![]() ![]() ![]() ‘All I ever known is hustling, no stability in school or work. She said she spent several weeks being forced to walk Bourbon Street, meet strange men and talk them into taking her to nearby hotels for sex. “One victim, a runaway who was trafficked as a 17-year-old, described her experience in federal court last year. The street started going downhill after Hurricane Katrina, he said.” “Palazzolo, the manager for several strip clubs in the French Quarter, said that he believes the pimp and prostitution problem on Bourbon Street is the worst he’s seen in the 20 years since he’s worked there. Slaves, modern day slaves under his control.’“ ‘What did he look for? He looked for vulnerable, beaten down, desperate, confused children to treat as chattel. Attorney Jordan Ginsberg told jurors, according to a transcript from the trial. He is a snake oil salesman,’ Assistant U.S. ![]() “‘What pimps like Lucci do, he sells a dream. “Three club owners or managers in the French Quarter said that Bourbon Street has contributed to a disturbing and dangerous atmosphere, and that it is a constant struggle to keep pimps looking to recruit dancers out of the clubs…with relatively little enforcement, the result is what you have now on Bourbon Street: a bull market for sex traffickers.” “The world of sex trafficking is one of physical beatings and sexual assaults,” writes Sheri Lochridge, Human Trafficking Case Manager, Covenant House. Please read the articles below, which focus on sex trafficking in New Orleans and on Bourbon St. We are thankful for recent media coverage by, WWL, and others on sex trafficking in New Orleans, and pray that it can help strengthen the support for victims and the consequences for traffickers. Many victims of trafficking and sexual labor are struggling with mental health issues, addictions, and severe trauma from violent experiences. Youth who come to us as sex trafficking victims need immediate safety and security. Over the past year, Covenant House has provided comprehensive services and care to 90 human trafficking victims – a number that has only continued to grow. ![]()
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