Lawmakers urge DCFS secretary to ask for more child welfare employees

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 804

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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State lawmakers continue to call for improvement and accountability from Louisiana’s child welfare agency on how it responds to reports of abuse and neglect — most notably in cases involving child deaths when officials were made aware of previous problems but failed to take action.

One legislator, Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, has submitted a bill to eliminate the Department of Children and Family Services and move its functions to the state health …

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