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The Washington Parish Youth Leadership Team recently went to Washington, D.C., for a leadership forum to learn about combatting marijuana and alcohol. In D.C. they met Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy. Pictured are: (front row, from left) Fallon Turner and Kirsten Barber; and (back row, from left) Jonathan Pierce, Grace Ann Fornea, Cassidy, Abby Thomas, ADAPT Executive Director Charlette Fornea and Washington Parish Coalition on Human Services Drug-Free Communities Support Program Director Rhonda Gunnell.