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A generation ago, burial was the default and cremation the exception. Today, the roles are rapidly reversing. By 2035, 80% of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It’s not clear when coroners in Louisiana began charging grieving families a fee for the permit needed to cremate their loved ones, but a new legal opinion clearly spells out ...

LONDON — Parents in England will no longer be charged burial and cremation fees for children after Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the government would set up a fund to cover the charges.

Parish coroners across Louisiana have for years been charging fees for cremation permits, but the practice has come to an abrupt halt in many areas after recent attempts to fully legalize it failed.

JIM THORPE – Carbon County commissioners established fees for the coroner’s office and funding for the veterans treatment court while handling a light agenda Thursday. The commissioners adopted a ...