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Louisiana Supreme Court reopens window for lawsuits over past childhood sexual abuse
NEW ORLEANS (WBRZ) — The Louisiana Supreme Court reopened the "lookback window" in child sexual abuse cases, saying victims can pursue...
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Jun 20, 20243 min read
SUN Bucks Goes Out to Phase 1 Recipients
DCFS: BATON ROUGE – The first phase of SUN Bucks benefits will be issued this week to approximately 300,000 children, ages 5-18, who...
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Jun 18, 20244 min read
Teacher stipends, early childhood funding restored in latest Louisiana budget proposal
JULIE O'DONOGHUE - Louisiana lawmakers have restored money for public school teacher pay stipends and early childhood education programs...
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Jun 4, 20244 min read
Report: Despite Bigger Paychecks, Louisiana Households Still Struggling
NEW ORLEANS – From the United Way of Southeast Louisiana: Though wages for the lowest-paid jobs have risen across the country at the...
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May 29, 20243 min read
States shift toward kin-first foster care
ROBBIE SEQUEIRA - When Victoria Gray and her husband took in their grandchild in 1993, there wasn’t a catchall term to explain the...
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May 21, 20247 min read
Louisiana Participating in SUN Bucks Summer EBT Program
BATON ROUGE (DCFS) - Louisiana will participate in the SUN Bucks program for school-aged children this summer, helping to provide more...
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May 16, 20242 min read
Louisiana sues Biden over Title IX rules that protect LGBTQ students from discrimination
By Greg Hillburn Louisiana is suing President Joe Biden to block new U.S. Department of Education rules issued that include protections...
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Apr 30, 20243 min read
Louisiana Senate unanimously approves resolution for Summer EBT funds request
By Andrés Fuentes KENNER, La. (WVUE) - Louisiana State Senators on Tuesday (April 30) voted unanimously on a resolution urging Governor...
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Apr 29, 20242 min read
Louisiana Foster Children Sue State System
By Rich Collins BATON ROUGE — On April 10, a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of more than 4,000 Louisiana foster children...
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Apr 25, 20242 min read
Louisiana might tap into state savings to build more juvenile correctional facilities
Louisiana legislative leaders are giving thought to withdrawing money from a state savings account to build and refurbish juvenile...
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Apr 6, 20243 min read
Louisiana State Supreme Court strikes down child sex abuse law
The Louisiana State Supreme Court has issued an opinion on a law impacting victims of child sex abuse. The court's opinion Friday, says...
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Apr 4, 20243 min read
Louisiana may fund private school for students rich and poor with education savings accounts
Greg Hilburn, Shreveport Times Louisiana could begin paying for any student, rich or poor, to attend private schools as momentum for...
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Apr 1, 20243 min read
House proposals will allow children with parents in prison better access to each other
Marlo Lacen, KTAL Two resolutions were moved through the House Criminal Justice Committee Thursday morning to improve relationships and...
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Mar 30, 20241 min read
Louisiana Policy Institute for Children Releases Results of Annual Child Care Parent Poll
NEW ORLEANS — From the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children: On Feb. 21, LPIC hosted a press conference releasing the results from the...
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Mar 1, 20244 min read
DCFS, Plaquemines Parish Government Unite to Help with SNAP Applications
Baton Rouge - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is pleased to announce it has partnered with the...
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Feb 28, 20243 min read
Gov. Landry explains why Louisiana will not participate in the Summer EBT Program
By Chris Rosato BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana says it will not be participating in the federal Summer EBT Program that would give...
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Feb 27, 20242 min read
Louisiana Senate Bill 3 would redefine ‘child’ in terms of juvenile offenders
By Donna Keeya and Curtis Heyen (KSLA) — An effort is underway in Baton Rouge to redefine what it means to be a child when it comes to...
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Feb 27, 20242 min read
Report: Louisiana ranks low for wellbeing of Black children
By Allison Bruhl BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A new report shows that Louisiana has the third-lowest score for the well-being of Black...
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Jan 30, 20242 min read
Jeff Landry's education council calls for changes to teacher pay, school ratings
By Patrick Wall Louisiana should pay effective teachers more. It should improve the tests students take and the state’s "confusing”...
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Jan 28, 20243 min read
Louisiana Legislature could undo 'Raise the Age' next month, Senate president says
By Meghan Friedmann During next month’s special session on crime, the Legislature will likely consider undoing a key criminal justice...
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Jan 17, 20242 min read
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