Open Letter to Governor and Legislature regarding Department of Children and Family Services
The following open letter to Louisiana’s Governor and Legislature relates the root cause of DCFS’s current condition to Louisiana’s long… Read More
Louisiana Foster Care Board Rate Inadequate for Decades
Louisiana’s Foster Care Board Rate Too Low for Decades April 19, 2021 – Louisiana – Fourteen years ago in 2007,… Read More
Louisiana Legislature Acts for Children
While the budget debates during the Louisiana Legislature’s first Special Session of 2017 kept child advocates on the edges of… Read More
Some Louisiana Children are “Dwellers”
On a 7-Year-Old Waiting 5 Days in an Emergency Room Louisiana’s children have been neglected far too long. In fact,… Read More
Open Letter to Louisiana Legislature Regarding DCFS Funding
Open Letter to Louisiana Legislature Regarding DCFS Funding Thank You Letter to Louisiana Legislature Regarding DCFS Funding Dear Honorable Senators… Read More
Our State Budget is a Moral Document
This morning I heard Mr. Jan Moller, Director of the Louisiana Budget Project, make a comment that instantly altered my… Read More
Message to Louisiana Legislature: Remember Children!
Louisiana’s legislative season has begun. Our State Senators and Representatives face a heavy burden: they must solve a $1.6 billion… Read More
Therapeutic Group Homes are the Hot Potato in Louisiana’s Child Welfare System
No one wishes to hold a hot potato. Imagine attending a crawfish boil with friends. One of you scoops a… Read More