COVINGTON, La. (WVUE) - North shore law enforcement leaders came together Tuesday (Aug. 19) to announce an initiative to crack down on child sexual predators, a problem they say has been growing with the help of social media apps.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said sex crimes against children has grown by 1,200 percent in Louisiana, and is increasing in St Tammany Parish.

Across the state, the attorney general’s office received around 18,000 child predator tips last year.

“Strangers are communicating with our children inside their own bedrooms and their own homes,” Murrill said. “I’m calling on everyone to contribute to solutions to this problem.”

In their show of unity, sheriffs and police chiefs from 15 agencies across the north shore gathered at the Hope House child advocac

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