La. R.S. § 37:832 Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors; Appointments; Terms of Office

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 37:832

A.

(1) There is created within the Louisiana Department of Health the Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors that shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 36:803.

(2) The board shall consist of nine members to be appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation, as further provided in Subsection B of this Section. All members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the governor for terms of four years. The governor shall ensure that his appointments demonstrate race, gender, ethnic, and geographical diversity.

B.

(1) The board shall include four licensed embalmers and four licensed funeral directors, all of whom shall have been residents of the state of Louisiana for at least five years and all of whom shall have had experience in their respective professions for at least five years. Eight members shall be appointed as follows:

(a) Two members shall be residents of District A, comprised of the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines.

(b) Two members shall be residents of District B, comprised of the parishes of Vernon, Rapides, Avoyelles, Concordia, Catahoula, LaSalle, Grant, Natchitoches, Sabine, DeSoto, Red River, Winn, Caldwell, Franklin, Tensas, Madison, Richland, Ouachita, Jackson, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Webster, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union, Morehouse, West Carroll, and East Carroll.

(c) Two members shall be residents of District C, comprised of the parishes of Beauregard, Allen, Evangeline, St. Landry, St. Martin, Iberia, St. Mary, Lafayette, Acadia, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Cameron, and Vermilion.

(d) Two members shall be residents of District D, comprised of the parishes of Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Tammany, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Ascension, and St. James.