An evidence-based examination of systematic failure, unchecked power. For years, Louisiana families have raised the same alarm—quietly at first, then in courtrooms, community meetings, and legislative hearings, and now in unmistakable unison. Child Protective Services (CPS), operating through the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), continues to fail Louisiana’s families not because its mission is flawed, but because its power is unchecked. Until meaningful, in
