Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 46, § 1906. Delinquents and children in need of services; custody, supervision, and services

(1) Accept legal custody on the day of disposition of all children placed in its custody by the court pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Louisiana Children's Code and Part I of Chapter 6 of Title 13; and

(2) Provide services pursuant to this Chapter over such children as are placed on probation or determined to be in need of services in a Families in Need of Services case by the court pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Louisiana Children's Code, Part I of Chapter 6 of Title 13, and Chapter 11 of this Title.

B. (1) Subject to appropriation, the department shall pay to any nonstate-owned facility for feeding and maintaining each child who is adjudicated delinquent or in need of services in a Families in Need of Services case and committed to the department by a court to be held in a nonsecure environment, and who is held in such nonsecure facility due to the inability of the department to place the child, the same daily amount as is paid by the department for keeping and feeding individuals committed to the department and confined in local or parish jails.

(2) Subject to appropriation, the department shall pay to any non-state owned facility for feeding and maintaining each child who is adjudicated delinquent and committed to the department by a court to be held in a secure environment, and who is held in such a secure facility for any reason, an amount equal to ninety percent of the current weighted average of the amount paid state detention facilities, determined to be $96.43 for the year 2001, to be adjusted yearly on July first, pursuant to the Consumer Price Index.

(3) Subject to appropriation, each nonstate-owned facility shall file a monthly report with the department and shall be paid for the charges set forth in the provisions of this Subsection on a monthly basis by the department.

(4) No local governing authority shall be required to pay any nonstate-owned facility for feeding and maintaining any child who has been adjudicated delinquent or in need of services in a Families in Need of Services case and placed in the department's custody.

(5) Nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the department from entering into agreements with non-state owned facilities or preventing local governing authorities from selecting payment amounts or procedures different from the provisions contained in this Section.