La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 646
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
The court order for a mental examination shall not deprive the defendant or the district attorney of the right to an independent mental examination by a physician or mental health expert of his choice, and such physician or mental health expert shall be permitted to have reasonable access to the defendant for the purposes of the examination.
La. Cr.P. § 646