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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:73. Regulatory charges; rate

RS 8:73 - Regulatory charges; rate
A. Every cemetery authority shall pay, for each cemetery operated by it, an annual regulatory charge, as fixed by the board, of not more than five dollars for each interment, entombment, and inurnment made during the preceding full calendar year, but not less than fifty dollars for each cemetery. Upon payment of the applicable charges and compliance with the other provisions hereof and the rules and regulations of the board, the board shall issue a certificate of authority.
B. The board may increase the regulatory charge specified in Subsection A of this Section to not more than twenty dollars to cover no more than the board's reasonable and ordinary expenses, including the cost of litigation.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 1992, No. 105, §1; Acts 2003, No. 704, §1; Acts 2015, No. 222, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:74. Sale or interment; certificate of authority; penalty

RS 8:74 - Sale or interment; certificate of authority; penalty
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to operate or conduct a cemetery business without a valid, subsisting, and unsuspended certificate of authority. Each sale, interment, or other act constituting the operation or conduct of a cemetery business shall be a separate violation, and for each violation there shall be a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 428, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:75. Refusal to grant, revocation, or suspension of certificate; injunction; fines; additional orders

RS 8:75 - Refusal to grant, revocation, or suspension of certificate; injunction; fines; additional orders
A. For violation of any provision of this Title or the rules or regulations adopted and promulgated by the board in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the board, by a majority of its members, may impose fines; refuse to grant, revoke, or suspend a certificate of authority; and institute legal proceedings to enjoin any person from operating or conducting a cemetery business.
B. The board, by a majority vote of its members, may summarily suspend a certificate of authority issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter upon a finding by a majority of the board that emergency action is required to protect the health, welfare, or safety of the public prior to a formal hearing on the matter. In the event of a summary suspension, a formal hearing shall be set within twenty-one days of the effective date of the suspension.
C. If the board at a formal hearing finds that any natural or juridical person has violated the provisions of this Title or the rules or regulations adopted and promulgated by the authority vested in this Chapter, it may impose a fine upon that natural or juridical person in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each non-willful violation and in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each willful violation, plus cost of the court reporter and the attorney fees of the board.
D. The board may grant not more than thirty days from the date of the order for the payment of any fine.
E. The board may apply to a district court of the parish in which the cemetery is located for, and such court shall have the authority to issue, such additional orders as may be necessary to protect the health, welfare, or safety of the public.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 1980, No. 428, §1; Acts 2001, No. 468, §1; Acts 2014, No. 67, §1; Acts 2015, No. 222, §1; Acts 2023, No. 381, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:76. Sale or transfer of cemetery authority; application for new certificate of authority; compliance required; late charge

RS 8:76 - Sale or transfer of cemetery authority; application for new certificate of authority; compliance required; late charge
A. Within thirty days after the sale or transfer of ownership or control of a cemetery or cemetery authority, the transferor shall return its certificate of authority to the board. The transferee shall file an application, within thirty days, after the sale or transfer of ownership or control of a cemetery authority, and meet all of the requirements of this Chapter. The application for a certificate of authority shall be accompanied by the prescribed regulatory charge.
B. Transferees who fail to file an application for a certificate of authority at the time required in Subsection A of this Section shall, in addition to the prescribed regulatory charge, pay an additional late charge of fifty percent of the prescribed regulatory charge or one hundred dollars, whichever is lesser.
C.(1) Upon the filing of a completed application, the transferee may operate the business until its application is acted upon by the board. The board shall issue a certificate of authority to the transferee upon the transferee's compliance with all of the provisions and requirements of this Chapter.
(2) If the board refuses to grant the transferee a new certificate of authority, it shall inform the transferee in writing by registered or certified mail of the reasons therefor and the transferee shall be entitled to a hearing if requested within thirty days of receipt of the denial. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 428, §1; Acts 1997, No. 921, §1; Acts 2006, No. 609, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:77. Cemetery fund

RS 8:77 - Cemetery fund
All monies received by the board shall be held by the treasurer of the board and shall be used to pay for services, machinery, equipment and supplies, travel and living expenses where necessary, and such other expenses as may be reasonably required in the orderly and efficient operation of the functions of the board.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:79. Actions for violation of this Title

