When Pope Francis posed for a photo on Wednesday with Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards, it was a recognition of the commitment on the part of the Pope and of a coalition of state and private agencies in Louisiana to stop human trafficking.
Joining the Pope and governor for the photo-op were Colonel Mike Edmonson, state police superintendent, and state legislators; Fr Jeff Bayhi, pastor of St John the Baptist Catholic Church in Zachary; and Consolata Missionary Sister Eugenia Bonetti, who has been a leading figure in the work of women religious to assist victims of trafficking, especially women forced into prostitution.
