Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE
Part XXVI - Burial, Transportation, Disinterment or Other Disposition of Dead Human Bodies
Chapter 1 - General Requirements
Section XXVI-103 - Embalming [formerly paragraph 26:003-1]

A. [Formerly paragraph 26:003-1] Embalming dead human bodies shall be performed in accordance with R.S. 37:831-861 relating to embalming.

B. [Formerly paragraph 26:003-2] If the body is to be held longer than 30 hours without refrigeration as specified, it shall be embalmed in a manner approved by the Louisiana Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. If a dead human body is to be held longer than 30 hours in the custody of a Louisiana licensed hospital, Louisiana medical school, the Louisiana Anatomical Board or a coroner, it shall be refrigerated at all times at a temperature not to exceed 45 degrees Fahrenheit prior to its release to a funeral director for final disposition. If a body is not refrigerated or embalmed, it shall be buried, cremated, or otherwise disposed of within 30 hours after death or as soon as possible after its release to the licensed funeral director. No one shall carry, transport or remove from within the confines of this state any dead human body more than 24 hours after death unless said body has been embalmed or cremated. Nothing in this Section, however, shall be construed to prohibit transfer of an unembalmed dead human body which has been disposed of for the purpose of the advancement of medical science, or for use as "transplant" organs. Additionally, nothing in this Section shall be construed to require embalming if special practices and beliefs of religious groups prohibit it.