Officers from the Covington Police Department along with Deputies from the St Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office attended the “A Stand Against Violence” event last weekend at Rev. Peter Akins Park. The event was organized by Ashley Marissa and Peter Lewis as a community effort in violence prevention.
Participants included community leaders, citizens, deputies from St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Department, officers from Covington Police Department, Covington City Council members, Pastor Mallery Callahan, Pastor Nathan Young, local musician Hubert Cyprian and DJ Maxine Lewis.