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Though an SUV caused a recent injury to the historic burial ground, a preservationist found that the biggest risks to public safety in the cemetery came from some of its most magnificent structures: tombs built for now-dissolved society groups. Now, a five-generation master plasterer is determined to repair them.
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As climate change makes storms worse, Louisiana's cemeteries are dealing with catastrophic flooding. Now other states face similar problems.
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Toxic pollution forced a small, Black community in Louisiana to relocate. Now, chemical companies say they own its final remnant — the town’s cemetery.
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When the Mississippi River flooded this spring, tons of water gushed through the Bonnet Carré Spillway, and into Lake Pontchartrain. The spillway is a big…
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It’s Halloween, and there’s no place better in the world to celebrate All Hallow’s Eve than in the the ghost laden state of Louisiana!To get you in the…
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Archdiocese of New Orleans All Saints Day Mass and Blessings of the Graves – November 1, 2015.The Archdiocese of New Orleans will be performing a special…
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It's that time of year, when the cemeteries of Louisiana come alive and the streets are haunted by tethered spirits.On this week's Louisiana Eats!, we…
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A historic New Orleans cemetery will soon be off-limits to tourists on their own because of repeated tomb vandalism.Starting in March, entry to St. Louis…
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The final resting place of New Orleans Voodoo queen Marie Laveau has been restored to its original state. The refinished tomb in Cemetery No. 1 will be…