In addition, consultation is the second most frequently reported ‘Other’ service.This is often a one-time contact with the victim.
Service Age 18
and Older Age 17
and Under Age
Unknown Total
% of TotalReportedVictims(N-357)
Health 158 45 2 205 57.42%Mental Health 120 66 1 187 52.38%
Housing 149 54 2 205 57.42%
Education 74 52 0 126 35.29%
Job Training 86 19 0 105 29.41%
Child Care 16 0 1 17 4.76%
Victims Compensation 58 20 0 78 21.85%
Legal Services 16 47 0 63 17.65%Referral 206 56 3 265 74.23%
Family Unification 47 29 0 76 21.29%
Apply for State/Federal Benefits 156 4 0 160 44.82%
Forensic Interview 1 39 0 40 11.20%
Other 101 1 1 103 28.85%
Other Specified:
Assistance enrolling in college 1 0 0 1 0.28%
Baby Supplies 1 0 0 1 0.28%
Consult (in-person phone mail) 40 1 1 42 1176%
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Length of Services
Estimates of the average length of time providers were able to serve victims were computed from program entry and
exit dates for victims who exited within CY 2015. There were 242 clients who exited by the end of the year. Both
entry and exit dates were provided for 228 of these clients.
Some victims were served for 1 day and were not included in the computation for average length of service. There
were 10 adults and 15 minors who were served for one day. For those served more than one day, adults had an
average length of service of 2.4 months (155 adults) and minors had an average length of service of 10.9 months (45
minors). The range of service time for minors was from less than 1 week to 58 months. The range of service time for
adults was less than a week to 15 months.
Service Time Age 18
and Older Age 17
and Under Age
Unknown Total
Entered and Exited Same Day 10 15 0 25
Received More than 1 Day of Service 155 45 3 203
Totals 165 60 3 228
Exit Reasons
Approximately 68% of those served in 2015 were reported as exiting the service program by the end of the year.Twenty-six percent (26%) of those who exited had completed the services offered by the agency.
Exit Reasons Age 18
and Older Age 17
and Under Age
Unknown Totals
Aged out (reached age 18) 0 6 0 6
Client moved out of service jurisdiction 1 2 1 5Client returned to trafficker 5 1 1 7
Completed Service 56 7 0 63
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Other
Specify Other If 'Other' is YES, then this text box requires a response
*List of Discharge Reasons:
Person had completed receipt of service delivery Person transferred/was referred to another service provider
Person has repatriated/moved out of the US Person did not return/could not be located after initial intake.
Client has moved out of service jurisdiction. Person no longer chooses to work with the organization.
Client has returned to trafficker(s).
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APPENDIX B: Instructions for Completing Human Trafficking Report Form
Agency ID # - Complete with an ID number of the agency’s choosing. (Optional item)
Agency Name – Select from the drop down list of agencies.
Client ID # - Generated by the system.
Victim Initials - Complete with the first initial of the victim's first name and the first initial of the victim's last name.
Victim DOB - Complete with the victim's date of birth. If unknown, skip and provide age or estimated age in next step.
Victim Age or Approximate Age - Complete with the victims actual or approximate age, in years. This field must becompleted if Victim DOB is left blank.
Gender - Select the radio button that corresponds to the victim's gender. The gender options are:
• Male - Select if the victim identifies as male and is not transgender/transsexual.• Female - Select if the victim identifies as female and is not transgender/transsexual.•
Transgender/Transsexual - Select if the victim identifies as transgender or transsexual.• Unknown - Select if the victim's gender is unknown.
Race - Select the radio button that corresponds with the victim's race. The race options are:
• White• African American• American Indian or Alaska Native• Asian• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander• Unable to Determine
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Program Entry Reason - Select the type of trafficking that occurred. The entry reasons are:
• Sex Trafficking• Labor Trafficking• Both Sex and Labor Trafficking
Program Discharge Date - Select the date the client was discharged from receiving services from the provider.
