La. Stat. tit. 8 § 902

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Section 8:902 - Underground burials; depth

Any cemetery sexton or other person digging graves for underground interments shall dig sufficiently deep to allow for at least two feet of soil to cover the entire area of the casket, unless the interment is in a burial vault, coping, or lawn crypt.

La. R.S. § 8:902

Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.
Amended by Acts 2022, No. 574,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2022.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.