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911 Warren Dr, West Monroe, LA, 71291
You're not expected to know this. These questions help you compare and avoid surprises.
“Can I see your General Price List?”
Federal law (FTC Funeral Rule) requires them to give you itemized pricing. You have every right to ask.
“Do you accept insurance assignment?”
This means they bill the insurance company directly. You don't pay thousands upfront and wait to be reimbursed.
“What's included vs. what's extra?”
Packages may not include everything. Ask about the casket, embalming, transportation, facility fees, and death certificate copies.
Know Your Rights
The FTC Funeral Rule protects you. Every funeral home must provide an itemized General Price List if you ask — in person or over the phone. You are never required to buy a package and can choose services individually. You also have the right to use a casket purchased elsewhere.
Average in Louisiana
$2,246 – $7,063
Source: NFDA 2023 · Direct cremation to traditional burial
Funerals in this area run $2,246–$7,063. If your loved one had a life insurance policy, the benefit can cover these costs — and we'll file the claim and handle the carrier for you, even without the policy number. $0 upfront, and nothing if it doesn't pay out.
“I really recommend Griffin Funeral Home they decorated the service for my 3 month old so beautifully and they also did my aunts service so beautifully I absolutely love Brittany and Ms.Donna for all their work and patience with my family”
— Stormy Adkins
“Griffin definitely goes above and beyond for their families. I’ve watched Brittnee myself treat these families as if they are her own. I’ve watched her gather things to make the service personal able for them, drive to their houses to make arrangements; whatever it took to make their process as easy as possible. That whole staff is professional, but most importantly they care. You will not find another funeral home that will treat you as good as Griffin.”
— Patrick Ross
“Run absolutely as far as possible from this place! My father passed away and I utilized Griffin as I was from out of state and they had previously handled my grandparents services. I traveled to town and handled the cremation paperwork in person and was told his ashes would be ready by the end of the week (which I would still be in town). I picked up the ashes (which were split into 2 temporary urns) before traveling back home 7 hours. I was contacted a few days later to advise that they *think* the ashes I had in my possession were not correct. The boxes were sealed and the outside stated they were my father. In order to verify we had to open the boxes where clear bags contained my father. Which after a sudden and recent loss this was absolutely gutwrenching. Low & behold, the tag inside was not my father’s and I had some other persons ashes. To which it was confirmed another person had MY DAD’S ASHES instead of me! Griffin seemed like they wanted to remedy the situation quickly as I was obviously upset and they significantly screwed up. I spoke to Brittany (the director) and the owner traveled to my house overnight to collect the ashes. I spoke to both of them that due to this negligence & major screw up, I would anticipate compensation once the correct ashes were given to me. Though I was very upset by the call I tried to remain calm and treat them both with respect as I know neither the director or owner was the person who mixed up these ashes and it was likely done at the crematorium. They both apologized and acknowledged they would absolutely be compensating me for this grave error. It took them several days to get my father’s ashes correct (I would hope they are actually him but of course I’ll never know for sure given this situation). To which they aimed to overnight ship them to me. I specifically requested several times to use UPS or FedEx as the US Postal Service has been consistently unreliable. I then received a shipping confirmation of NOT OVERNIGHT and also through the US Postal Service. I had to spend several days then stressing out to hope everything would make it to me. I received the package and set up a call several days later to discuss compensation. Brittany was late to our call because she was “driving and then checking into a hotel,”though we previously arranged this call you would think she would have had her schedule cleared… ? The call started and the funeral home had the gall to offer me a “free cremation”. I could not even believe they thought this was adequate. First of all I met with Brittany for my father’s cremation paperwork. She saw me in person. I am 33 years old! Also I live 7 hours away. I told her she couldn’t be serious… not only would I not use this funeral home again even if it was for my dead goldfish, I would hope I have about 50-60 years left and also I live in another STATE. This was an unacceptable response given the scenario it was not even remotely reasonable. This wasn’t some messed up fast food order they could just give me a coupon code for… I then told her no, absolutely not, and I felt a full refund at this point was the bare minimum given the gravity of the situation. She advised since it was more than $700 they had to contact corporate and she would be back in touch with me in a day or so. I never heard from her again. I called and emailed to which I was ghosted. I have since hired an attorney to proceed accordingly. I will be also contacting the state board to report them. The absolute grave negligence and emotional distress this place put me through is disgusting and I hope no one else ever has to go through this while grieving their parent. I would recommend you run as far as possible from this place.”
— Gabrielle Tetrick
We file the life insurance claim and recover unclaimed property — the payout can help cover costs like these. $0 upfront.
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