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Phone Lines Set Up for Texas Families Trying to Locate Harvey Survivors in Louisiana's State Shelters

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has set up a phone bank for Texas families trying to locate loved ones evacuated after Hurricane Harvey to state-run shelters here in Louisiana.

The numbers to call are (225) 615-0086 and (225) 615-0258. More info
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Numbers are for July 2017
  • SNAP (Food Stamps): 
    402,548 Households
  • Child Support Collections:
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  • Child Abuse Cases:
    1,390 Investigations
  • Foster Children:
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