Domestic violence activist says holiday spike in domestic abuse is disturbing trend

BATON ROUGE - The holidays can lead to an increase in domestic disputes. Activists say the stress after Thanksgiving into Christmas may be a contributing factor to the disturbing trend. Butterfly Society Executive Director Twahna P. Harris says the non-profit organization dedicated to ending domestic violence receives about 15 calls per month on average. In December, the amount of calls increase to 20. "We've been doing this for 10 years and it is consistent that in t