La. Civ. Code art. 3261
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
With the exception stated in the foregoing article, the privilege of the depositor on the thing deposited is not preceded by any other privileged debt, even funeral expenses, unless it be that the depositor must contribute to the expense of sealing and making inventory, because this expense is necessary to the preservation of the deposit.
La. C.C. § 3261