Tribe: Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
Section 7. Disposition Hearings:
(a) When a disposition hearing shall be held A disposition hearing shall be conducted as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the fact-finding hearing. Adequate time between the hearing, not to exceed 15 working days shall be allowed to permit the Court to consider the disposition alternatives that are in the best interest of the child.
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(c) Evidence. At the disposition hearing the Court shall hear evidence and the parties shall have the right to introduce evidence on the matter of proper disposition. The Court shall consider all relevant reports submitted at the hearing in making a disposition including any reports prepared by the child and his or her representative.
(d) Disposition.
(1) Best interests of the child. The Court shall make such disposition as is in the best interests of the child.
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(4) Delinquents or status offenders. If a child is found to be a delinquent or a status offender, the Court shall order one of the following dispositions, listed in suggested order of preference.
(i) Probation with such conditions as the Court deems necessary;
(ii) To the custody of an approved facility for delinquents or status offenders on the Reservation; or
(iii) To an approved facility for delinquents or status offenders off the Reservation, provided under subsections (ii) and (iii) that status offenders shall not have sight or sound contact with delinquents.
(iv) Counseling to eliminate the removal of the juvenile/status offender from the home