Discharge Reason - Select the reason the client was discharged from receiving services from the provider. Thedischarge reasons are:
• Person has completed receipt of service delivery• Person transferred/was referred to another service provider• Person did not return/could not be located after initial intake• Person no longer chooses to work with the organization• Person has repatriated/moved out of the US• Client has moved out of service jurisdiction• Client has returned to trafficker(s)• Aged out (Reach age 18) (applies to DCFS)
• Youth Placed with Family or Guardian• Terminated• Incarcerated• Voluntary
Victim Status - Select the radio button that corresponds with whether the client is/was an actual or potential victim oftrafficking.
Confirmed/Identifiedo Statement of victimo Arrest or involvement in arrest for Human Trafficking crimeo HumanTraffickingservicesareprovided to thevictim
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• Legal Services - Select if the victim was provided with legal services, such as consultation orrepresentation.
• Referral to Community Services - Select if the victim was referred to other service providers within thecommunity.
• Family Unification - Select if the victim was provided services that assisted them in connecting with orreturning to family members from whom they had been separated.
• Apply for Federal/State Benefits - Select if the victim was provided guidance or assistance in applying forfederal or state benefits (e.g. WIC, SNAP, etc.).
• Forensic Interview – Select if the victim was interview as part of law enforcement or child protectioninvestigation.
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APPENDIX C: Online Resources:
Department of Homeland Securityhttp://www.dhs.gov/topic/human-trafficking
Human Trafficking Searchhttp://www.humantraffickingsearch.net/index.html
National Human Trafficking Resource Centerhttp://www.traffickingresourcecenter.org/ 24-hour hotline 1.888.373.7888
National Institute of Justicehttp://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/human-trafficking/pages/welcome.aspx
Office of Refugee Resettlement(U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families)http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/programs/anti-trafficking
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)http://www.ovc.gov/welcome.html
Polarishttp://www.polarisproject.org/index.php
Shared Hope Internationalhttp://sharedhope.org/
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimehttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/index.html
U S DepartmentofJustice
http://www.dhs.gov/topic/human-traffickinghttp://www.dhs.gov/topic/human-traffickinghttp://www.humantraffickingsearch.net/index.htmlhttp://www.humantraffickingsearch.net/index.htmlhttp://www.traffickingresourcecenter.org/http://www.traffickingresourcecenter.org/http://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/human-trafficking/pages/welcome.aspxhttp://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/human-trafficking/pages/welcome.aspxhttp://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/programs/anti-traffickinghttp://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/programs/anti-traffickinghttp://www.ovc.gov/welcome.htmlhttp://www.ovc.gov/welcome.htmlhttp://www.polarisproject.org/index.phphttp://www.polarisproject.org/index.phphttp://sharedhope.org/http://sharedhope.org/http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/index.htmlhttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/index.htmlhttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/index.htmlhttp://sharedhope.org/http://www.polarisproject.org/index.phphttp://www.ovc.gov/welcome.htmlhttp://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/programs/anti-traffickinghttp://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/human-trafficking/pages/welcome.aspxhttp://www.traffickingresourcecenter.org/http://www.humantraffickingsearch.net/index.htmlhttp://www.dhs.gov/topic/human-trafficking
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APPENDIX D: Federal Laws Related to Human Traffick ing
Mann Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2421
The White Slave Traffic Act, better known as the Mann Act, was enacted in 1910 as a prohibition against whiteslavery and the interstate transportation of women for “immoral purposes.” Since then, the Act’s definition oftransportation has been modified and more protections for minors have been added.
While not enacted specifically to deal with human trafficking, the Act makes it a felony to knowingly transport anyperson in interstate or foreign commerce for prostitution, or for any sexual activity for which a person can be chargedwith a criminal offense. A person also violates the Act if he persuades, induces, entices, or coerces an individual totravel across state lines to engage in prostitution or other immoral purposes, or attempts to do so. This law isfrequently used as an effective tool to prosecute sex traffickers.
Penalties for knowingly persuading or coercing someone to cross state lines for the purpose of engaging inprostitution include a fine or up to 20 years in prison. However, if it is a minor who is being enticed to engage inprostitution, the penalty is ten years to life.
Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Famil ies Act of 2014 (PL 113-183)
Protecting Children and Youth at Risk of Sex Trafficking: The new legislation addresses the identification andprotection of children and youth at risk of sex trafficking.
