The Louisiana Office of Children’s Ombudsman will open in January 2024! This is great news for Louisiana’s children! On June 7, 2023, the Louisiana Legislature passed Senate Bill 137, which creates the Louisiana Office of the State Child Ombudsman. Governor Edwards signed the bill into law as Act 325 on June 19. This new office will open in January 2024…
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The Louisiana Legislature is active on children’s bills, but Louisiana ranks poorly on child well-being. Would a Louisiana Office of Children’s Ombudsman help? Louisiana’s Legislature is one of the more active among the 16 southern states on bills related to child welfare. When ranked by the average number of bills it addresses related to child welfare matters, Louisiana’s Legislature is…
A Children’s Ombud is a state employee who acts as “an independent, impartial public official with authority and responsibility to receive, investigate or informally address complaints about government actions, and, when appropriate, make findings and recommendations, and publish reports.” An Office of Children’s Ombuds is an independent, impartial state government office with employees responsible for receiving complaints and grievances from…
Have you read the latest Louisiana Child Ombuds Report or seen the current report of the Louisiana Foster Care Ombudsman? No. No, you have not. Louisiana does not have a Children’s Ombudsman, and our state lacks a Foster Care Ombuds. Louisiana is in the very small minority of states that do not offer citizens a Children’s Ombudsman Office. Louisiana is…