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STATE IN INTEREST OF D.R.P.

No. 13-1275.

134 So.3d 259 (2014)

STATE in the Interest of D.R.P., S.P., J.M.P., and I.P.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 5, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Audie L. Jones , Department of Children and Family Services, Shreveport, LA, for Appellant, State of Louisiana, Department of Children and Family Services.

Don M. Burkett , District Attorney, Many, LA, for Appellant, State of Louisiana.

Billy L. West, Jr. , Attorney at Law, Natchitoches, LA, for Appellees, G.P. and D.P.

Renee P. Cote , Attorney at Law, Shreveport, LA, for Appellees, D.R.P., S.P., J.M.P. and I.P.

Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges.

GREMILLION, Judge.

The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Children and Family Services (Department), appeals the trial court's order instructing it to pay for psychological consultations with a private psychologist that does not have a contract with the state. For the following reasons, we reverse.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The facts surrounding the placement of the four children in the Department's custody in July 2013, are not...

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