BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) announced it is hiring more than 50 Child Protective Services (CPS) investigators to work a new shift ...
Louisiana senator proposes bill abolishing Department of Children and Family Services ...
ILLINOIS, USA — Two days before police found Mackenzi Felmlee gasping for breath at the bottom of the stairs, her caseworker noted the foster mother told her the girl was “struggling.” On May 11, 2024 ...
An analysis of the state’s child welfare staffing needs found Louisiana is short by at least 129 workers, though a member of Gov. Jeff Landry’s cabinet says the number doesn’t take into account ...
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Child welfare staff in Louisiana dropped 6.9% since 2022 Shreveport lost 15.4% of positions, highest in the state Average monthly cases rose to 15.9 per worker in 2025 Staffing standards haven’t been ...