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Nine foster children in Louisiana who have cycled through abusive homes and psychiatric hospitals are plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday against the state’s Department of Children and Family

Nine foster children in Louisiana who have cycled through abusive homes and psychiatric hospitals are plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday against the state’s Department of Children and Family

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services was listed in a class action lawsuit by organizations representing more than 4,000 children in Louisiana after being accused of having a "dysfunctional system that violates constitutional rights."

Families of 124,000 Louisiana children will miss out on more than $16 million in federal pandemic food assistance.

The ongoing problems at the Department of Children and Family Services should be familiar to people across our state. They have been well documented by this newspaper in the series

It’s been more than a year since alarming numbers of child abuse deaths in Louisiana prompted lawmakers to demand changes at the Department of Children and Family Services, including more

It’s been more than a year since alarming numbers of child abuse deaths in Louisiana prompted lawmakers to demand changes at the Department of Children and Family Services, including more

It’s hard to think of something more cold-hearted than turning down money to feed hungry kids home from school on summer break.

It’s hard to think of something more cold-hearted than turning down money to feed hungry kids home from school on summer break.

South Louisiana food pantries and advocates for nutritional programs are preparing for more people seeking assistance this summer after Gov. Jeff Landrys administration declined to accept millions of dollars in