La. Rev. Stat. § 8:313

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Exemption from seizure and sale; mortgage prohibited

Official statutory text

Property dedicated for cemetery purposes, including cemetery spaces and the land on which they stand, shall be exempt from seizure and sale for debt and shall not be susceptible for mortgage or other hypothecation, whether legal or conventional, and it shall be unlawful for any clerk of court or recorder of mortgages to record or certify any mortgage or encumbrance as bearing against any such property.

Acts 1974, No. 417, §1.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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