States must develop policies and procedures to identify, document, screen and determine appropriate servicesfor children under the child welfare agency’s care and supervision, who are victims of, or at risk of, sextrafficking. States, at their option, may develop these policies and procedures for all young adults under 26regardless of foster care involvement. Effective within one year of enactment.
State child welfare agencies must immediately report children in their care identified as sex trafficking victims tolaw enforcement. Effective within two years of enactment.
State child welfare agencies must report the numbers of children in their care identified as sex trafficking victims
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vulnerable children and youth and to make recommendations for administrative and legislative changes. Effectivewithin two years of enactment.
Traffick ing Vict ims Prevention Act (TVPA) 2000
The TVPA, enacted October 28, 2000, was the first comprehensive federal law to address trafficking. This Actincorporated a two-tiered definition of trafficking which included severe forms of trafficking in persons and sextrafficking. The law provided a three pronged approach for combating trafficking: prevention through publicawareness programs overseas and a State Department run monitoring/sanctions program; protection for victimsthrough visa opportunities and services for foreign national victims; and prosecution through new federal crimes.
Provisions in the Act included:
• $95 million, over the course of two years, for the enforcement of anti-trafficking provisions as newassistance programs.
• The requirement of annual reports on trafficking as part of the State Department Country reports on HumanRights.
• The creation of an Inter-agency Task Force to monitor and combat trafficking, which would facilitate andevaluate progress in trafficking prevention, victims assistance, and the prosecution of traffickers.
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The authorization of grants for shelters and rehabilitation programs.• Relief from deportation for victims who face retribution or other hardship if removed from the U.S. through
the creation of the T Visa and the temporary legal status of “continued presence.”• The creation of new crimes of forced labor (18 U.S.C. § 1589); trafficking with respect to peonage slavery,
involuntary servitude, or forced labor (18 U.S.C § 1590); sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion or sextrafficking of children(18 U.S.C § 1591); and unlawful conduct with documents in furtherance of trafficking(18 U.S.C. § 1592).
• Severe punishments, including up to life imprisonment, and the possibility of severe economic sanctions forpeople convicted of operating trafficking enterprises within the U.S.
Traffick ing Vict ims Prevention Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) 2003
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• Additional provisions are made to provide assistance for domestic trafficking victims and vulnerableunaccompanied foreign national children.
• The number of family members eligible for immigration assistance is broadened.• Witnesses are allowed to come back to the U.S. to participate in investigates• The time period covered by T and U Visas is extended in certain cases• Waiver of the “good moral character” requirement if the relevant acts were incident to the trafficking is
allowed
Relative to Human Trafficking, Trafficking of Children for
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Sexual Purposes and Commercial Sexual Exploitation February 2016
Pursuant to Act 564 of the 2014 Regular Session
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AGENCY TYPE
Baptist Friendship House NGO ALL PARISHES Food Job Readiness
813 Elysian Fields Ave. Clothing Like Skills
New Orleans, LA 70117 Shelter Referrals504.949.4469 Counseling Transportation
