STAR’s Statement on the Rape and Death of Madison Brooks

We are saddened to hear about the horrific events leading to the tragic death of Madison Brooks. We are also disturbed by those in our community who are placing blame almost entirely on businesses serving alcohol to minors rather than on the perpetrators who raped...

Announcing STAR’s New President & CEO – A Message from Micah Fincher, Board Chair

{Play} Dear Supporters, For the past ten years, Racheal Hebert has been STAR’s transformational leader. What began as the Baton Rouge Rape Crisis Center with a single office, 3 staff, and a meager budget, became STAR when Racheal founded it in 2012. And since then,...

STAR Legislative Scorecard 2022

Today Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR) released its 4th annual Legislative Scorecard highlighting the leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to improving laws and policies to better support and protect survivors of sexual trauma and end sexual violence...

STAR Candidate Questionnaire

STAR Announces Resignation of President & CEO, Launches Search for New Leadership

BATON ROUGE, La. (September 14, 2022) – Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response (STAR) – a nonprofit organization committed to serving survivors of sexual trauma and addressing sexual violence throughout Louisiana – announced today that founder Racheal Hebert will step...