Every October St. Tammany Parish students join students across America in celebrating Red Ribbon Week. This week speakers are urging students to remain drug and alcohol free, special projects are ongoing and marches are being held.

Students are hearing the message. What we hope is they are listening.

Red Ribbon Week is an important tradition in the drug prevention community. It began as a grassroots tribute to a fallen DEA hero, Special Agent Enrique Camarena. The National Red Ribbon Campaign was sparked by the murder of Camarena by drug traffickers.

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