RS 8:79 - Actions for violation of this Title
No action or claim based on or arising out of a violation of this Title or any rules or regulations of the board shall be brought unless a complaint is issued by the board in accordance with R.S. 8:66.1 or legal proceedings are filed in a court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue within the limitation provided in R.S. 37:21. The provisions of this Section are remedial and apply to all causes of action without regard to the date when the alleged act, omission, or neglect occurred.
Acts 2023, No. 381, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:102. Ordinance creating cemetery; location

RS 8:102 - Ordinance creating cemetery; location
A public cemetery may be established by an ordinance passed by the governing authority of the municipality. However, no municipal cemetery shall be established at a greater distance than one mile from the limits of the municipality creating it.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:103. Anticipation of revenues; bonds or certificates; taxes

RS 8:103 - Anticipation of revenues; bonds or certificates; taxes
In order to provide a site or grounds and additions thereto and to provide and maintain streets, curbings, aisles, walkways, outside fences, drainage, and any building that may be needed for the use of a sexton or caretaker, as well as any electrical illumination needed, and to provide for the employment of a sexton or caretaker and the cutting of grass and the acquisition of and planting and care of trees, shrubbery, and flowers, the governing authority of the municipality may either anticipate the revenues of the municipality or issue bonds or certificates as provided by law, or submit to the taxpayers at a special election to be called and held in the municipality by the governing authority, pursuant to the law, to vote negotiable bonds, within the limitations authorized by law, for any of the above purposes, and thereafter levy and collect taxes and pay and retire the bonds authorized at the election.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:104. Funds for support and improvement; special municipal election authorized

RS 8:104 - Funds for support and improvement; special municipal election authorized
In order to maintain streets, aisles, walkways, outside fences, drainage, cut the grass, and plant and care for shrubbery and flowers in any cemetery title to which is in the public and under the control and management of any municipality, and in order to employ a caretaker or sexton for these purposes, including the care of the interment spaces therein, the governing authority of a municipality may call a special election to provide funds for any or all of these purposes.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:105. Maximum tax; use of proceeds

RS 8:105 - Maximum tax; use of proceeds
The special election called in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 8:103 and 104 may be for a sum not in excess of one mill on the dollar assessment on all immovable property subject to taxation, and may be held under the election laws relative to voting special taxes. It shall not be necessary to fund the revenues into bonds, but revenues may be spent as received for the purposes set forth in this Chapter.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:107. Gifts, donations, and contributions

RS 8:107 - Gifts, donations, and contributions
The municipal governing authority may accept gifts for purposes of establishing or maintaining a public cemetery, provided there is no condition thereto inconsistent with the purposes set forth in this Chapter.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:109. Lots, plots, or burial spaces; permits for interment; sale

RS 8:109 - Lots, plots, or burial spaces; permits for interment; sale
A municipal governing authority may establish lots, plots or interment spaces within its public cemeteries and issue permits for the interment therein of deceased persons or sell any lot, plot, or interment space to the public, at terms fixed by the governing authority, to be used and maintained exclusively for such purposes and subject to the laws of this state and ordinances of the municipality governing public cemeteries.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:110. Contract to assure proper care; maintenance; and control

RS 8:110 - Contract to assure proper care; maintenance; and control
A municipal governing authority may contract with respect to any land acquired by it for cemetery purposes with any person on such terms and conditions and for such a period of time as will, in the discretion of the municipal governing authority, assure the proper care, maintenance and control of the public cemeteries.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:111. Roads and drainage; parishes may provide

RS 8:111 - Roads and drainage; parishes may provide
The governing authority of each parish and municipal corporation in this state is authorized and directed to construct and maintain the necessary roads or streets and to provide for proper drainage in all cemeteries which are publicly owned within the parish or municipality.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:112. Expropriation of abandoned private cemeteries

RS 8:112 - Expropriation of abandoned private cemeteries
Whenever the governing authority of any municipal corporation or parish determines that a private cemetery within its jurisdiction is not being used or maintained and is in fact abandoned or that there is no longer in existence any person or legal entity with the legal authority to operate, control, or manage an existing cemetery, it may judicially expropriate the cemetery and thereafter operate and maintain the cemetery as a public cemetery and make expenditures necessary for the acquisition, operation, and maintenance thereof.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1. Acts 1984, No. 646, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:114. Publicly owned cemeteries; mandatory trust accounts

