La. Child. Code art. 1184
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 1-3, 6-671
All adoption proceedings shall be heard by the judge in chambers, and no one shall be admitted to the hearings except the parties in interest, their attorneys, and officers of the court. The court, in its discretion, may grant the request of a petitioner to permit others to be present at the hearing.
La. Ch.C. § 1184