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La. Rev. Stat. § 8:651 (2026)

Interring or cremating

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CHAPTER 10.  HUMAN REMAINS

§651.  Interring or cremating

Except in cases of lawful dissection or where a dead body shall rightfully be carried through or removed from the state for the purposes of interment or cremation elsewhere, every dead body of a human being lying within this state, and the remains of any dissected body, after dissection, shall be decently interred or cremated within a reasonable time after death.

Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1980–2018 · leading case: Margaret S. v. Edwards, 488 F. Supp. 181 (E.D. La. 1980).
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Margaret S. v. Edwards, 488 F. Supp. 181 (E.D. La. 1980). · cites it 7× “14. The Human Remains section requires: “[E]very dead body of a human being lying within this state, and the remains of any dissected body, after dissection, shall be decently interred or cremated within a reasonable time after death.”
Margaret S. v. Treen, 597 F. Supp. 636 (E.D. La. 1984). · cites it 3× “The section provides that the remains of the ‘child’ be disposed of in accordance with state regulations, except in instances where it is disposed of pursuant to La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 8:651 which governs the disposal of “all dead bodies.”
Simmons v. State, 255 So. 3d 701 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 8:651. Lastly, La. R.S. 8:661 provides that Whenever any human remains have been in the lawful possession of any cemetery authority for a period of sixty days or more, and the relatives of or persons interested in the deceased person fail, neglect, or refuse for such…”
Margaret S., Cross-Appellees v. Edwin W. Edwards, Governor of the State of Louisiana, Defendants- Cross-Appellants. Margaret S., on Her Own Behalf & on Behalf of All Other Similarly Situated v. Edwin W. Edwards, Governor of the State of Louisiana, Defendants, 794 F.2d 994 (5th Cir. 1986). · cites it 2× “The provisions of this Section shall not apply to, and shall not preclude, instances in which the remains of the child are provided for in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 8:651 et seq. C. The attending physician shall inform each woman upon whom he performs or induces an…”
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