La. Rev. Stat. § 8:674
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Exclusions
Official statutory text
This Chapter shall not apply to the following:
(1) A cemetery operated under the authority and regulation of the Louisiana Cemetery Board, or any recognized and maintained municipal, fraternal, religious, or family cemetery.
(2) The use of land for purposes of farming, cattle raising, timber growing, and other similar surface uses that will not result in the disturbance of human skeletal remains through excavation or other activities.
Acts 1991, No. 704, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
(1) A cemetery operated under the authority and regulation of the Louisiana Cemetery Board, or any recognized and maintained municipal, fraternal, religious, or family cemetery.
(2) The use of land for purposes of farming, cattle raising, timber growing, and other similar surface uses that will not result in the disturbance of human skeletal remains through excavation or other activities.
Acts 1991, No. 704, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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