Bayou to Beltway speaks with Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Ms. Marketa Walters, Wednesday at 12:30 and Saturday at 5:30.
Today's guest on Bayou to Beltway is Ms. Marketa Walters, who heads the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. Our conversation focuses on recent improvement to child and family well-being in Louisiana. We look at the quality parenting initiative, the changes to early childhood education, and the revised age for inclusion in foster care. We look at what is new in caring for children and families in an era of wide-spread child poverty and state budget crises. We talk about the "Investing in Children" tour that is taking the Secretary around the state to talk about gains and challenges in the area of children and families.
Please listen in to this informative broadcast with Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Ms. Marketa Walters, this Wednesday at 12:30 and this Saturday at 5:30 on KRVS 88.7.