NEWS AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. TODAY, THE EMBATTLED DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IN THE HOT SEAT AT THE STATE CAPITOL. THIS COMES ONE WEEK AFTER OUR INVESTIGATION. DCFS UNDER FIRE AIRED.

State officials recently prioritized reducing wait times for calls into Louisiana’s child abuse hotline, but achieving that resulted in hundreds of reports to its online portal going unhandled for ...

Louisiana’s child welfare system unnecessarily separated siblings in foster care, left children to stay in psychiatric hospitals after they were discharged, and frequently communicated poorly with ...

New DCFS report shows at least 7 complaints before 8-year-old Markell Pierce’s death Prosecutors say the Round Lake Beach boy died from long-term abuse and malnourishment. Mother and boyfriend charged ...

Nearly 1 in 5 people who called to report child abuse last year hung up while waiting for someone to pick up, while the average wait time for someone to answer a call on the hotline was about 7 ...