Louisiana committee defers bill allowing Zachary to use DCI inmate crews to maintain private cemetery Lawmakers questioned whether public funds and unpaid inmate labor should be used to maintain a private, long‑abandoned cemetery in Zachary. City witness said the city pays DCI for transport and security but not the inmates; the author agreed to voluntarily defer the bill for revisions and more information.

A controversial bill to use inmate labor for maintaining a long-abandoned cemetery in Zachary has sparked intense debate among Louisiana lawmakers.

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