RS 8:114 - Publicly owned cemeteries; mandatory trust accounts
A. Funds received by a municipality for a publicly owned cemetery shall be deposited immediately into a trust account and shall be used by a municipality only for the purposes of constructing, operating, or maintaining a publicly owned cemetery within that municipality.
B. If a municipality desires to use such funds for a purpose other than the purposes provided for in Subsection A of this Section, the municipality shall submit the measure to the electorate of the municipality in a special election called for that purpose.
Acts 1997, No. 196, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:121. St. Mary Parish Cemetery District; creation; location

RS 8:121 - St. Mary Parish Cemetery District; creation; location
The St. Mary Parish Police Jury is hereby authorized to create a Public Cemetery District composed of that part of Police Jury District 3 lying outside of the incorporated municipality of Patterson, that part of Police Jury District 5 lying outside of 1980 Census Enumeration Districts 150T, 150U, and 151, and Police Jury District 4 of St. Mary Parish. The objective and purpose of the St. Mary Parish Cemetery District created under the provisions of this Chapter shall be the acquisition, establishment, operation, and maintenance of one or more public cemeteries within the district.
Acts 1982, No. 296, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:122. Board; qualification of members; appointment; vacancies; removal of members; officers

RS 8:122 - Board; qualification of members; appointment; vacancies; removal of members; officers
A. The St. Mary Parish Cemetery District shall be governed by a board of five commissioners, referred to in this Chapter as the board, who shall be qualified voters and residents of the district and who shall serve without compensation. The board shall be appointed by the parish governing authority, one member to be from each of the following: the unincorporated area of Police Jury District 3, that part of Police Jury District 5 lying outside of 1980 Census Enumeration Districts 150T, 150U, and 151, the municipalities of Berwick and Morgan City, and the area of Bayou Vista. Three of the initial commissioners appointed shall serve for two years, two for four years, and one for five years.
B. At the expiration of their respective terms of office, the successors to such initial appointees shall be appointed within thirty days for five-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section. Any member of the board may be removed for cause and his appointment rescinded by two-thirds vote of the elected membership of the parish governing authority.
C. At its first meeting the board shall elect one of its members chairman and may, in its discretion, elect other officers from the membership. Special meetings shall be held at such time and place as shall be specified by call of the chairman.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 862, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 296, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:123. Corporate status; purpose; powers and duties

RS 8:123 - Corporate status; purpose; powers and duties
A. The St. Mary Parish Cemetery District shall constitute a body corporate in law, with all the powers of a corporation. Said district, through its board of commissioners, shall have the power and right to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name which are necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes and object for which it is created.
B. The district, through its board of commissioners, may exercise all powers necessary or convenient for carrying out its purposes, including but not limited to the following:
(1) The board may acquire, establish, operate, and maintain one or more public cemeteries within the district.
(2) The board may incur debt and contract obligations.
(3) The board shall establish all rules and regulations deemed necessary for a public cemetery and may employ a sexton and other employees and fix and pay their compensation.
(4) The board shall construct and maintain the necessary roads and streets and shall provide for proper drainage in all publicly owned cemeteries in the district.
(5) The board may contract with respect to any land acquired by it for cemetery purposes with any person on such terms and conditions and for such period of time as will, in the discretion of the board, assure the proper care, maintenance, and control of the cemeteries located in the district.
(6) The board may establish lots, plots, or interment spaces within its public cemeteries and issue permits for the interment therein of deceased persons or sell any lot, plot, or interment space to the public at terms fixed by the board, to be used and maintained exclusively for such purposes and subject to the laws of this state and ordinances of the parish.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 862, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 296, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:124. District as political subdivision; election imposing taxes, maximum tax; authority

