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U.S. Sen. Kennedy (R-LA.) Demands More Details On BRAVE Program Spending

Statement

Date: Aug. 9, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Minors and Children Criminal Justice

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today asked East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome for further details on how federal tax dollars addressed violence among juveniles in Baton Rouge's most crime-ridden zip codes. His letter was in response to a report that the mayor-president released on the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination (BRAVE) program.

"Only 63 youths in Baton Rouge appear to have benefitted from $2 million in BRAVE expenditures between 2012 and 2016, according to media reports," said Sen. Kennedy. "We could have bought each kid a car with that much money. Where did the money go? How was each kid's life improved? These are serious questions that need to be addressed, especially considering that part of the money was spent on a public relations consultant and a cosmetology expert."


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