The original instrument was prepared by Michelle Ducharme. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared
by Michael Bell.
DIGEST
Dorsey-Colomb SCR No. 111
Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals ("DHH"), Office of the Attorney General, and
La. Cemetery Board to take all appropriate action and work in conjunction as necessary to
provide information identifying persons interred in Gilbert Memorial Park.
Provides that these entities and the state-appointed receiver managing Gilbert Memorial Park
shall work in conjunction to determine the most appropriate and readily available means,
including public service announcements and other communications, to make information
available to families and loved ones regarding persons determined to be interred in Gilbert
Memorial Park. To facilitate such communication and ensue maximum community involvement,
creates the Lillian Jackson Memorial Board that shall consist of the following members:
(1)A member of the Senate who represents the area which encompasses the park, or his
designee.
(2)A member of the House of Representatives who represents the area which encompasses
the park, or his designee.
(3)The East Baton Rouge Parish mayor-president, or his designee.
(4)A member of the East Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council who represents the area which
encompasses the park, or his designee.
(5)One member of the clergy appointed by a majority vote of the board members provided in
(1) through (4) herein.
(6)One family member of a loved one buried in the park appointed by a majority vote of the
board members provided in (1) through (4) herein.
(7)One at-large member to be elected by a majority vote of the board members provided in
(1) through (6) from a list of individuals nominated by the board members provided in (1)
through (4) herein.
Provides that the members of the board shall serve without compensation or reimbursement for
expenses.
Provides that the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Attorney General, Louisiana
Cemetery Board, and the state-appointed receiver managing Gilbert Memorial Park are hereby urged and requested, in consultation with the Lillian Jackson Memorial Board, to take all
appropriate action on behalf of the state to recognize, honor, and commemorate those interred in
Gilbert Memorial Park, including the acceptance of donations from any source in the form of
money, materials, labor, and maintenance for the purpose of erecting a commemorative marker in
Gilbert Memorial Park.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and International Affairs to the original bill
1. Revises language relative to the Lillian Jackson Memorial Board as an advisory
board.
2. Revises language relative to DHH to request it to assist the attorney general, the
board, and any subsequent owner of the cemetery in compiling information
appropriate and necessary in reconstructing the records of the cemetery.
3.Requests DHH, the Office of the Attorney General, the La. Cemetery Board, the
state-appointed receiver, in consultation with the Lillian Jackson Memorial Board,
to take all appropriate action on behalf of the state to recognize, honor, and
commemorate those interred in Gilbert Memorial Park, including the acceptance
of donations from any source in the form of money, materials, labor, and
maintenance for the purpose of erecting a commemorative marker in Gilbert
Memorial Park.