2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 29:295 — Louisiana veterans cemeteries

§295.  Louisiana veterans cemeteries

A.  The Department of Veterans Affairs may construct and operate veterans cemeteries in Louisiana and may employ such personnel as are necessary for the proper management of the cemeteries.  The department may acquire, by gift, purchase, or condemnation, lands necessary for the purposes of the cemeteries.  Title to the properties shall be taken in the name of the state.

B.  Any person who is eligible for burial in a national veterans cemetery as provided in 38 U.S.C. 2402 and paragraph 1.620 of 38 C.F.R. is eligible for burial in a state veterans cemetery.

C.  The department may charge a fee for burials in a cemetery operated under this Section and may promulgate rules for the assessment of the fee.

D.  The department may accept for the state all gifts, grants, and bequests for the purposes of construction, maintenance, restoration, preservation, and rehabilitation of the veterans cemeteries constructed under this Section.

Acts 1999, No. 380, §1.