Louisiana Safe Haven Law Provides Alternative to Abandoning Newborns
St. Tammany Case this week could have been prevented with use of law BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Secretary Ruth…
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DCFS Announces $8 Million in Mid-Year Budget Reductions
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services today announced a reduction of $8 million in state general funds for FY 2012. “These…
Read MoreDCFS Continues to Add to Casino Intercept Winnings in Baton Rouge, Lafayette
Collections intercepted total more than $41,000 BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has intercepted casino winnings from 21 non-custodial parents…
Read MoreDCFS Seeks Injunction Against Evasive Unlicensed Child Care in Orleans Parish
Child care operating in small house where as many as 40 children slept on the Bare floor BATON ROUGE – After years of evading efforts to…
Read MoreDCFS Antifraud GIS System Draws Attention of Texas Inspector General
Texas Officials Visit Louisiana to View Fraud-Detection Mapping Technology in Action BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) today hosted Texas…
Read MoreDCFS Appeals Federal Decision Regarding Emergency Funds
Reduces FY 12 Budget by $7.1 million BATON ROUGE — The Department of Children and Family Services today announced it has appealed a decision by the…
Read MoreFalse Records, Inadequate Supervision Result in Loss of Baton Rouge Area Child Care License
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has revoked the child care license of Children of the Future, a child care…
Read MoreDCFS Awarded $1.3 Million for Increasing Adoptions for Third Year in a Row
Funds to enhance child welfare services and promote adoption BATON ROUGE – To cap off Adoption Awareness Month, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services…
Read MoreDCFS Kicks Off Adoption Awareness Month with Governor’s Mansion Celebration
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) celebrated the record 646 Louisiana Children who were adopted by 455 families over the…
Read MoreDCFS Reduces Supplemental TANF Budget After Congress Fails to Renew Grant
BATON ROUGE — As a result of the U.S. Congress not renewing the Supplemental Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant for Federal Fiscal Year…
Read MoreDCFS Investigations Lead to Arrests, Conviction for Assistance Fraud
Individuals failed to report household composition and income to collect more than $40,000 in ineligible benefits BATON ROUGE – A Louisiana Department of Children and Family…
Read MoreDCFS Revokes Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Shreveport Area Child Care Licenses
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has issued three child care license revocation notices to Tiny Tots Learning Center, L.L.C.…
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