Project LEAD Brings Real World Lessons to Belle Chasse Middle School 6th Graders

District Attorney Charles J Ballay speaking with Belle Chasse Middle School Class of 2025 as part of Project LEAD.
District Attorney Charles J Ballay speaking with Belle Chasse Middle School Class of 2025 as part of Project LEAD.

Sixth graders at Belle Chasse Middle School received a powerful and candid lesson in decision- making last week as local officials and community leaders visited the campus through Project LEAD, a program sponsored by the Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Office.

Project LEAD - which stands for Legal Enrichment And Decision-making - aims to help young students understand how everyday choices ca…