The number of Louisiana children in foster care is on the rise. Following a remarkable three-year decline in the number of Louisiana children in foster care from August 2018 to August 2021, the number of children in Louisiana’s foster care system has returned to numbers that were normal ten years ago.
Following a significant decline from Fall 2018 to Summer 2021, the number of children served in foster care each month has increased by about 500 per year since the mid-2021 low point. The most significant decline occurred in 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic. So, what was going right for Louisiana’s children at that time?
