Bipartisan fatherhood task force seeks new parenting resources - The Jena Times

Fathers and advocates gather with Sen. Royce Duplessis and Marcus Thomas, Gov. Jeff Landry’s director of Early Childhood Systems, at the Inaugural Dads’ Day at the Capitol May 12, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children.

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By Gracie Thomas & Izzy Wollfarth LSU Manship School News Service on

March 25, 2026

Bipartisan fatherhood task force seeks new parenting resources

The Louisiana Fatherhood Task Force proposed bipartisan recommendations last week to address challenges to fatherhood, including modifying the state’s child custody laws and instituting paid family medical leave for educators.

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