Rule 42.3 Records and Information Sharing

(a) Except as otherwise provided by La. Child. Code art. 407, all juvenile proceedings are confidential and closed to the public. Access to any public proceedings may be restricted according to available space in each courtroom, as well as any security needs.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by La. Child. Code art. 412, all juvenile records are to remain confidential. Access to records not otherwise prohibited by law may be permitted for good cause shown pursuant to a motion for disclosure addressed to the judge.

(c) No reference to any juvenile matter that is closed to the public shall be made in open court by any court officer, including attorneys. Only docket numbers or non‑identifying information may be referred to in open court.

(d) Those matters on the juvenile docket that are not private and confidential, such as any trial of an adult in juvenile court, criminal neglect of family matters, child support proceedings, and any other proceedings specifically authorized by law to be public, may be disclosed by the court, court personnel, or the clerk of court or his or her deputies, to any party, or their attorney, unless specifically prohibited by court order.

(e) This Rule in no way is meant to impinge upon statewide juvenile justice reform efforts for information sharing among agencies entitled or required by law to do so.