The teenage girl and her potential adoptive mother shared a love of abstract art, a fear of sharks and a deep longing for family. Karen Angel, 60, hoped to welcome a child into her home in New York’s ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — Tammy Mock met her adopted daughter Keona five days before Christmas of 2015 at Children’s Hospital New Orleans. It was a miracle the 9-week-old, who Mock remembers as having ...

(BATON ROUGE, LA) - Louisiana families created a record year for adoptions from foster care for 2017. The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services marked National Adoption Month with its ...

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) held its 21st Annual Adoption Celebration at the Governor’s Mansion on November 7, to celebrate the 893 children who found ...

The tale of their abortive adoption is just one example of larger systemic problems at DCFS. A group of nine foster children across the state recently filed suit against the agency, saying officials ...