{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-8-201","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 8:201","heading":"Incorporation required","body":"It is unlawful for any corporation, partnership, firm, trust, association, or individual to engage in or transact any of the businesses of a cemetery within this state except by means of a corporation authorized to operate a cemetery. The corporation shall engage in the cemetery business in this state only if it has received a certificate of authority from the board pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of this Title. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a family burial ground as defined in R.S. 8:1(22).","path":["TITLE 8. CEMETERIES","CHAPTER 4. CEMETERY COMPANIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=106355","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:10Z","sha256":"6fbe4ad02d747282288861ff0e598bb1a38749dedd60995fa7baac3a7f0a51d6","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-8-141.3","next":"us-la/rs-8-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}