RS 8:124 - District as political subdivision; election imposing taxes, maximum tax; authority
The St. Mary Parish Cemetery District is hereby declared to be a political subdivision of the state. For carrying out the purposes of the district as provided in this Chapter, under the provisions of the Louisiana Constitution the board, as the governing authority of the district, shall have the power to call an election which will be held at the next regularly scheduled election, subject to approval by the parish governing authority, for the purpose of imposing ad valorem millage taxes for direct use by the district. At any election for the purpose of imposing such a tax, the proposition shall authorize a tax not in excess of three mills on the dollar assessment of all real property subject to taxation, and the election shall be held in accordance with the procedures enumerated in R.S. 39:781 et seq. relative to voting for special taxes. No such tax may be imposed unless a majority of the electors voting on the proposition approve said proposition. The proceeds of any such tax shall be used exclusively for those public cemeteries within the district as created by this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 862, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 296, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:131. Rapides Parish Cemetery District; creation; location

RS 8:131 - Rapides Parish Cemetery District; creation; location
A. The Rapides Parish Police Jury is hereby authorized to create the Rapides Parish Cemetery District, referred to in this Chapter as the "district", to be composed of that part of Rapides Parish located outside the incorporated municipalities of the parish. The objective and purpose of the district shall be the preservation and restoration of ancestral resting places and abandoned or historic cemeteries, thereby preserving heritage and encouraging tourism.
B. The Rapides Parish Cemetery District shall not have any jurisdiction with respect to privately maintained cemeteries, or association cemeteries which have perpetual care and are regulated by the Louisiana Cemetery Board.
Acts 1989, No. 11, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:131.1. Board of commissioners; membership; appointment; vacancies; removal of members; officers

RS 8:131.1 - Board of commissioners; membership; appointment; vacancies; removal of members; officers
A. The Rapides Parish Cemetery District shall be governed by a board of nine commissioners, referred to in this Chapter as the board, who shall be qualified voters and residents of the district and who shall serve without compensation. The police jury shall appoint one commissioner from each of the police jury districts. Three of the initial commissioners appointed shall serve for two years, three for three years, and three for four years.
B. At the expiration of their respective terms of office, the successors to the initial terms shall be appointed, within sixty days thereof, for four-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section. Any member of the board may be removed for cause and his appointment rescinded by two-thirds vote of the elected membership of the police jury.
C. At its first meeting, the board shall elect one of its members chairman, and may, in its discretion, elect other officers from the membership. Meetings shall be held at such time and place as shall be specified by call of the chairman.
Acts 1989, No. 11, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:131.2. Powers and duties of the board; grants; donations

RS 8:131.2 - Powers and duties of the board; grants; donations
The Rapides Parish Cemetery District, through its board of directors, shall have and may exercise all powers and duties necessary or convenient for carrying out its purposes, excepting the power of taxation. These powers of the district shall include, but not be limited to, the power to secure federal, state, local, or private donations, or grants for the restoration of cemeteries, including the fencing of same.
Acts 1989, No. 11, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:132. Grant Parish Cemetery District; creation; boundaries; purpose

RS 8:132 - Grant Parish Cemetery District; creation; boundaries; purpose
The governing authority of Grant Parish is hereby authorized to create a public cemetery district to be designated as the Grant Parish Cemetery District, the boundaries of which shall be coterminous with the boundaries of Grant Parish. The objective and purpose of the Grant Parish Cemetery District created under the provisions of this Chapter shall be the acquisition, establishment, operation, and maintenance of one or more public cemeteries within the district.
Acts 1989, No. 147, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:132.1. Board; qualification of members; appointment; vacancies; removal of members; officers

RS 8:132.1 - Board; qualification of members; appointment; vacancies; removal of members; officers
A. The Grant Parish Cemetery District shall be governed by a board of five commissioners, referred to in this Chapter as the "board", who shall be registered voters and residents of Grant Parish and who shall serve without compensation. The board shall be appointed by the governing authority of Grant Parish. Two of the initial commissioners appointed shall serve for two years, two for four years, and one for five years.
B. At the expiration of their respective initial terms of office, the successors to such initial appointees shall be appointed within thirty days for five-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section. Any member of the board may be removed for cause and his appointment rescinded by two-thirds vote of the elected membership of the parish governing authority.
C. At its first meeting the board shall elect one of its members as chairman and may, in its discretion, elect other officers from the membership. Special meetings shall be held at such time and place as shall be specified by call of the chairman.
Acts 1989, No. 147, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:132.2. Corporate status; powers and duties

