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Lila's Patrol Pals donates boxes of stuffed animals to Lafayette Police Department

Nine-year-old Lila Neal's nonprofit organization Lila's Patrol Pals donated boxes of stuffed animals to the Lafayette Police Department. The nonprofit, which Lila founded, has distributed comfort items to over 50 law enforcement agencies across Louisiana to help children during traumatic emergencies.

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