(HAMMOND)---The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is offering a self-defense tactics and techniques course for women on Monday, March 2.

It will be held from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the TPSO, 15475 Club Deluxe Road in Hammond.

Entitled the Rape Aggression Defense System, the class comes in several sessions, including awareness and prevention, basic principles of self-defense, the decision to resist, self-empowerment, the defensive mindset, and others.

The cost is $25 per person.

To register or for more info, call Det. Stacy Newsom at 985.902.2078.

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