“We don’t want to see it get out of hand”

In Louisiana, Houma town councilman Alvin Tillman wants to ban colorful grave decorations in public cemeteries, and a planning official agrees it’s time for more regulations even thought, according to the story, there have been no complaints.

He has proposed a law restricting the color a tomb can be painted. The law would also require those who have already painted their tombs to repaint them white.

The Development and Planning Committee unanimously approved sending the proposal to the full council. A public hearing on it will be held on Jan. 11.

If it passes, violators could be charged with a misdemeanor, said Patrick Gordon, director of Development and Planning for the parish.

“We don’t want to see it get out of hand,” Gordon said. “I mean, what if someone wanted to paint their tomb LSU colors? I don’t think purple and gold would be appropriate there.”