A curator or an undercurator who performs the duties and obligations of his office without compensation shall not be personally liable for any injury, death, damage, civil penalty, or other loss caused by the interdict in his charge unless the injury, death, damage, civil penalty, or other loss was caused by the gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct of the curator or undercurator in executing the duties and obligations of his office; however, this Section shall not apply if there is applicable insurance to cover such loss, but any recovery shall be limited to the amount of such insurance.
La. R.S. § 9:2800.21