Baton Rouge church hosts crime prevention event to make a difference in the community

BATON ROUGE — St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church held its inaugural Crime Prevention event to make a difference in the Baton Rouge community.Senior Pastor Derrick Shavers said the church is focused on the youth in the city, and he wants to mentor them to break the cycle of ongoing juvenile crime. “If we don’t pour into them then we’ll have another lost generation. It’s my job not only as a pastor but as a Black man to pour into these yo