Afterschool Partnership was pleased to co-host with U.S. Attorney Jim Letten and the Urban League-New Orleans a roundtable discussion for the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Local criminal justice stakeholders met with White House Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske to talk about effective ways to combat drug and crime related issues in our communities, and especially among our youth.
Some of the participants included: New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley, Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand and Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick, as well as criminal and juvenile judges and representatives from non-profit agencies who work with youth and those battling substance abuse.
This was one of eight roundtables around the country, with Director Kerlikowske, aimed at developing a National Drug Control Strategy under the Obama Administration.
