House Bill 624, sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Berault, would rebrand and expand the Louisiana Workforce Commission into ...

Without opposition, the House passed two bills aimed at streamlining services to people in need. Hoping to provide services ...

SUN Bucks, a Summer EBT program, provides a one-time benefit payment for children from eligible households. Here's how to ...

Louisiana lawmakers back major reforms to SNAP, TANF, and DCFS structure to streamline public assistance and improve service ...

The number of Louisiana youths who aged out of foster care in 2024 was the highest total in the past six years.

Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) hosted its annual Foster Family of the Year Gala Thursday night at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.

A state health department audit discovered she withheld personal information and underreported income on her applications for ...

A Louisiana bill that would ban the purchase of sodas using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits advanced in the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare Wednesday. Senate Bill 14, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (KPEL-FM) - A Louisiana man was arrested after he stole an East Baton Rouge Parish school bus and led police on a brief chase on Wednesday, May 7. Who Was Arrested For Stealing an ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A mother in Shreveport has been arrested after her child was found ... And ultimately, it’s what led to the response of bringing DCFS on board,” Bordelon said. Williams was ...

Clair counties. First launched in Winnebago and Lake counties in 2019, the program is a partnership between DCFS, domestic violence agencies and other community partners aimed at building the agency’s ...

In fact, most recipients qualify automatically, confirmed Sammy Guillory, Assistant Secretary for Family Support at DCFS. Still, it is important to know that 1,500 kids had to submit an application to ...