Jeanerette hosts Gun Violence Awareness Walk and community festival

Jeanerette hosts Gun Violence Awareness Walk and community festival

JEANERETTE, La. (KLFY) -- In recognition of National Gun Violence Awareness Month, the city of Jeanerette hosted a walk and community festival. Families affected by gun violence walked 1.7 miles while chanting the words "stop gun violence." Ashly Drexler and Demetra Smith, members of the Forever Oshaun Foundation, organized the event as a way to help people cope with the grief of losing a loved one to gun violence. The foundation was created aft…