# 2026-15519: Louisiana Archaeologists Catalog Ancestral Remains for Repatriation

2026-15519, 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/2026-15519
- As of: 2026-08-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15519
- 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 Catalog Ancestral Remains for Repatriation

## Summary

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

- LDOA inventory: three Native remains: benefit, low. The Louisiana Division of Archaeology identified human remains representing at least three Native American individuals from site 16CO102 (Woodie Davis Mound) in Concordia Parish, LA, and one lot of associated funerary objects (including ceramics). The remains were field documented in 1982 and curat…
- Tribes identified as culturally affiliated: benefit, low. The Louisiana Division of Archaeology determined a cultural affiliation between the remains/objects and these groups: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Cree…
- How and when repatriation requests may be made: benefit, low. If you are a member of one of the named tribes, a lineal descendant, or another tribe that can show cultural affiliation by a preponderance of the evidence, you may submit a written request for repatriation to Karla Oesch, Collections Manager, Louisiana Division of Archaeology, P.O. Box 44247, Bato…

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## Sources
- [2026-15519 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15519/notice-of-inventory-completion-louisiana-department-of-culture-recreation-and-tourism-division-of)
- [2026-15519 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-31/pdf/2026-15519.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15519 (as of 2026-08-07).