Louisiana Revised Statute § 46:2610(C)(9), (D)(1)

C. The purposes of this Section shall be to assist in the provision of appropriate preventive, diversionary, and dispositional alternatives for juveniles, encourage coordination of the elements of the juvenile services system, and provide an opportunity for local involvement in developing community-based, school-based, and regionally based programs for juveniles so that the following objectives may be obtained: 
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(9) Encouragement of the principles and practices of balanced and restorative justice.
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D. (1) To be eligible for participation in this services grant program, a parish or municipal governing authority, a court or other governmental entity, or a school system shall adopt a plan for their jurisdiction based on the principles of the comprehensive strategy and balanced and restorative justice and as required by the guidelines to be prepared and promulgated by the cabinet and approved by the legislature. The applicant entity shall submit its plan to the cabinet at such times and in advance of such deadlines as defined by the cabinet. In the event a single state entity is created pursuant to R.S. 46:2757, oversight and administration of this program shall be transferred to said entity ....