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R.S. 37:855

Right to arrange funeral goods and services ACTIVE

A. The persons in the priority listed in R.S. 8:655 and R.S. 37:876 have the right to arrange with a funeral director or funeral establishment for funeral goods and services, as defined in R.S. 37:831, in preparation for the disposition of the remains of a decedent.

B. There is no liability for a funeral director, funeral establishment, or any respective employee for following the directions or relying on the representation of a person representing himself to be the person who has the prior right to arrange the funeral goods and services for the remains of a decedent in accordance with Subsection A of this Section.

C. There shall be no liability for a funeral director, funeral establishment, or any respective employee for permitting any interested person to view human remains in the care of the funeral director or funeral establishment.

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History

  • enactment Acts 2016, No. 143, §2, eff. May 19, 2016
  • amendment Acts 2020, No. 329, §1, eff. June 12, 2020

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 37:855 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-37-855,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 37:855},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-37/section-855},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}