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LA HB1087

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/31/2026

Primary Sponsor

Daryl Adams

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the city of Zachary to use prison labor to clean and maintain abandoned cemeteries for the purpose of abating public health or safety risks

  • Requires consultation with the state division before using prison labor for cemetery maintenance

  • Applies to prisoners sentenced to any parish prison in Louisiana or those awaiting transfer to state correctional facilities, subject to existing provisions under R.S. 15:708

  • Permits the city of Zachary to use legislatively appropriated cemetery maintenance funds to pay for prison labor specifically from Dixon Correctional Institute

  • Enacts new section R.S. 8:415.1 to Louisiana law

Legislative Description

Authorizes the city of Zachary to use certain inmates to cut grass in certain cemeteries

CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS

Last Action

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

4/1/2026

Committee Referrals

Municipal4/1/2026

Full Bill Text

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