Child abuse, neglect deaths in Louisiana on pace to surpass 2025 numbers

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 709

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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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.

Leaders with the state Department of Children and Family Services shared these numbers Monday with a panel of state lawmakers, including two who tried to shutter the …

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