The cemetery authority may inter any remains upon the receipt of a written authorization of a person representing himself to be the person who has the prior right to control the disposition of the remains in accordance with R.S. 8:655. A cemetery authority shall not be liable for interring pursuant to such authorization, unless it has actual notice that such representation is untrue.
La. R.S. 8:657
Right to rely on such authorization
Known as the Louisiana Unmarked Human Burial Sites Preservation Act
The act spans §§ 8–8 (54 sections).
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1243, §1.
Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.