Political Attention and Political Support are not the same thing. We believe the chart below is evidence of the difference. Louisiana’s legislature gives steady attention to the Department of Children and Family Services (“DCFS”). Senators and Representatives, individually and in committees, have focused intently on DCFS because they desire the best for Louisiana’s children. Reports of children dying during the…
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Open Letter to Louisiana Legislature Regarding DCFS Funding Thank You Letter to Louisiana Legislature Regarding DCFS Funding Dear Honorable Senators and Representatives of Louisiana, This morning you will begin your fourth day of the 2017 First Extraordinary Session called by Governor John Bel Edwards. You are working diligently to address the necessary adjustments to appropriations. If I follow correctly, the…
I am beginning to feel hope for Louisiana’s children and I hope it is not false. Perhaps, as a state, we are beginning to look at the data and are becoming concerned. I say this because of an editorial I’ve just read in The Advocate, “Our Views: Louisiana is putting children behind other goals“. I say I am beginning to…