Retired Jefferson Parish Judge Marion Edwards addressed the 13 graduates of the 24th Judicial District Court Intensive Probation Drug Court program Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Edwards is widely credited with bringing the program to Jefferson Parish, beginning when he was first assistant district attorney and then as a district court judge in 1997. About 160 people are going through the program currently, and most of them joined family and friends to pack the Jefferson Parish Council chambers in Gretna to observe the ceremony. (Paul Purpura, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune).
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