RS 8:132.2 - Corporate status; powers and duties
A. The Grant Parish Cemetery District shall constitute a body corporate in law, with all the powers of a corporation. The district, through its board of commissioners, shall have the power and right to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name which are necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes and object for which it is created.
B. The district, through its board of commissioners, is hereby granted and shall have and may exercise all powers necessary or convenient for carrying out its purposes, including but not limited to the following:
(1) The board may acquire, establish, operate, and maintain one or more public cemeteries within the district. However, the board shall have no authority to expropriate property.
(2) The board may incur debt and contract obligations.
(3) The board may establish all rules and regulations it deems necessary for any public cemetery acquired, established, operated, or maintained by the district.
(4) The board may employ a sexton and other employees and fix and pay their compensation.
(5) The board may contract with respect to any land acquired by it for cemetery purposes with any person on such terms and conditions and for such period of time as will, in the discretion of the board, assure the proper care, maintenance, and control of the public cemeteries located in the district.
(6) The board may establish lots, plots, or any interment spaces within its public cemeteries and issue permits for the interment therein of deceased persons or sell any lot, plot, or interment space to the public at terms fixed by the board, to be used and maintained exclusively for such purposes and subject to the laws of this state and ordinances of the parish.
C. The board shall construct and maintain the necessary roads and streets and shall provide for proper drainage in all public cemeteries in the district. The board shall provide upkeep and maintenance for public cemeteries in the district.
D. For purposes of this Chapter, a public cemetery shall include any cemetery owned by a municipality, by the parish, or by the district.
Acts 1989, No. 147, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:132.3. District as a political subdivision; election imposing taxes, maximum tax; authority

RS 8:132.3 - District as a political subdivision; election imposing taxes, maximum tax; authority
The Grant Parish Cemetery District shall be a political subdivision of the state. For carrying out the purposes of the district as provided in this Chapter, under the provisions of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board, as the governing authority of the district, shall have the power to levy an ad valorem tax of not in excess of three mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all immovable property in the district subject to taxation. However, no such tax may be imposed unless a majority of the electors voting on a proposition to levy the tax approve the proposition. The board shall have the authority to call an election, subject to approval by the parish governing authority, for the purpose of imposing such ad valorem taxes. Any election for the purpose of imposing such a tax shall be held in accordance with Chapter 6-A of the Louisiana Election Code. The tax, if authorized, shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as ad valorem taxes on property subject to parish taxation are collected. The proceeds of any such tax shall be used exclusively for those public cemeteries within the district.
Acts 1989, No. 147, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:133. LaSalle Parish Cemetery District; creation; boundaries; purpose

RS 8:133 - LaSalle Parish Cemetery District; creation; boundaries; purpose
The governing authority of LaSalle Parish is hereby authorized to create a public cemetery district to be designated as the LaSalle Parish Cemetery District, the boundaries of which shall be coterminous with the boundaries of LaSalle Parish. The objective and purpose of the LaSalle Parish Cemetery District created under the provisions of this Chapter shall be the acquisition, establishment, operation, and maintenance of one or more public cemeteries within the district.
Acts 1989, No. 160, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:133.1. Board; qualification of members; appointment; vacancies; removal of members; officers

RS 8:133.1 - Board; qualification of members; appointment; vacancies; removal of members; officers
A. The LaSalle Parish Cemetery District shall be governed by a board of five commissioners, referred to in this Chapter as the "board", who shall be registered voters and residents of LaSalle Parish and who shall serve without compensation. The board shall be appointed by the governing authority of LaSalle Parish. Two of the initial commissioners appointed shall serve for two years, two for four years, and one for five years.
B. At the expiration of their respective initial terms of office, the successors to such initial appointees shall be appointed within thirty days for five-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section. Any member of the board may be removed for cause and his appointment rescinded by two-thirds vote of the elected membership of the parish governing authority.
C. At its first meeting the board shall elect one of its members as chairman and may, in its discretion, elect other officers from the membership. Special meetings shall be held at such time and place as shall be specified by call of the chairman.
Acts 1989, No. 160, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:133.2. Corporate status; powers and duties

