How Much Is a Funeral

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H.C. Alexander Funeral Home

Norco, St. Charles County, LA

A funeral home, part of SCI, sold under the Dignity Memorial brand.

Posted January 21, 2026 Checked August 17, 2026

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22 Apple Street, Norco, LA 70079

Direct cremation

$2,750

The middle price in Louisiana is $3,100.

The home posts $2,740. With one certified copy, $2,750.

How this adds up
"5. Direct Cremation with Safeway Cremation Container"$2,740
1 certified copy of the death certificate$9
Sum$2,749
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $2,750

This covers transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home, the cremation charge itself, refrigeration, basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff for Direct Cremation, transfer to or from crematory and the crematory fee is included. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $9 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home
  • the cremation charge itself
  • refrigeration
  • basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff for Direct Cremation
  • transfer to or from crematory
  • the crematory fee is included.

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "5. Direct Cremation with Safeway Cremation Container".

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.00 per mile.)"

The median across Louisiana is $3,100, from 28 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$9,875

The middle price in Louisiana is $8,330.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing and casketing of deceased, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony and 3 more lines this home's own price list names, each shown in full below.

How this adds up
"This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral"$4,095
"Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home"$795
"Embalming"$1,720
"Dressing and casketing of deceased"$295
"Venue & Staff Services for Visitation (Up To 4 Hours)"$495
"Standard Venue & Staff Services for Funeral/Memorial (Medium)"$495
"Crematory Fee"$675
"Transfer to or from crematory"$195
"RENTAL CASKET"$1,100
1 certified copy of the death certificate$9
Sum$9,874
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $9,875

It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $9 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
  • embalming
  • dressing and casketing of deceased
  • use of facilities and staff for a viewing
  • use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
  • the cremation charge itself
  • transfer to or from crematory
  • the home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.00 per mile.)"

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across Louisiana is $8,330, from 15 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$6,500

This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

The home posts $6,490. With one certified copy, $6,500.

How this adds up
"2. Immediate burial with minimum casket from our facility"$6,490
1 certified copy of the death certificate$9
Sum$6,499
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $6,500

This covers basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff for Immediate Burial, transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home and transportation of remains to cemetery or crematory. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $9 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff for Immediate Burial
  • transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home
  • transportation of remains to cemetery or crematory

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "2. Immediate burial with minimum casket from our facility".

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.00 per mile.)"

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.00 per mile.)"

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$4,905

The middle price in Louisiana is $4,755.

How this adds up
"1. Immediate burial with container provided by the purchaser"$4,895
1 certified copy of the death certificate$9
Sum$4,904
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $4,905

It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $9 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "1. Immediate burial with container provided by the purchaser".

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.00 per mile.)"

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.00 per mile.)"

The median across Louisiana is $4,755, from 22 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$6,580

The middle price in Louisiana is $6,780.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, storage and sheltering of the deceased, dressing and casketing of deceased, a hearse and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.

How this adds up
"This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral"$4,095
"Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home"$795
"(It is the policy of our firm to require refrigeration of unembalmed remains after 24 hours.)"$495
"Dressing and casketing of deceased"$295
"Funeral vehicle (e.g. Hearse)"$395
"Equipment and Staff Services for Graveside Service"$495
1 certified copy of the death certificate$9
Sum$6,579
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $6,580

It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $9 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
  • storage and sheltering of the deceased
  • dressing and casketing of deceased
  • a hearse
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.00 per mile.)"

The median across Louisiana is $6,780, from 20 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$8,795

The middle price in Louisiana is $8,670.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing and casketing of deceased, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony, a hearse and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.

How this adds up
"This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral"$4,095
"Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home"$795
"Embalming"$1,720
"Dressing and casketing of deceased"$295
"Venue & Staff Services for Visitation (Up To 4 Hours)"$495
"Standard Venue & Staff Services for Funeral/Memorial (Medium)"$495
"Funeral vehicle (e.g. Hearse)"$395
"Equipment and Staff Services for Graveside Service"$495
1 certified copy of the death certificate$9
Sum$8,794
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $8,795

It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $9 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
  • transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
  • embalming
  • dressing and casketing of deceased
  • use of facilities and staff for a viewing
  • use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
  • a hearse
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(within a 25 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $4.00 per mile.)"

The median across Louisiana is $8,670, from 21 posted price lists we have read.

These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.

These figures are ballparks for comparing homes, not quotes.

These figures are assembled from this home's own posted price list, and each one is rounded up to the next $5. Treat them as a way to compare homes, not as a quote. Only the funeral home can quote you.

What the county fee is

This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. The amount for this state is not on file here, so ask the funeral home.

For the cremation figures: In this list: in TX, Dallas County at $30, Bexar County and Travis County at $25, Denton County, Johnson County, Parker County and Tarrant County at $35 and Harris County with no fee on file here. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.

For the burial figures: In this list: in TX, 8 counties with no fee on file here. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.

The counties of the states this one touches are in the list too, each one labeled with its state, because a death does not stop at a state line.

Certified copies of the death certificate

One certified copy of the death certificate is included in every figure on this page.

This home's list does not post a price for a certified copy of the death certificate. This state charges $9 for the first copy and $7 for each one after it, so those are the figures below. This is what the record itself costs. Ask the funeral home whether it charges anything to order them for you.

How many certified copies do you need?

Most families need more than one. Raising the count raises every figure on this page.

One certified copy is $9, and each one after that is $7.

Nobody can tell you how many you will need. Banks, insurers, and pension offices each tend to want their own, so families commonly order several. Set the count and the line says what that comes to.

Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

Where to look next

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The same question, answered for every Louisiana home we have read:

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