La. Stat. tit. 15 § 830.2
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
The department may contract with the Louisiana Department of Health to provide security personnel for mental health patients who are confined to forensic units or other facilities to which such patients may be temporarily referred for medical treatment under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Department of Health whenever it is deemed necessary by the Louisiana Department of Health to establish forensic facilities in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and Alexandria.
La. R.S. § 15:830.2