RS 8:133.2 - Corporate status; powers and duties
A. The LaSalle Parish Cemetery District shall constitute a body corporate in law, with all the powers of a corporation. The district, through its board of commissioners, shall have the power and right to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name which are necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes and object for which it is created.
B. The district, through its board of commissioners, may exercise all powers necessary or convenient for carrying out its purposes, including but not limited to the following:
(1) The board may acquire, establish, operate, and maintain one or more public cemeteries within the district. However, the board shall have no authority to expropriate property.
(2) The board may incur debt and contract obligations.
(3) The board may establish all rules and regulations it deems necessary for any public cemetery acquired, established, operated, or maintained by the district.
(4) The board may employ a sexton and other employees and fix and pay their compensation.
(5) The board may contract with respect to any land acquired by it for cemetery purposes with any person on such terms and conditions and for such period of time as will, in the discretion of the board, assure the proper care, maintenance, and control of the public cemeteries located in the district.
(6) The board may establish lots, plots, or any interment spaces within its public cemeteries and issue permits for the interment therein of deceased persons or sell any lot, plot, or interment space to the public at terms fixed by the board, to be used and maintained exclusively for such purposes and subject to the laws of this state and ordinances of the parish.
C. The board shall construct and maintain the necessary roads and streets and shall provide for proper drainage in all public cemeteries in the district. The board shall provide upkeep and maintenance for public cemeteries in the district.
D. For purposes of this Chapter, a public cemetery shall include any cemetery owned by a municipality, by the parish, or by the district.
Acts 1989, No. 160, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:133.3. District as a political subdivision; election imposing taxes, maximum tax; authority

RS 8:133.3 - District as a political subdivision; election imposing taxes, maximum tax; authority
The LaSalle Parish Cemetery District shall be a political subdivision of the state. For carrying out the purposes of the district as provided in this Chapter, under the provisions of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board, as the governing authority of the district, shall have the power to levy an ad valorem tax of not in excess of three mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all immovable property in the district subject to taxation. However, no such tax may be imposed unless a majority of the electors voting on a proposition to levy the tax approve the proposition. The board shall have the authority to call an election, subject to approval by the parish governing authority, for the purpose of imposing such ad valorem taxes. Any election for the purpose of imposing such a tax shall be held in accordance with Chapter 6-A of the Louisiana Election Code. The tax, if authorized, shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as ad valorem taxes on property subject to parish taxation are collected. The proceeds of any such tax shall be used exclusively for those public cemeteries within the district.
Acts 1989, No. 160, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:135. Sweet Lake - Grand Lake Community Cemetery District; creation; boundaries; purpose

RS 8:135 - Sweet Lake - Grand Lake Community Cemetery District; creation; boundaries; purpose
The governing authority of Cameron Parish is hereby authorized to create a public cemetery district to be designated as the Sweet Lake - Grand Lake Community Cemetery District, the boundaries of which shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the Cameron Parish Police Jury District No. Three, located in the communities of Sweet Lake and Grand Lake. The objective and purpose of the Sweet Lake - Grand Lake Community Cemetery District created under the provisions of this Chapter shall be the acquisition, establishment, operation, and maintenance of one or more public cemeteries within the district.
Acts 2003, No. 541, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:135.1. Board; qualification of members; appointment; vacancies; removal of members; officers

RS 8:135.1 - Board; qualification of members; appointment; vacancies; removal of members; officers
A. The Sweet Lake - Grand Lake Community Cemetery District shall be governed by a board of five commissioners, referred to in this Chapter as the "board", who shall be qualified voters and residents of the district and who shall serve without compensation. The board shall be appointed by the governing authority of Cameron Parish. Two of the initial commissioners appointed shall serve for two years, two for four years, and one for five years.
B. At the expiration of their respective initial terms of office, the successors to such initial appointees shall be appointed within thirty days for five-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section. Any member of the board may be removed for cause and his appointment rescinded by a two-thirds vote of the elected membership of the parish governing authority.
C. At its first meeting the board shall elect one of its members as chairman and may, in its discretion, elect other officers from the membership. Special meetings shall be held at such time and place as shall be specified by call of the chairman.
Acts 2003, No. 541, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:135.2. Corporate status; powers and duties

