Louisiana lawmakers are considering dissolving the state's child welfare agency after scores of children died in 2025 and ...

State Sen. Regina Barrow (D-Baton Rouge) further explained her reasoning for bringing a bill to spark changes to the state Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

Head of DCFS proposes budget while one lawmaker pushes to abolish the agency ...

Lawmakers pressed DCFS after multiple child deaths and demanded a concrete plan as the agency rolls out hires and tech fixes.

Marley Perrilloux was 5 years old and weighed 19 pounds when he was found unresponsive in Gonzales in January. He was ...

State lawmakers grilled the top official at the Department of Children and Family Services over how the agency plans to prevent kids from dying due to abuse and neglect.

Louisiana officials hope to place more children in foster care, and the state agency that oversees the system wants to pay ...

A state senator is pushing legislation that would eliminate the Department of Children and Family Services and redistribute its programs across other state agencies.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Louisiana lawmaker proposes abolishing the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in a newly filed bill for the legislative session slated ...

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 ...

The death of Bryan Vasquez rocked the New Orleans community to its core. After WDSU Investigates first uncovered the horrific abuse of the nonverbal boy by his own mother, we exposed that Bryan was ...