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March 30, 2009

Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans, a grassroots citizen activist group, will receive the Outstanding Leader in Citizen Participation award from the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana, an advocacy group focused on changing the state's juvenile justice system by sponsoring legislation for prison and court reform. The award recognizes the work of Citizen for 1's criminal justice reform committee, and its mission of bringing public attention to the critical needs of area youth.