http://www.baptistfriendshiphouse.org/ Case Management
Baton Rouge Child Advocacy Center CAC East Baton Rouge Forensic Interviews
626 East Boulevard Iberville Advocacy
Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Point Coupee Resources
225.343.1984 West Baton Rouge Trauma Focused Therapy
http://www.batonrougecac.org
Capital Area Family Violence Intervention Center DBA: IRIS DVP East Baton Rouge East Feliciana Legal Services 24-hour Crisis Line
P.O. Box 52809 West Baton Rouge West Feliciana Court Advocacy Support GroupsBaton Rouge, LA Point Coupee Shelter Services Relocation Assistance
225.389.3001 Iberville Case Management Information and Referral
http://www.stopdv.org Ascension Community Education
Catholic Charities - Baton Rouge NGO Ascension Point Coupee Legal Services
P.O. Box 1668 Assumption St. Helena Social Services
Baton Rouge, LA 70821 East Baton Rouge St. James Limited Cash Assistance
225.242.0338 East Feliciana Tangipahoa
http://ccdiobr.org/ Iberville West Baton Rouge
Catholic Charities - New Orleans NGO Washington Jefferson Housing1000 Howard Ave. Ste. 200 St. Tammany St. Bernard Health Services
New Orleans, LA 70113 St. John the Baptist Plaquemines Counseling
504.310.6914 St. Charles
http://www.ccano.org/ Orleans
SERVICE AREA SERVICES
Appendix E: Louisiana Providers of Services Related to Human Traff icking
Relative to Human Trafficking, Trafficking of Children for
http://www.baptistfriendshiphouse.org/http://www.batonrougecac.org/http://www.stopdv.org/http://ccdiobr.org/http://www.ccano.org/http://www.ccano.org/http://ccdiobr.org/http://www.stopdv.org/http://www.batonrougecac.org/http://www.baptistfriendshiphouse.org/
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Sexual Purposes and Commercial Sexual Exploitation February 2016
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AGENCY TYPE SERVICE AREA SERVICES
Chez Hope DVP St. Mary Emergency Shelter
P.O. Box 98 Assumption Housing
Franklin, LA 70538 Support/Education Groups
337.828.4200 Legal Advocacy
http://chezhope.org/
Child Advocacy Center of Lafourche CAC Assumption Forensic Interviews
P.O. Box 271 Lafourche
Thibodaux, LA 70301
985.446.4808
http://caclafourche.net/
Child Advocacy Services CAC Ascension St. Helena Advocacy
1504 West Church St CASA Assumption St. James Forensic Interviews
Hammond, LA 70401 East Feliciana St. John Prevention
985.902.9583 Livingston Tangipahoa Prevention Educationhttp://www.childadv.net/ St. Charles West Feliciana Training
Church United for Community Deveopment NGO
P.O. Box 837
Gonzales, LA 70707
225.644.3762
Covenant House New Orleans NGO All Parishes Food Counseling
611 North Rampart Street Clothing Legal Aid
New Orleans, LA 70118 Shelter Job Training
504.584.1102 Medical Care Head Starthttp://www.covenanthouse.org/homeless-charity/new-orleans Case Management Transportation
DART (Domestic Abuse Resistance Team) DVP Lincoln Grant Case Management Community Education
P.O. Box 1223 Bienville Winn Shelter
Ruston, LA 71273 Claiborne Supportive Counseling
338.513.9373 Jackson Legal Advocacy
http://www.dartla.com Union Child Advocacy
http://chezhope.org/http://caclafourche.net/http://www.childadv.net/http://www.covenanthouse.org/homeless-charity/new-orleanshttp://www.dartla.com/http://www.dartla.com/http://www.covenanthouse.org/homeless-charity/new-orleanshttp://www.childadv.net/http://caclafourche.net/http://chezhope.org/
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Jeff Davis CADA DVP Jefferson Davis Shelter Community Education
P.O. Box 826 Counseling
Jennings, LA 70546 Support Groups
337.616.8418 Legal Advocacy
http://jeffdaviscada.com/ Sexual Assault Services
Jewish Family Services NGO Jefferson Case Management
3330 W. Esplanade Ave, Ste 600 Orleans Financial Assistance
Metairie, LA 70002 St. Tammany Transportation Assistance
504.831.8475 Psychological Support
http://www.jfsneworleans.org/
June N. Jenkins Women's Shelter DVP Emergency Housing
