Category: News

Post June 16, 2010

DSS Secretary Requests Details of Changes to BP Claims Process President Obama Announced in Last Night’s Address to the Nation

In a letter to the National Incident Command, Department of Children & Family Services Secretary Kristy Nichols requested details on changes to the BP claims process…

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Post June 16, 2010

State Announces Community Outreach and Technical Assistance Plan for BP Claims

The State of Louisiana announced today a community outreach and technical assistance plan to ensure the effectiveness, transparency and efficiency in the British Petroleum (BP) claims…

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Post June 15, 2010

State Continues to Request Access to BP’s Claims Database

Claims data provided to state by BP continues to contain errors, inconsistencies Four days after BP promised to provide needed claims information to the state in…

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Post June 4, 2010

State of Louisiana Makes Repeated Requests to BP with No Action from BP

The Louisiana Department of Social Services (DSS) and Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), along with the Louisiana Attorney General’s office, are requesting that BP allow the state…

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Post May 29, 2010

State Agencies Request $300 Million from BP to Mitigate Short, Long-term Impacts of Oil Spill on Communities and Businesses

Multiple Louisiana state agencies have submitted a letter requesting that British Petroleum create a fund with an initial $300 million to provide critical resources to mitigate…

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Post May 28, 2010

Residents Encouraged to Pre-Apply for Disaster Food Stamps to Prepare for Hurricane Season and Other Disasters

With the 2010 Hurricane Season just days away, Louisiana Department of Social Services Secretary Kristy Nichols encouraged residents to pre-apply online for Disaster Food Stamps in…

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Post May 18, 2010

BP responds to DSS, Second Harvest, Catholic Charities request for aid

BP donates $1 million for food aid, direct assistance for families impacted by oil spill Responding to a request issued by the Louisiana Department of Children…

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Post May 12, 2010

DSS Implements Emergency Rules to Assist Louisiana’s Coastal Families Affected by Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Rule will exclude business accounts, payments from BP as countable income In an effort to aid fishermen and shrimpers affected by the oil spill, the Louisiana…

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Post May 11, 2010

DSS Announces Temporary Registration Sites for Regular SNAP in Six Coastal Parishes

The Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services (DSS) is operating temporary registration sites for the regular Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food…

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Post May 7, 2010

Department of Children & Family Services Requests Immediate Food Commodity Assistance for Impacted Families from USDA

The Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services (DSS) today submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requesting immediate food commodity assistance for…

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Post May 7, 2010

Newborn safely relinquished through Safe Haven law

The Department of Children & Family Services (DSS) announced today that a female newborn was successfully and safely relinquished through Louisiana’s Safe Haven law last month…

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Post May 6, 2010

DSS and Second Harvest Request $250,000 for Immediate Food Assistance for Impacted Families, BP Partially Funds

In response to a letter sent Wednesday from the Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services and Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and…

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