(AP) — Officials in a southwest Louisiana parish have announced a new task force to fight human trafficking.
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso said in a news release Thursday that the group's mission is to identify, investigate, and prosecute people responsible for human trafficking while providing quality social services to victims.
The sheriff says the government agencies and nonprofit organizations in the task force want to make sure people in the area know how to identify victims.
They also want victims know about all the help available.
