# 2026-15502: Louisiana Archaeologists List 1,600 Burial Goods

2026-15502, Notice of Inventory Completion: Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, LA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-07-31, effective 2026-08-31 (as of 2026-08-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15502
- As of: 2026-08-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15502
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, LA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 48425
- Published: 2026-07-31
- Effective: 2026-08-31
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-07

## In one line

Louisiana Archaeologists List 1,600 Burial Goods

## Summary

The Louisiana Division of Archaeology has finished listing human remains and over 1,600 burial items from a Native American site in Catahoula Parish, LA. These remains belong to 10 Native American individuals and are set to be returned to their tribes starting August 31, 2026. This means Native communities will soon get back important ancestral items, with no costs mentioned for anyone involved.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Louisiana Division of Archaeology (LDOA) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Return of Native Remains and Objects: benefit, low. Human remains representing at least 10 Native American individuals and at least 1,601 associated funerary objects from site 16CT18 (Natchez Fort) in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, are scheduled for repatriation on or after August 31, 2026. The Louisiana Division of Archaeology identifies cultural aff…
- Who May Request Repatriation: benefit, low. Written requests for repatriation may be submitted by any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations named in this notice, or by any lineal descendant or tribe not named who shows by a preponderance of the evidence that they are culturally affiliated. If competing requests ar…

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## Sources
- [2026-15502 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15502/notice-of-inventory-completion-louisiana-department-of-culture-recreation-and-tourism-division-of)
- [2026-15502 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-31/pdf/2026-15502.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15502 (as of 2026-08-07).