10 years for drug court

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, October 27, 2010

The 40th Judicial District Adult Drug Court of St. John the Baptist Parish will be celebrating its 10th anniversary tomorrow.

The celebration will take place at 2:30 p.m. at the courthouse in Edgard.

The purpose of the Drug Court is to help in the recovery of those addicted to drugs and alcohol while simultaneously reducing the number of such offenders clogging the court system as well as local drug-related activity.