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DCFS is Essential Child Well-being Infrastructure: It Must Be Strong

Louisiana understands infrastructure. Our land is traversed by pipelines, roads, train tracks, levees, and power lines. We see refineries, chemical plants, bridges, power stations, ports, tank farms, airports … you get the idea. Our infrastructure is everywhere. Sitting on our eroding soil, even our dirt is considered infrastructure. We understand that our state’s commercial infrastructure is a valuable asset. We…

Louisiana Improves Support for Foster Caregivers

We are not where we could be, but after 14 years without an increase in the daily board rate for foster care, Louisiana’s support of foster caregivers improved this week. Louisiana increases the foster care board rate for first time since 2007 For the first time in more than a decade, Louisiana’s foster caregivers will receive an increase in the…

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