Press Releases

SNAP Recipients Must Apply for Replacement Benefits for Food Lost Due to Hurricane Barry

July 16, 2019

Recipients of SNAP benefits may be eligible for replacement benefits for food lost due to Hurricane Barry, if they report their loss to DCFS by Friday, July 26, 2019.

DCFS Offers Help to Get Non-Custodial Parents 'On the Road Again' with Child Support Payments

July 08, 2019

DCFS will celebrate Child Support Awareness Month in August with another opportunity for non-custodial parents who are behind on their child support payments to get their driver's licenses reinstated for a reduced amount.

DCFS Launches New Recruitment Campaign for Foster Parents for Teens

May 15, 2019

DCFS is launching a new recruitment campaign for foster parents for teens. The campaign, launching amid National Foster Care Month, is part of the Department's ongoing commitment to improve outcomes for youth in foster care by increasing permanency and connections before they transition to adulthood.

DCFS Launches New Online Public Records Center

May 06, 2019

DCFS has launched its new online Public Records Center, a centralized and more efficient system for the public to request and receive public records from the Department.

Number of Identified Juvenile Trafficking Victims Rises, Adult Victims Decrease, DCFS Report Finds

March 29, 2019

The number of reported juvenile trafficking victims rose by 20 percent in 2018, while the number of adult victims decreased by 17 percent, according to data submitted to DCFS for its 2019 report on human trafficking. Sixty percent of the trafficking service providers in the state provided information for this fifth annual report.

Louisiana SNAP Benefits to be Issued on Modified Schedule for April

March 19, 2019

Louisiana SNAP recipients will receive their April benefits on a modified schedule, as DCFS works to transition families back to the regular distribution schedule that was disrupted by the partial federal government shutdown in January. May benefits will be issued according to the regular schedule.

Louisiana Should Extend Foster Care to Age 21 for All Youth, Task Force Recommends

February 20, 2019

All Louisiana youth in foster care on their 18th birthday should be eligible to remain in care until they turn 21, a legislatively-created panel responsible for studying the issue said in a new report.

Louisiana DCFS to Issue March SNAP Benefits on March 1st and 2nd

February 12, 2019

All Louisiana Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients can expect to receive their March SNAP benefits by March 2.

Early Issuance of February SNAP Benefits for Louisianans Complete

January 17, 2019

1.17.19 - DCFS completed the early issuance of February SNAP benefits late Wednesday (1.16.19). All households certified eligible for February SNAP benefits on or before Jan. 14 have now been issued those benefits. Cases that remained pending on that date, and new applications filed since then, will be processed on the regular schedule.

Update on SNAP Benefits in Louisiana

January 16, 2019

1.16.19 - Each state is handling the early issuance of February SNAP benefits differently. All official information about SNAP benefits for Louisianans will be posted on the DCFS website and will be shared on the department's Facebook page and Twitter account.