AUGUST
- August 31, 2008 – DSS Announces Updated Shelter Information
- August 30, 2008 – Department of Children & Family Services Issues Early Food Stamp Benefits
- August 30, 2008 – DSS Urges Evacuees to Use 211 and Toll-Free Number to Find Shelters
- August 29, 2008 – DSS Announces New Orleans Evacuation has Begun
- August 29, 2008 – DSS Announces Shelters to Prepare for Evacuees Today
- August 29, 2008 – Shelter Information Points Offer Emergency Sheltering Options
- August 29, 2008 – DSS Provides Primer on Emergency Support Function 6: Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing and Human Services
- August 29, 2008 – DSS Announces Shelters Gearing Up To Open
- August 29, 2008 – DHH Announces Telephone Lines Activated for Medical Special Needs Shelters
- August 25, 2008 – Department of Children & Family Services Receives Award for Technology
- August 22, 2008 – DSS Announces Residential Review Commission Recommendations
- August 21, 2008 – Blind Vendor Opens Café in State Building.
- August 14, 2008 – LRS Program Offers Self-Employment as an Option
- August 7, 2008 – School Board Approves Sabine Parish To Host State’s First Neighborhood Place
JULY
- July 31, 2008 – DSS Helps Working Families Claim More Than $8 Million In EITC Tax Benefits
- July 28, 2008 – National Organization Recognizes Louisiana Child Welfare Worker
- July 24, 2008 – Landmark Disability Legislation Celebrates Anniversary
- July 22, 2008 – Department of Children & Family Services Offices Temporarily Closed
- July 14, 2008 – Alison Neustrom, Ph.D., Named Assistant Secretary of Office of Family Support
- July 2, 2008 – Lake Charles Foster Family Makes Lifelong Commitment
JUNE
- June 27, 2008 – Office of Family Support’s Top Executive Accepts Harvard Offer
- June 27, 2008 – Jindal Proclaims Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
- June 18, 2008 – DSS Receives National Recognition
- June 11, 2008 – Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund Celebrates Silver Birthday
- June 3, 2008 – St. Bernard Office of Family Support Reopens
MAY
- May 30, 2008 – DSS Announces 2008 Total Sheltering Capacity Of 93,545
- May 30, 2008 – DSS Offers First Look At Hurricane Evacuee-Tracking System
- May 30, 2008 – State Provides Emergency-Response Assistance To Deaf-Blind Citizens
- May 23, 2008 – OCS OFFERS TIPS FOR MISSING CHILDREN
- May 21, 2008 – State Agency Honors Louisiana’s Veterans
- May 21, 2008 – Five OCS Employees Chosen for Leadership Institute
- May 16, 2008 – State Agencies Travel to see Model Program in Kentucky
- May 5, 2008 – Louisiana Youth Leadership Advisory Council Aids Foster Youth
APRIL
- April 30, 2008 – DSS Coordinates Interagency Message: Economic Stimulus Payment Still Available
- April 29, 2008 – Gov. Jindal Proclaims May As Foster Care Month
- April 24, 2008 – LRS initiative meets needs of deaf-blind citizens
- April 14, 2008 – Department of Children & Family Services Launches Automated Contracts System
- April 8, 2008 – Children’s Defense Fund, Louisiana, Recipient of “Idol Gives Back”
- April 4, 2008 – Four Women Sentenced In Separate Food Stamp Fraud Cases
- April 4, 2008 – Pinwheel Ceremony To Honor Child Abuse Prevention Month
- April 1, 2008 – Jindal Proclaims April as Child Abuse Prevention Month
MARCH
- March 20, 2008 – Resolution Commends Rehabilitation Counselors
- March 18, 2008 – Two Women Plead Guilty In Separate Food Stamp Fraud Cases
- March 14, 2008 – Secretary Williamson Announces New Appointments
FEBRUARY
- February 28, 2008 – Three People Sentenced in Separate Food Stamp Fraud Cases
- February 26, 2008 – Plain Dealing Woman Pleads Guilty in Food-Stamp Fraud Case
- February 4, 2008 – Plain Dealing woman sentenced in food-stamp fraud case
JANUARY