RS 8:415: Labor by prisoners permitted

A. For the purpose of abating any public health or safety risks, the state or any local political subdivision may, after consultation with the division, use prison labor, subject to the provisions of R.S. 15:708, to clean and maintain abandoned cemeteries.

B.(1) The state or any local political subdivision shall obtain the consent of a licensee prior to using prison labor to perform any work on a cemetery that is subject to an abandoned cemetery sales and management license.

(2) In the event that a licensee consents to the use of prison labor on the abandoned cemetery subject to his license, the licensee shall reimburse the appropriate prison any cost incurred by use of the prison labor.

C. The cost of any use of prison labor on an abandoned cemetery shall be reimbursed to the appropriate prison by the requesting governmental entity except as provided for in Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section.