La. Child. Code art. 1171
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 1-3, 6-671
Except when the child is the stepchild, grandchild, sibling, niece, or nephew of one of the prospective adopting parents, no child who is the subject of a private adoption shall be placed in the home of the prospective adoptive parents prior to their either obtaining a current certification for adoption, as provided for in Articles 1171 through 1173, or by their obtaining a current order of a court of competent jurisdiction approving the adoptive placement, as provided for in Articles 1175 through 1177.
La. Ch.C. § 1171