Updates
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- 2024-11-15: Read Open Letter Regarding Senate Bill 2 (PDF available here: An Open Letter to the Louisiana Legislature Regarding Senate Bill 2
- 2024-10-09: Read LUMCFS 2023 Annual Report As donors, volunteers, participants, and stakeholders in our great work, you will be pleased to know that 2023 was a record-setting year for LUMCFS. As you read this annual report, please feel our heartfelt gratitude for your support and encouragement, which makes our work possible.
- 2024-05-21: Read Louisiana Lacks Standards to Protect Children Held in Converted Shipping Containers: An Advocacy Paper on Behalf of Louisiana’s Children. LUMCFS is against the use of converted shipping containers for the detention and incarceration of children. If Louisiana permits their use, the state must promulgate Minimum Licensing Standards to ensure the safety and well-being of children.
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- 2023-06-07: Child Advocacy works! On June 7, 2023, Louisiana’s Legislature passed SB137, the bill which will create the Louisiana Office of Children’s Ombudsman. Among the last states to have a Children’s Ombudsman, Louisiana can take advantage of the decades of experience other states’ Ombuds have in ensuring children receive quality services.
- 2022-10-22: Follow our new website for Louisiana’s child advocates, LouisianaChildAdvocacy.com, as it develops.