La. Stat. tit. 8 § 657
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
The cemetery authority may inter any remains upon the receipt of a written authorization of a person representing himself to be the person who has the prior right to control the disposition of the remains in accordance with R.S. 8:655. A cemetery authority shall not be liable for interring pursuant to such authorization, unless it has actual notice that such representation is untrue.
La. R.S. § 8:657