RS 8:135.2 - Corporate status; powers and duties
A. The Sweet Lake - Grand Lake Community Cemetery District shall constitute a body corporate in law, with all the powers of a corporation. The district, through its board of commissioners, shall have the power and right to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name which are necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes and object for which it is created.
B. The district, through its board of commissioners, may exercise all powers necessary or convenient for carrying out its purposes, including but not limited to the following:
(1) The board may acquire, establish, operate, and maintain one or more public cemeteries within the district. However, the board shall have no authority to expropriate property.
(2) The board may incur debt and contract obligations.
(3) The board may establish all rules and regulations it deems necessary for any public cemetery acquired, established, operated, or maintained by the district.
(4) The board may employ a sexton and other employees and fix and pay their compensation.
(5) The board may contract with respect to any land acquired by it for cemetery purposes with any person on such terms and conditions and for such period of time as will, in the discretion of the board, assure the proper care, maintenance, and control of the public cemeteries located in the district.
(6) The board may establish lots, plots, or any interment spaces within its public cemeteries and issue permits for the interment therein of deceased persons or sell any lot, plot, or interment space to the public at terms fixed by the board, to be used and maintained exclusively for such purposes and subject to the laws of this state and ordinances of the parish.
C. The board shall construct and maintain the necessary roads and streets and shall provide for proper drainage in all public cemeteries in the district. The board shall provide upkeep and maintenance for public cemeteries in the district.
D. For purposes of this Chapter, a public cemetery shall include any cemetery owned by a municipality, by the parish, or by the district.
Acts 2003, No. 541, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:141. St. Landry Parish Cemetery District; creation; boundaries; purpose

RS 8:141 - St. Landry Parish Cemetery District; creation; boundaries; purpose
The governing authority of St. Landry Parish is hereby authorized to create the St. Landry Parish Cemetery District, referred to in this Chapter as the "district", the boundaries of which shall be coterminous with the boundaries of St. Landry Parish. The objective and purpose of the district created in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall be the acquisition, establishment, operation, and maintenance of one or more public cemeteries within the district.
Acts 2003, No. 499, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:141.2. Corporate status; powers and duties

RS 8:141.2 - Corporate status; powers and duties
A.(1) As soon as practical, the board shall meet and elect, from among their members, a chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary/treasurer and such other officers as the board deems appropriate.
(2) The minute books, archives, funds, and accounts of the commission shall be maintained by the secretary/treasurer.
(a) The secretary/treasurer shall have signatory powers of the commission. The secretary/treasurer shall be bonded by a surety bond for the amount of funds the board handles between certified audits.
(b) The chairman, vice chairman, and secretary/treasurer shall have signatory powers for the purpose of check writing. Two of the three officers shall sign each check.
B. The duties of the officers shall be fixed by bylaws adopted by the board. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary and advisable for the conduct of business and affairs and, to the extent that funds are available, shall hire such assistants and employees as they are needed to assist the board in the performance of its duties. The board shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places within the boundaries of the commission as may be prescribed in the bylaws.
Acts 2003, No. 499, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:141.3. District as a political subdivision; election imposing taxes, maximum tax; authority

