July, 2011

Courthouse Dogs

The Louisiana District Attorneys Association will be hosting Courthouse Dogs: Improving the Prosecution and Investigation of Crimes Against Children on August 25, 2011 at the Baton Rouge Marriott.  The training will present best practices for incorporating professionally trained assistance dogs into working with crime victims and witnesses in your office and the costs associated with a courthouse dog program, along with the steps you need to take to develop a program in your office.  Register online at www.ldaa.org

 

 

CASA Makes Positive Difference

A letter to the editor written by Louisiana CASA Executive Director John Wyble was recently published in The Shreveport Times.

“CASA’s mission is to advocate on behalf of the best interests of children who are already placed in Louisiana’s foster care system. CASA volunteers, supported and guided by CASA staffers, gather information about the child’s circumstances then provide this information along with recommendations to the judge during court proceedings. After considering all the information provided by attorneys for the parents, attorneys for the child, CASA and state Department of Children & Family Services staffers; the judge makes the final determination regarding the child’s future.”

You can read the full article here.

 

Help CASA Win $100,000

If you would like to help, please click here to learn how.  You can also download a special flier to distribute to your friends and family that work for Walmart and Sam’s Club stores. We need YOU to help us fight for children who can’t fight for themselves!