P.O. Box 815 Counseling Services
DeRidder, LA 70634 Support Groups
337.462.1452
Louisiana Baptist Children's Home NGO All Parishes Trauma Focused Foster Care
P.O. Box 4196/7200 DeSiard St. Education for At-Risk Youth
Monroe, LA 71211
318.343.2244
www.lbch.org
Louisiana Justice Institute - Worker's Rights Program NGO Not Reported Legal Advocacy
1631 Elysian Fields Avenue Community Organizing
New Orleans, LA 70117
504.872.9134
Metropolitan Center for Women and Children NGO Jefferson St. Charles Individual Advocacy Legal Advocacy
P.O. Box 10775 New Orleans St. James Information & Referral Sheltering
3929 Jefferson Highway Paquemines St. John Group Support Safety Planning
Jefferson, LA 70181 St. Bernard St. Tammany Medical Advocacy Caregiver Support
504.837.5400
http://mcwcgno.org/
http://www.louisianajusticeinstitute.org/programs/workers+rights
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Migration and Refugee Services - Lafayette NGO Acadia St. Landry
Diocese of Lafayette Louisiana Evangeline St. Mary
1408 Carmel Drive Iberia St. Martin
Lafayette, LA 70501 Lafayette Vermilion
337.261.5652
http://diolaf.org/index.cfm?load=page&page=174
New Orleans CAC, Children's Hospital CAC Orleans Forensic Interviews Education
1101 Calhoun Street Referrals Prevention
New Orleans, LA 70118 Mental Health
504.894.5484 Health Care
http://nocac.net/
New Orleans Dream Center NGO All Parishes Training Motel Outreach
P.O. Box 56506 Education Community Outreach
New Orleans, LA 70156 Consulatation
504.621.5544 Rescuehttp://neworleansdreamcenter.org Street Outreach
New Orleans Family Justice Alliance SARC Orleans Counseling Continuing Education
P.O. Box 50159 Legal Assistance Employment Assistance
701 Loyola Ave. Ste. 2 Emergency Housing
New Orleans, LA 70150 Transitional Housing
504.592.4005
http://www.nofjc.org/
New Orleans Human Trafficking Workgroup NGO Greater New Orleans Area Research
6363 St . Charles Avenue Campus Box 50 Community EducationNew Orleans, LA 70118 Training
504.865.2295 Legislative Advocacy
http://www.nolahumantrafficking.org/#!
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North Baton Rouge Women's Help Center (Family Values Resource
Institute, Inc.) NGO Preganacy Testing Prenatal Classes
P.O. Box 74403, Baton Rouge, LA 70874 Pregnancy Verification Parenting Classes
7515 Scenic Highway Medicaid Applications
Baton Rouge, LA 70807 GED Classes
225.359.9001http://thewomenshelpcenter.org/
Oasis (Calcasieu Women's Shelter) DVP Allen Cameron Shelter Support Groups
P.O. Box 276 SARC Beauregard Jefferson Davisq Medical Advocacy Counseling
Lake Charles, LA 70602 Calcasieu Legal Advocacy
337.436.4552
http://cwshelter.org/
Pine Hills Children's Advocacy/Sexual Assault Center CAC Bienville Lincoln Forensic Inteviews Courtroom Advocacy
100 West Texas, 2nd Floor SARC Claiborne Union Counseling Education
Ruston, LA 70270 Jackson Hospital Advocacy318.255.7273
http://da.lincolnparish.org/DA/pages/pine_hills.html
Plaquemines Community Care Center CAC Plaquemines Counseling CASA
115 Keating Drive Therapy
Belle Chasse, LA 70037 Support Groups
504.393.5750
http://www.pcccf.org/
Project Celebration & S.A. Crisis Center - Shreveport SARC Bossier Crisis Intervention Legal Advocacy
2900 Hearne Ave. Caddo Hospital Advocacy CounselingShreveport, LA 71103 Webster
318.227.7900
http://www.projectcelebration.com/
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http://thewomenshelpcenter.org/http://cwshelter.org/http://da.lincolnparish.org/DA/pages/pine_hills.htmlhttp://www.pcccf.org/http://www.projectcelebration.com/http://www.projectcelebration.com/http://www.pcccf.org/http://da.lincolnparish.org/DA/pages/pine_hills.htmlhttp://cwshelter.org/http://thewomenshelpcenter.org/
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Project Celebration - Many SARC DeSoto Crisis Intervention Legal Advocacy
580 W. Main St. Natchitoches Hospital Advocacy Counseling
