RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 78 (HB 527) 2024 Regular Session Egan
Existing law provides that the Dept. of Veteran Affairs may charge $745 for burials or waive
the fee for financial hardship.
Existing law also provides that the department may use the funds generated from the
collection of burial fees to pay for costs associated with the operation of the cemeteries.
New law changes the fee from $745 to the federal plot allowances based upon the date of
death of the decedent.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 29:295(C))