In re the Interest of Thaxton

McCALEB, Justice.

Under authority of R.S. 13:1569 and 1570 the State of Louisiana brought this pro-, ceeding to have the minors Frances Elaine Thaxton and Roger Dale Crosby declared neglected children and to transfer their custody to the State Department of Public Welfare. The mother, Mrs. Delores Louise Crosby, was cited to appear.

After hearing, the City Court of Houma, sitting as a Juvenile Court for the Third Ward, Terrebonne Parish, adjudicated the minors to be neglected children and decreed that they be placed in the care, custody and control of the Department of Public Welfare. The…