Many, LA 71449 Red River
318.256.6242 Sabine
http://www.projectcelebration.com/
Providence House (Safe House) DVP Shreveport Education Transitional Housing
814 Cotton St. Transportation
Shreveport, LA 71101 Career Counseling
318.221.7887 Counseling
http://theprovidencehouse.com Support Groups
Purchased: Not for Sale NGO Bossier Medical Appointments Trauma-Specific Foster Homes
4110 Youree Dr. Caddo Mental Health Support Art Therapy
Shreveport, LA 71105 Counseling Equine Therapy
318.200.0517Mentoring Trafficking Educationhttp://thehubministry.com/purchased/ Sexual Health Education
Rapides Children's Advocacy Center, Inc. CAC Avoyelle Rapides Forensic Interviews
P.O. Box 228 Catahoula Vernon Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavio Therapy
1506 Albert St Alexandria LA Concordia Winn
Alexandria, LA 71301 Grant
318.448.4006 La Salle
http://www.rapidescac.org/
Safe Harbor DVP St. Tammany Crisis Intervention
P.O. Box 1179 Safety PlanningMandeville, LA 70470 Emergency Shelter
985.626.5710 Advocacy
http://safeharbornorthshore.org/ Supportive Services
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Safety Net for Abused Persons (SNAP) DVP St. Martin Shelter
P.O. Box 10207 Iberia Support Groups
New Iberia, LA 70562 Legal Counseling
337.367.7627 Community Education
http://snapofiberia.org
Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response (STAR) SARC Ascension Pointe Coupee Crisis Line Safety Planning
8281 Goodwood Blvd., Suite I-2 East Baton Rouge West Baton Rouge Legal Advocacy Community Education
Baton Rouge, LA 70806 East Feliciana West Feliciana Case Management Survivor Meetings
225.615.7093 Iberville Hospital Advocacy Individual Counseling
http://www.brstar.org/ Civil Legal Representation Support Groups
Southeast Spouse Abuse Program DVP Tangipahoa Domestic Violence Intervention
P.O. Box 1946 Livingston Domestic Violence Prevention
Hammond, LA 70404 Washington Crisis Intervention
985.542.8384 St. Helena
St. Bernard Battered Womens' Program, Inc. NGO St. Bernard Shelter Referrals
P.O. Box 7 Plaquemines Food Case Management
Arabi, LA 70032 Clothing
504.277.3177 Advocacy
http://stbernardbwp.com/
St. Charles Madere CAC CAC St. Charles Forensic Interviews
P.O. Box 7
Hahnville, LA
985.783.6230
St. Landry-Evangeline Sexual Assault Foundation SARC St. Landry Rape Crisis Center
539 E. Prudhomme St. Evangeline Medical Advocacy
Opelousas, LA 70570 Avoyelles Education Advocacy
337.585.4673 Counseling Services
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St. Mary Community Action Agency (St. Mary CAA) NGO St. Mary Housing Assitance
1407 Barrow Street Vermillion Case Management
Franklin, LA 70538
337.828.5703
Terrebonne Parish CAC CAC Terrebonne Forensic Interviews
305 Verret St. Mental Health Counseling
Houma, LA 70360 Crime Victim Assistance
985.872.5437
http://tpda.org/
Trafficking HOPE NGO Public Education
17732 Highland Rd., Ste. G-175
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
225.819.0000
http://www.traffickinghope.com/
Tri-Parish Victim's Assistance & Rape Crisis Program SARC Livingston Hotline
P.O. Drawer 693 St. Helena Advocacy
111A Bay St. Tangipahoa Court Notification
Amite, LA 70422 Courtroom Support
985.748.7890 Counseling
Washington Parish Sexual Assault Center (ADAPT) SARC Washington Crisis Line Law Enforcement Advocates
216 Memphis St. Medical Advocates Violence Prevention
Bogalusa, LA 70427 Courtroom Advocates Training
985.735.0160 Counseling
The Wellspring Alliance for Families DVP Ouchita West Carroll Sexaula Assault Programs1103 Hudson Ln., Suite 1 NGO Morehouse Madison Domestic Violence Programs
Monroe, LA 71201 Franklin Caldwell
318.323.1505 Richland Catahoula (DV only)
http://wellspringalliance.org/ Tensaw LaSalle (DV only)
http://tpda.org/http://www.traffickinghope.com/http://wellspringalliance.org/http://wellspringalliance.org/http://www.traffickinghope.com/http://tpda.org/