Louisiana § RS 8:304 - Permanency of dedication
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 8:304 — Permanency of dedication, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 8:304. Permanency of dedication
A. After property is dedicated to cemetery purposes pursuant to this Chapter, neither the dedication nor the title of a plot owner shall be affected by the dissolution of the cemetery authority, by nonuse on its part, by alienation of the property, or otherwise, except as provided in this Title.
B. An official act of dedication of cemetery property shall be filed with the clerk of the district court for the parish in which the cemetery is located and with the Louisiana Cemetery Board. These requirements shall not apply to individual cemetery spaces within dedicated cemetery property. The provisions of this Subsection shall apply only to a cemetery established after June 21, 2008.
Acts 1974, No. 417, §1; Acts 2008, No. 423, §1, eff. June 21. 2008.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 8:304 ("Permanency of dedication") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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