Britney Spears’ mom wants to take her home to Louisiana

Britney Spears' mom Lynn Spears is reportedly planning to take her troubled daughter home to Louisiana.

Following last night's meticulously planned secret intervention, Lynne has decided that she is taking Britney out of L.A. as soon as she’s released from UCLA Medical Center. "Lynne is extremely concerned for her daughter and would like to take Britney back home to Louisiana and get her out of Hollywood,” Britney’s lawyer Michael Flanagan said.

Lynn - who "flew out" to L.A. Sunday and was shocked to see how badly the singer's mental condition had deteriorated, feels that the biggest problem facing Britney's recovery is the current circle of friends she keeps, and Lynne desperately wants to extricate her daughter from that. "Brit has an amazing support system in Louisiana," Flanagan tells PageSix.com, reinforcing the belief that Britney simply can't get the help she needs while she remains in Los Angeles. "Lynn was holding up reasonably well, but her first priority and concern right now is with her daughter and helping her through this very tough situation that she is in."

The 26-year-old 'Pieces of Me' star was taken from her Beverly Hills mansion in an ambulance today shortly after 1a.m. to UCLA Medical Center, where she is believed to be on a 'mental health evaluation hold' on the orders of her psychiatrist.

The decision to finally bring her in for evaluation was made after Britney confessed that she had been up since Saturday - meaning more than 100 hours without sleep.

Those involved in planning to take her in decided they had to act instantly before the star went off the rails even more spectacularly then ever before.

It was clear when she was last taken to hospital, following a stand-off with police at her home after she refused to hand-back her sons, that her parents Lynne and Jamie wanted her taken in to care.

"Something like this has been in the works since she was last taken to hospital," an insider said.

"The motorcade and everything was planned, it was already in the works to have them block off the road and airspace. It worked out perfectly.

"No one thought this would happen this soon, but it was clear if she stayed up for more than three days she'd have to get sent, since that could cause real damage.

"The last time she slept was Saturday."

By Owen Williams, Jan 31 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy