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Every Child Matters in Louisiana

ECM in Lousiana's activities in New Orleans is taking a hands-on approach to raising awareness of child and family poverty, especially to Presidential candidates who have been visiting the area.

News

Six gubernatorial candidates fielded questions on issues facing Louisiana’s black population, including the number of black people incarcerated in the state and the racially tense situation in Jena.
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Resources

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Voter Information

How to register and vote
Louisiana Secretary of State

Top Statewide Officeholders
Governor
Bobby Jindal (Next Election - 2007)
2007 State of the State Address

Lt. Governor
Mitch Landrieu

Attorney General
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell

Department of Education

Department of Social Services

State Legislature
Click Here to Find Your State Rep
Click Here to Find Your State Senator

Congressional Delegation
U.S. Senate
Mary Landrieu (2008)
David Vitter (2010)

U.S. House of Representatives
District #1 - vacant
District #2 - William J. Jefferson
District #3 - Charlie Melancon
District #4 - Jim McCrery
District #5 - Rodney Alexander
District #6 - vacant
District #7 - Charles Boustany Jr.

Shacara Lewis - Director
Nadra Harrison - Communciations Director
c/o Kingsley House
1600 Constance Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
phone: 504-528-8239

Our Partners

Prevent Child Abuse America
Children’s Defense Fund
Louisiana Children’s Museum
Business & Entrepreneur

Leadership Association
Local 100 SEIU
Kingsley House
CCAC Head Start
NAACP
Baton Rouge Children’s Coalition
100 Black Men
Andrea P. Madison, LA Comm

Health Connection
Corey Hebert, MD, Children's

Medical Clinic
Roberta Vicari, MD, Children's

Services

State Ranking

See Where Louisiana Ranks on Children's Well-Being

(from report, Homeland Insecurity)

Survey

2007 public opinion survey on children's well-being
(by Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families)

Statistics on Children

There are 1,147,651 children under 18 in Louisiana
Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 298,228
Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 170,000
Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 368,000
Children Reported Abused (2004) - 23,843
2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006)- 21,885 (31.8%)
Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 188
3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 62,887 (50.0%)
% of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 48