Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home

Veteran services at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home

Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home serves veteran families in New Orleans, LA with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home provides Veterans Burials and Funerals, and as part of the Dignity Memorial network, offers no-cost burial and funeral services for eligible homeless veterans and first responders who have fallen in the line of duty." On-site amenities include chapels and private reception room, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $8,670 for basic burial and $3,210 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, memorial service, burial, celestis memorial spaceflight, pet cremation, and traditional burial. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

On-site facilities of note include chapels, tranquil oaks cremation garden, and gardens. These spaces accommodate full military honors details, family gatherings before and after the service, and the placement of the United States flag during the visitation period.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in LA, approximately 28 miles from Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home. Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Louisiana has approximately 373 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (504) 486-6331, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home is located at 5100 Pontchartrain Boulevard in New Orleans, LA. You can reach the home at (504) 486-6331. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home provides funeral, cremation, memorial service, burial, scattering ashes, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home provides Veterans Burials and Funerals, and as part of the Dignity Memorial network, offers no-cost burial and funeral services for eligible homeless veterans and first responders who have fallen in the line of duty.

Which faith traditions does Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Buddhism, Catholicism, Greek Orthodoxy, Hinduism, Islam families, among others.

What sets Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home apart

First funeral home in New Orleans built on cemetery grounds, offering unparalleled convenience with Metairie Cemetery and Lake Lawn Park Cemetery.
On-site crematory with a private witness/viewing room.
Heaven's Pets facility for comprehensive pet death care, cremation, and bereavement services, with dedicated personnel and crematory.
Offers Celestis Memorial Spaceflight for sending ashes into space.
Part of the Dignity Memorial network, providing a 100% Service Guarantee.
Offers a Compassion Helpline for grief counseling for 13 months post-service.

Military & veteran services offered

★Memorial Service

★Celestis Memorial Spaceflight

★Veterans Burials & Funerals

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial
· Traditional Burial

Cremation

· Cremation
· Scattering Ashes
· Pet Cremation

On-site facilities

· Visitation Rooms

· Chapels

· Coffee Lounges

· Private Reception Room

· On-site Crematory

· Metairie Cemetery

· Lake Lawn Park And Mausoleum

· Tranquil Oaks Cremation Garden

· All Saints Mausoleum

· Heaven’s Pets

· Arrangement Room

· Viewing Room

· Ossuary

· Gardens

· Mausoleums

· Venues

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Crematory
· Funeral Home
· Mortuary

Specializations

· Personalized Cremation Services
· On-site Crematory
· Celestis Memorial Spaceflight
· Pet Death Care And Cremation

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Buddhism, Catholicism, Greek Orthodoxy, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Protestantism. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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How honors are coordinated

Military funeral honors are guaranteed at no cost for any veteran discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. The funeral home arranges the honors detail by contacting the deceased's last unit or the nearest active-duty installation of the appropriate branch and submitting the DD-214 to verify eligibility.

For requests less than 72 hours from service time, families can call the Department of Defense's expedited honors line at 1-877-MIL-HONR (1-877-645-4667). See the full honors protocol.