Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) announced it is hiring more ...
Head of DCFS proposes budget while one lawmaker pushes to abolish the agency ...
An analysis of the state’s child welfare staffing needs found Louisiana is short by at least 129 workers, though a member of Gov. Jeff Landry’s cabinet says the number doesn’t take into account ...
Child welfare staff in Louisiana dropped 6.9% since 2022 Shreveport lost 15.4% of positions, highest in the state Average monthly cases rose to 15.9 per worker in 2025 Staffing standards haven’t been ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) announced it is hiring more than 50 Child Protective Services (CPS) investigators to work a new shift ...