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LA HB1087
Bill
Status
3/31/2026
Primary Sponsor
Daryl Adams
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AI Summary
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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
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Requires consultation with the state division before using prison labor for cemetery maintenance
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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
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Permits the city of Zachary to use legislatively appropriated cemetery maintenance funds to pay for prison labor specifically from Dixon Correctional Institute
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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