State lawmakers gave Louisiana foster parents more money — or so they thought

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: August 21, 2026

Words: 616

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Frustrated foster parents vented to a panel of Louisiana lawmakers this week about seeing less money from the state to care for kids in state custody. The news came as a surprise to the legislators, who added almost $17 million to the state budget this spring to boost the monthly per-child payments to those families.

Effective July 1, foster care board rate payments from the state increased from around $600 a month to …

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