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Terrebonne launches program to reunite families entangled in legal system Terrebonne recently launched a program to help keep families together as they navigate the legal system.  The 32nd Judicial District gained approval March 3 to form a Family Preservation Court, one of only eight in the state, one of them in Lafourche.  One of the objectives of Family Preservation Court is to provide parents quicker access to treatment and the ability to remain in treatment longer, organizers said. Unlike traditional drug courts where the initial motivation is avoiding jail, the incentive in Family Preservation Court is maintaining child custody.   “It’s a program for families who have children that are either in foster care or are at risk of having their children be removed from the home,” Terrebonne Assistant District Attorney Ellen Doskey said. “The parents have substance abuse disorders. We’ve been working on this project for quite some time.” 

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