La. Stat. tit. 37 § 855

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Section 37:855 - Right to arrange funeral goods and services
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.

La. R.S. § 37:855

Acts 2016, No. 143, §2, eff. May 19, 2016; Acts 2020, No. 329, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
Amended by Acts 2020, No. 329,s. 1, eff. 6/12/2020.
Added by Acts 2016, No. 143,s. 2, eff. 5/19/2016.