Louisiana Department of Social Services
Clearinghouse for Missing & Exploited Children
Office of Community Services
P.O. Box 3318
Baton Rouge, LA 70812
(225) 342-8631
Not a 24 hour operation: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Central Time
FAX: (225) 342-9087
Custody & Parental Abduction
Interference with Custody RS 14.45.1
Simple kidnapping (4) The intentional taking, enticing or decoying away
and removing from the state, by any parent of his or her child, from the
custody of any person to whom custody has been awarded by any court of
competent jurisdiction of any state, without the consent of the legal
custodian, with intent to defeat the jurisdiction of the said court over
the custody of the child.
Return of a Child kept in Violation of a Custody or Visitation Order
Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act:
State law drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, approved and recommended for enactment in all states, passed by Louisianna but with scope limited to international cases.