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Report Child Abuse & Neglect

Case Records & Information

 

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Child Welfare
  • Agencies/entities seeking a Child Abuse/Neglect Clearance - including licensed out-of-state child care facilities, Louisiana DCFS licensed facilities, out-of-state Child Protective Agencies (only for investigation purposes, not home studies) and out-of-state agencies conducting home studies for foster children or as part of an open child welfare case - should make their request in the CANS system. For more information, visit our Child Abuse/Neglect Background Checks page.
  • Current certified foster/adoptive parents, residential providers, private foster home agencies and non-certified caretakers can visit the Café Provider Portal to upload and download documents, submit an Expenditure Affidavit, review board/expenditure history, register an email address for notifications or submit an Emergency Preparedness plan, if able to link an eligible TIPS Provider Number.
  • People interested in becoming certified foster/adoptive parents can also submit an application through the Provider Portal after beginning training classes.

For more information about Child Welfare services, visit our Child Welfare page.

 

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Child Support

Information about your Child Support case can be found in the Café Customer Portal. In Café, you can view payments received, get information on setting up a direct deposit account for receiving child support enforcement payments, and contact your caseworker through the Child Support Enforcement Message Center.

For more information about the Child Support Enforcement program, visit our Child Support Enforcement page.

 

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SNAP, FITAP, KCSP

Information about SNAP, FITAP or KCSP has moved to The Louisiana Department of Health's website. Same service, different home.

 

 

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DDS

Information about DDS has moved to The Louisiana Department of Health's website. Same service, different home. For information about Disability Determination Services, visit LDH's Disability Determination Services page.

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