Louisiana: Governor's Children's Cabinet: Children's Budget Report

The Children's Cabinet is a policy office in the Office of the Governor created by Act 5 of the 1998 Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana Legislature. The Cabinet's primary function is to coordinate children's policy across the five departments that provide services for young people: Departments of Education, Health and Hospitals, Labor, Public Safety and Corrections, and Social Services.

Each year, the Cabinet makes recommendations to the Governor on funding priorities for new and expanded programs for children and youth. The Cabinet is responsible for recommendations to the Children's Budget, a separate section of the General Appropriation Act enacted by the Legislature. The Children's Budget includes a compilation and listing of all appropriations contained in the Act which fund services and programs for children and their families.