An open letter to Louisiana’s 2015 Gubernatorial Candidates: On July 21, 2015, The Shreveport Times and Alexandria’s Town Talk both carried articles titled, “Louisiana is at the bottom of another list“. Those titles are not quite right. They should read, “Louisiana’s children are at the bottom of another list“. It is difficult to believe that for more than a quarter…
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July 31, 2014 Ruston, LA – Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services announces the release of a second Advocacy Paper, “Child Well-Being: Louisiana Among Worst in the Nation for 25 Years”. The growing series of advocacy papers is designed to draw the attention of Louisiana’s 2015 gubernatorial candidates to significant issues related to the needs of Louisiana’s children and…
Yesterday, Monday, June 2, was the last day of Louisiana’s 2014 Legislative Session. With legislative politics set aside for another year, Louisiana’s 2015 gubernatorial race now begins in earnest. Today, June 3, Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services releases the first in a series of child advocacy papers designed to draw the attention of Louisiana’s gubernatorial candidates toward significant…