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WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED.THIS IS LONG AWAI TODAY FOR US TO BE BREAKING GROUND ON OUR NEW JUVENILE SERVICES BUILDING, WHICH IS GONNA BE RIGHT HERE.
WHAT WE'RE BREAKING GROUND ON TODAY IS GONNA BE A NEW TWO STORY OFFICE BUILDING.
IT'S GONNA H HOUSE, OF COURSE, OUR OWN JEFFERSON PARISH, DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES, UH, ADMINISTRATION AND PROBATION LED BY MATT BILIO, AS WELL AS MEMBERS FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE JUVENILE DIVERSION PROGRAM, AND OUR JUVENILE COURTS FAMILIES IN NEEDS, UM, SERVICES PROGRAM.
SO THIS BUILDING THAT WE ARE BREAKING GROUND ON TODAY IS GONNA BE OVER 11,000 SQUARE FEET.
WHAT WE WILL HAVE HERE IS A COMPLEX FOR OUR AT-RISK YOUTH, WHO WE ARE TRYING TO GET BACK INTO SOCIETY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY AND BECOME BETTER, BETTER CITIZENS AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY.
AND WE'RE GONNA DO THAT WORK RIGHT HERE.
EVERYTHING THAT'S GONNA BE DONE IN THIS NEW BUILDING IS GONNA HELP ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY, AND ALSO EQUIP THESE YOUTH WITH THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE PROBATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.