More child deaths possibly linked to abuse and neglect in Louisiana have been investigated so far this year than in all of 2025, and the number of proven fatal incidents is on pace to surpass last year’s count according to the state’s child welfare agency.Â
A Moore County family has won a settlement from the county over allegations that the social services department would not return custody of children with disabilities to their mother after she received cancer treatment. Rumina Slazas’ two children were kept in institutions after her 2022 cancer treatment, even though she was able to take care […]
As the pool of Medicaid patients shrinks and Medicaid funding runs up against new limits, independently owned health clinics will receive a much larger share of what’s available once their new reimbursement rates go into place.
Far fewer people in Louisiana are receiving federal food aid than a year ago, and state data suggest the decline is not from new work requirements or a citizenship verification test that President Donald Trump’s welfare cuts now require. As of June 30, the number of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in Louisiana was down […]
Oregonians in 12 counties who lost their federal food assistance in July because of a wildfire evacuation can request replacement benefits until Aug. 14. As wildfires ravage across Oregon this summer and surpass the state’s wildfire acreage record, the human services department extended the deadline for people receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits whose food […]
State health officials announced Thursday that federal disaster-related food assistance is now available for Louisiana residents in areas affected by last month’s Tropical Storm Arthur. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or D-SNAP, benefits for eligible households affected by Arthur, a short-lived storm that spawned tornadoes and heavy rainfall […]
BOSSIER CITY, La. - The Bossier City Council approved an ordinance to transform the former city hall building into a multi-functional public community center.
