In the year 2022, nearly 1000 individuals were identified as engaging in the sale of sex within the state of Louisiana. This figure represents known victims, of which the actual number is likely higher, encompassing those who remain undisclosed.

Regardless of one's economic status, race, or gender, it is pertinent to acknowledge that individuals resembling any one of us have fallen prey to the abhorrent practice of being sold for sex, conceivably even in one's town.