La. Rev. Stat. § 8:902

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Underground burials; depth

Official statutory text

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.

Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2022, No. 574, §1.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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