Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Marketa Walters resigned on Thursday following multiple agency failures that may have contributed to the death of 1-year-old Jahrei Paul.
According to a report from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, Louisiana requires less evidence before placing someone's name on a state registry of alleged child abusers. Louisiana's Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) also fails to properly notify suspected perpetrators that their names are being added to the registry.
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) announced that the state is increasing cash benefit amounts available through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) for the first time in more than 20 years beginning January 2022.
Louisiana State Representative Tony Bacala, Republican representing Ascension Parish, has been in the crosshairs of Twitter recently, specifically of Jan Moller, Executive Director of the Louisiana Budget Project, and Louisiana Democrats. Moller recently tweeted that, A Louisiana legislator wants state government to confiscate child support payments from poor kids to help pay their Medicaid costs. […]
Although Zeta made landfall in October, DCFS didn't receive federal approval to provide DSNAP benefits to affected parishes until Jan 27, 2021.
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