Here you can view and download all reports related to the Louisiana Cemetery Board.
Annual Cemetery Reports
For cemeteries reporting on a calendar year, these reports must be completed, signed, notarized, and returned to the Louisiana Cemetery Board no later than June 30 of each year. For cemeteries reporting on a fiscal year, these reports must be completed, signed, notarized and returned to the Louisiana Cemetery Board no later than six months after the close of the cemetery authority’s business year.
Perpetual Care Reports
- Instructions for Report of Perpetual Care, Endowed Care Trust Fund Form (Revised 1/25)
- Report of Perpetual Care, Endowed Care Trust Fund Form (Revised 1/25)
REMINDER: Pursuant to LAC 46:XIII, Section 1501, effective October 20, 2013, perpetual or endowed care deposits are now required to be made monthly.
NOTICE: Pursuant to ACT 222 of the 2015 Legislative Session a report filing fee of not more than five dollars ($5) for each contract entered into after December 31, 2015, which is subject to endowment or perpetual care, will be due and payable within six months after the close of the business year. Failure to pay the report filing fee within six months after the close of the business year shall result in a late charge of one hundred dollars.
The report filing fee on contracts subject to endowment or perpetual care entered into in 2024 is ($4) per contract and is due within six months after the close of your 2024 business year.
The report filing fee on contracts subject to endowment or perpetual care entered into in 2025 will remain at ($4) per contract and is due within six months after the close of your 2025 business year.
Cemetery Merchandise and Services Reports
- Instructions – Report of Cemetery Merchandise and Services (Revised 1/25)
- Report of Cemetery Merchandise and Services (Revised 1/25)
- Annual Report of Stored Merchandise – Inventory Log Form (Revised 10/12)
REMINDER: Effective January 1, 2013, all merchandise and services not delivered or stored within one hundred twenty (120) days of entering into a contract for the sale of merchandise and services must be trusted, including those contracts that are financed.
NOTICE: A report filing fee will be due and payable on each merchandise and services contract entered into after December 31, 2012, and subject to the provisions of La. R.S. 8:502 (trusting), La. R.S. 8:502.1(3) (storage at the cemetery), or La. R.S. 8:502.1(4) (storage with a supplier).
The report filing fee on contracts entered into in 2024 is ($9) per contract and is due within six months after the close of your 2024 business year.
The report filing fee on contracts entered into in 2025 will remain at ($9) per contract and is due within six months after the close of your 2025 business year.
Annual Trustee Reports
Perpetual Care Trust Reports
- Instructions – Report of Trustee and Report of Cemetery Authority (Revised 11/13)
- Report of Trustee and Report of Cemetery Authority – Before 1974 (Revised 11/13)
- Report of Trustee and Report of Cemetery Authority – After 1974 (Revised 11/13)
For cemeteries reporting on a calendar year, these reports must be completed, signed and returned to the Louisiana Cemetery Board no later than May 31 of each year. For cemeteries reporting on a fiscal year, these reports must be completed, signed and returned to the Louisiana Cemetery Board no later than five months after the close of the cemetery authority’s business year.
Merchandise Trust Reports
- Instructions – Report of Trustee Merchandise Trust Fund (Revised 11/13)
- Report of Trustee – Merchandise Trust Fund (Revised 11/13)
For cemeteries reporting on a calendar year, these reports must be completed, signed and returned to the Louisiana Cemetery Board no later than March 31 of each year. For cemeteries reporting on a fiscal year, these reports must be completed, signed and returned to the Louisiana Cemetery Board no later than ninety days after the close of the cemetery authority’s business year.
Master Trust Fund Reports
- Instructions – Report of Trustee and Report of Cemetery Authority Master Trust (Revised 6/18)
- Report of Trustee and Report of Cemetery Authority MASTER TRUST (Revised 6/18)
- Report of Trustee and Report of Cemetery Authority – MASTER TRUST – PARTICIPANT’S SCHEDULE – Before 1974 (Revised 6/18)
- Report of Trustee and Report of Cemetery Authority – MASTER TRUST – PARTICIPANT’S SCHEDULE – After 1974 (Revised 6/18)
Total Return Distribution Method Trust Fund Reports
- Instructions – Report of Trustee and Report of Cemetery Authority Perpetual Care Trust Fund Total Return Distribution Method (Revised 8/23)
- Report of Trustee and Report of Cemetery Authority Perpetual Care Trust Fund Total Return Distribution Method – Before 1974 (Revised 8/23)
- Report of Trustee and Report of Cemetery Authority Perpetual Care Trust Fund Total Return Distribution Method – After 1974 (Revised 8/23)