State ex rel. T.A.

J¿PER CURIAM:*

In State In Interest of Sapia, 397 So.2d 469, 474 (La.1981), this Court held that while a juvenile court “has the authority to place custody of a child adjudged in need of care or supervision in a private facility if it deems such placement to be in the best interest of the child,” the court did not have the authority to order the Department Of Heath and Human Resources to pay for such services because the Department “is only authorized to make payments of the care and treatment of children in non-state facilities where the children are placed there by the Department.” We…