State v. New Bethany Baptist Church

LINDSAY, Judge.

The petitioner, New Bethany Baptist Church, has applied for the exercise of our supervisory jurisdiction to review rulings by the trial court arising from an investigation of alleged child abuse. This case concerns intervention of the Louisiana Department of Social Services into the operation of a girls’ home by New Bethany Baptist Church. New Bethany complains of ex parte orders issued by the trial court allowing removal of children at the discretion of child protection authorities, requiring the staff at the home to submit to interviews by the department and requiring staff…