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La. Rev. Stat. § 8:655 (2026)
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§655. Right of disposing of remains; military personnel; limitation of liability
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Cited in 18
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Margaret S. v. Edwards, 488 F. Supp. 181 (E.D. La. 1980).
Margaret S. v. Edwards, 488 F. Supp. 181 (E.D. La. 1980). “1979), or “the remains of a deceased person,” La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 8:655 (West Supp.1979).”
Sonnier v. Catholic Found. of the Diocese of Lafayette, 215 So. 3d 804 (La. Ct. App. 2016). “R.S. 8:655, addressed below, as well as “military and federal law[,] override[ ] the policies as elicited by St.”
Dufour v. Westlawn Cemeteries, Inc., 639 So. 2d 843 (La. Ct. App. 1994). “8:659 and R.S. 8:655. R.S. 8:659 allows the cemetery to move the remains of the deceased with consent of one of a descending list of relatives and R.”
Kok v. Harris, 563 So. 2d 374 (La. Ct. App. 1990). “Defendants argue that the actions were privileged since Margaret Harris, as surviving spouse, did no more than assert her legal rights under LSA-R.S. 8:655. LSA-R.S. 8:655 sets forth the persons who have the right to control the disposition of the remains of a deceased person.”
Simmons v. State, 255 So. 3d 701 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “9:1551(A)(2) states some of the duties of the Coroner's office: "[t]he coroner shall have and exercise custody over the remains of all persons who die within the parish and whose remains are abandoned, not claimed, or unclaimed by the person or persons authorized in R.S. 8:655,…”
Mavromatis v. Lou-Mar, Inc., 632 So. 2d 828 (La. Ct. App. 1994). “R.S. 8:655 that, in the absence of a surviving spouse, the surviving children of the decedent have the right "to control the disposition of the remains of a deceased person, unless other directions have been given by the decedent".”
Gugliuzza v. KCMC, INC., 593 So. 2d 845 (La. Ct. App. 1992). “LRS 8:655, enacted in 1974 to establish which relatives have the right to dispose of a decedent's remains, did not "overrule the prior jurisprudence which gave `near relatives' the right to bring a damage action for distress sustained as the result of the disturbance of the…”
Spiess v. Greenwood Dev. Co., Inc., 542 So. 2d 810 (La. Ct. App. 1989). “LAW The parties who have been given legal authority to control the disposition of the remains of a deceased person are set forth in LSA-R.S. 8:655, which provides: "The right to control the disposition of the remains of a deceased person, unless other directions have been given…”
Sharp v. Noble Drilling Corp., 685 So. 2d 608 (La. Ct. App. 1996). “R.S. 8:655, Beverly Sharp, the wife of the deceased, alone had the right to control the disposition of the remains of Roger Sharp.”
Sonnier v. Catholic Found. of the Diocese of Lafayette, 261 So. 3d 965 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 8:655 and the person(s) having authority to direct the relocation of a deceased's remains per La.”
In re Dufour, 622 So. 2d 1181 (La. Ct. App. 1993). “R.S. 8:655, 8:659 and 8:660 were amended and reenacted in 1990 by Act No.”
Byrd v. Byrd, 488 So. 2d 1134 (La. Ct. App. 1986). “The law regarding the right to control the disposition of the remains of a deceased person is set forth in LSA-R.S. 8:655 as follows: § 655. Right of disposing of remains The right to control the disposition of the remains of a deceased person, unless other directions have been…”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 8:655(3) — 1 case
Margaret S. v. Edwards, 488 F. Supp. 181 (E.D. La. 1980). “1979), or “the remains of a deceased person,” La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 8:655 (West Supp.1979).”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 8:655(A) — 1 case
Matthews v. Rhodes United Fid. Funeral Home, 680 So. 2d 1375 (La. Ct. App. 1996).
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