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Native of New Orleans, Louisiana; relocated to Ojai, California - January, 2012 Founder of Discover Films Video in 1990, and producer of 40+ health education videos addressing alcohol, drug, tobacco, marijuana, sexual assault and dating violence prevention for grades 6-12 that are in distribution throughout the United States and Canada. Documentary films: Rape by Any Name (1990) Highway to Healing: Re-thinking Addiction in Louisiana (2010); Member of the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee - 2008 - 2011; Freelance writer and contributor to The Times Picayune - New Orleans - 1985-1990; B.S. in Elementary Education, Loyola University- New Orleans- 1976 ; Proud mother of Lauren Lastrapes (1979)  and Mark Lastrapes (1981)

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