RS 8:141.3 - District as a political subdivision; election imposing taxes, maximum tax; authority
A. Each district shall be considered a political subdivision of the state, and is granted all the powers to sue and be sued, and own equipment on property acquired by it for cemetery purposes and without limitation shall have all the rights and powers, and authority enumerated for a cemetery governing board.
B. The board shall have the power to levy and collect, within the boundaries of a district, an ad valorem tax not exceeding one mill on the dollar of assessed valuation on all immovable property in the district, for a period not to exceed ten years, as authorized by R.S. 33:2740.1.
C. The imposition, collection, and enforcement of the tax and any procedural details necessary to be established to supplement the provisions of this Section and to make provisions applicable to the tax imposed in Subsection B of this Section shall be fixed by the resolution of the commission. The commission shall have the authority to contract with the sheriff, the Department of Revenue, or any other agency or political subdivision for the collection of the tax.
D. The board shall set forth the purposes for which the proceeds of the tax are to be used in the proposition submitted at the election hereinafter required, and such proceeds may be funded into negotiable bonds.
E. The tax shall be adopted by a commission only after the question of the imposition of such tax and the funding thereof into bonds pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall have been submitted to the qualified electors within the boundaries of such district at an election to be called, conducted, canvassed, and promulgated by the governing authority of such district in accordance with the general laws of the state governing the authorization of general obligation bonds and the majority of the qualified electors voting in such election shall have voted in favor of such additional tax and the funding thereof into bonds.
F. The resolution imposing any tax in Subsection B of this Section, or amendments hereto, shall specify that the avails of proceeds of the tax after payment of collection costs shall be used solely by such commission for the maintenance of all areas that fall under the heading of Public Cemetery. The proposition approved at the election shall constitute a full and complete dedication of the avails or proceeds of the tax and its provisions shall control the allocation and expenditure thereof.
G. All revenue raised by taxes levied pursuant to this Section shall be used within the district levying the tax.
Acts 2003, No. 499, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:201. Incorporation required

RS 8:201 - Incorporation required
It is unlawful for any corporation, partnership, firm, trust, association, or individual to engage in or transact any of the businesses of a cemetery within this state except by means of a corporation authorized to operate a cemetery. The corporation shall engage in the cemetery business in this state only if it has received a certificate of authority from the board pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of this Title. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a family burial ground as defined in R.S. 8:1(22).
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2015, No. 222, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:202. Corporations; how organized

RS 8:202 - Corporations; how organized
Any private corporation authorized by its articles so to do may establish, maintain, manage, improve, or operate a cemetery, and conduct any or all of the businesses of a cemetery either for or without profit to its members or stockholders. A nonprofit corporation or a profit corporation may be organized in the manner provided in the general corporation laws of this state.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:203. Prior operations not affected

RS 8:203 - Prior operations not affected
The requirement in R.S. 8:201 shall not apply to any cemetery authority that is in existence and operating on July 31, 1974, and any such cemetery authority may continue to operate despite the fact that it may be owned and operated at the time by a corporation, partnership, firm, trust, association, or individual.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2014, No. 88, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:204. Specific powers; rulemaking and enforcement

RS 8:204 - Specific powers; rulemaking and enforcement
A cemetery authority may make, adopt, amend, add to, revise, repeal, or modify, and enforce, rules and regulations for the use, care, control, management, restriction, and protection of all or any part of its cemetery, including without limitation the following:
(1) It may restrict and limit the use of all property within its cemetery.
(2) It may regulate the uniformity, class, and kind of all markers, monuments, and other structures within the cemetery and its subdivisions.
(3) It may regulate or prohibit the erection or installation of monuments, markers, effigies, structures, and foundations within the cemetery.
(4) It may regulate or prevent the introduction or care of plants or shrubs within the cemetery.
(5) It may prevent interment in any part of the cemetery of human remains not entitled to interment and prevent the use of interment spaces for purposes violative of its restrictions or rules and regulations.
(6) It may regulate the conduct of persons and prevent improper assemblages in the cemetery.
(7) It may make and enforce rules and regulations for all other purposes deemed necessary by the cemetery authority for the proper conduct of the business of the cemetery, for the transfer of any interment space or the right of interment, and the protection and safeguarding of the premises, and the principles, plans, and ideals on which the cemetery is conducted.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:206. Contracts required; disclosure

RS 8:206 - Contracts required; disclosure
A cemetery authority offering to provide burial rights or a cemetery authority or other entity offering cemetery related merchandise and services shall provide to the customer, upon purchase, a written contract which complies with the requirements set forth in this Title and the rules and regulations of the Louisiana Cemetery Board.
Acts 2008, No. 188, §2, eff. June 13, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 8 - Cemeteries › §8:301. Right to acquire property

RS 8:301 - Right to acquire property
Cemetery authorities may take by purchase, donation or devise, property consisting of lands, mausoleums, crematories and columbariums, or other property within which the interment of the dead is or may be authorized by law.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.