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La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56 (2026)

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§56. Applications and client case records; definitions; confidentiality; waiver; penalty

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Cited in 35 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1980–2024 · leading case: State in Interest of Delcuze, 407 So. 2d 707 (La. 1981).
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State in Interest of Delcuze, 407 So. 2d 707 (La. 1981). · cites it 9× “" [2] The pertinent parts of LSA-R.S. 46:56 are Sections (A) and (F) as follows: "A.”
State v. Hotoph, 750 So. 2d 1036 (La. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 3× “R.S. 46:56(F)(8)(a) provides, "Case records involving investigation of reports of child abuse and neglect shall be confidential in order to protect the rights of the child and his parents or guardians.”
State v. Bellard, 533 So. 2d 961 (La. 1988). · cites it 9× “R.S. 46:56 determinative of aspects of this case.”
Nail v. Clavier, 745 So. 2d 1221 (La. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “R.S. 46:56 sets forth the rules and regulations which pertain to the confidentiality of the OCS case records.”
State v. Scott, 400 So. 2d 627 (La. 1981). · cites it 2× “"Whoever commits the crime of cruelty to juveniles shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not more than ten years, with or without hard labor, or both.”
State v. Ruff, 504 So. 2d 72 (La. Ct. App. 1987). “Privileged DHHR reports that are otherwise confidential, LSA-R.S. 46:56 A, are nevertheless subject to discovery.”
Harris v. State Dep't of Soc. Servs., 648 So. 2d 449 (La. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “R.S. 46:56. We do not take issue with La.”
W.M.E. v. E.J.E., 619 So. 2d 707 (La. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 3× “Although the document was untitled, the trial judge stated in its text that only his “conclusions of fact and law” would be specified. The court was particularly concerned about maintaining the confidentiality of the findings of the Department of Social Services and the…”
State v. Ortiz, 567 So. 2d 81 (La. 1990). “LSA-R.S. 46:56(H)(2) (West supp.1990) (emphasis added).”
Watson v. Dep't of Health & Human Resources, 394 So. 2d 1316 (La. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “Howell allegedly violated the confidentiality rules by openly discussing the contents of memoranda in which the child’s name and other names, instead of being deleted, were freely used, thus violating R.S. 46:56 and the Family Security Manual of Rules and Regulations.”
Flowers v. Dept. of Revenue & Taxation, 507 So. 2d 240 (La. Ct. App. 1987). “13:3734, the First Circuit has specifically held that the confidentiality provisions of LSA R.S. 46:56 do not prohibit a state agency from taking disciplinary action based on information contained in otherwise confidential records.”
State ex rel. Delcuze v. Off. of Human Dev. of the Dep't of Health & Human Resources, 397 So. 2d 533 (La. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 5× “60 and LSA-R.S. 46:56. Two issues are presented here: 1) Whether the OHD is a “probation officer” entitling a parent to discovery under LSA-C.”
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— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(A) — 3 cases
State in Interest of Delcuze, 407 So. 2d 707 (La. 1981). “" [2] The pertinent parts of LSA-R.S. 46:56 are Sections (A) and (F) as follows: "A.”
Coleman v. Dep't of Health & Human Resources, 461 So. 2d 583 (La. Ct. App. 1984).
George v. Breaux, 486 So. 2d 1159 (La. Ct. App. 1986).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(D) — 1 case
George v. Breaux, 486 So. 2d 1159 (La. Ct. App. 1986).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(F) — 1 case
State v. Jeansonne, 567 So. 2d 802 (La. Ct. App. 1990).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(F)(1) — 6 cases
State in Interest of Delcuze, 407 So. 2d 707 (La. 1981). “" [2] The pertinent parts of LSA-R.S. 46:56 are Sections (A) and (F) as follows: "A.”
Watson v. Dep't of Health & Human Resources, 394 So. 2d 1316 (La. Ct. App. 1981). “Howell allegedly violated the confidentiality rules by openly discussing the contents of memoranda in which the child’s name and other names, instead of being deleted, were freely used, thus violating R.S. 46:56 and the Family Security Manual of Rules and Regulations.”
State ex rel. Delcuze v. Off. of Human Dev. of the Dep't of Health & Human Resources, 397 So. 2d 533 (La. Ct. App. 1981). “60 and LSA-R.S. 46:56. Two issues are presented here: 1) Whether the OHD is a “probation officer” entitling a parent to discovery under LSA-C.”
State ex rel. LW, 661 So. 2d 614 (La. Ct. App. 1995).
Anthony E. Hill v. Christine Strickland (La. Ct. App. 2024).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(F)(4)(a) — 1 case
State v. Bellard, 533 So. 2d 961 (La. 1988). “R.S. 46:56 determinative of aspects of this case.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(F)(4)(b) — 1 case
Assoc. for Ret. citizens/ouachita v. Wilson, 981 So. 2d 246 (La. Ct. App. 2008).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(F)(8)(a) — 1 case
State v. Hotoph, 750 So. 2d 1036 (La. Ct. App. 1999). “R.S. 46:56(F)(8)(a) provides, "Case records involving investigation of reports of child abuse and neglect shall be confidential in order to protect the rights of the child and his parents or guardians.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(F)(8)(b) — 2 cases
State ex rel. G.O., 68 So. 3d 636 (La. Ct. App. 2011).
State Ex Rel. Go, 68 So. 3d 636 (La. Ct. App. 2011).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(G) — 1 case
Hargrave v. Gaspard, 419 So. 2d 918 (La. 1982).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(H) — 3 cases
Nail v. Clavier, 745 So. 2d 1221 (La. Ct. App. 1999). “R.S. 46:56 sets forth the rules and regulations which pertain to the confidentiality of the OCS case records.”
Anthony E. Hill v. Christine Strickland (La. Ct. App. 2024).
Moran v. State ex rel. Dep't of Health & Hospitals, 715 So. 2d 523 (La. Ct. App. 1998).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(H)(1) — 1 case
Moran v. State ex rel. Dep't of Health & Hospitals, 715 So. 2d 523 (La. Ct. App. 1998).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(H)(2) — 3 cases
State v. Hotoph, 750 So. 2d 1036 (La. Ct. App. 1999). “R.S. 46:56(F)(8)(a) provides, "Case records involving investigation of reports of child abuse and neglect shall be confidential in order to protect the rights of the child and his parents or guardians.”
State v. Ortiz, 567 So. 2d 81 (La. 1990). “LSA-R.S. 46:56(H)(2) (West supp.1990) (emphasis added).”
Anthony E. Hill v. Christine Strickland (La. Ct. App. 2024).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(H)(3) — 1 case
Anthony E. Hill v. Christine Strickland (La. Ct. App. 2024).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(I) — 1 case
Assoc. for Ret. citizens/ouachita v. Wilson, 981 So. 2d 246 (La. Ct. App. 2008).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56(c) — 1 case
Assoc. for Ret. citizens/ouachita v. Wilson, 981 So. 2d 246 (La. Ct. App. 2008).
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