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La. R.S. 37:878

Cremation containers

Acts 2003, No. 1243, §2.

A. Human remains shall be delivered to a crematory in a cremation container, which may be a casket. Human remains shall not be removed from the cremation container, and the cremation container shall be cremated with the human remains.

B. No crematory authority shall require that human remains be placed in a casket before cremation or that such remains be cremated in a casket.

Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.