Thibodeaux v. Thibodeaux

This is an appeal by the Louisiana Department of Social Services/Office of Community Services from a judgment holding it in contempt for allegedly interfering with a child visitation judgment issued in a case in which the agency was never involved as a party, as a witness, or in any other capacity. For the following reasons, we set aside that contempt judgment and dismiss the matter with prejudice insofar as it relates to DSS/OCS and its two named social workers.

Because the contempt judgment complained of here is one for violation of an order of the court, it is final and therefore…