About the Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 [See on Map] (Garden District; designated city burial site 1833)
Designated a burial site in 1833, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans' Garden District is an active cemetery, tourist attraction, neighborhood recreation center and community gathering place. Truly an outdoor museum of 19th and 20th century funerary architecture, the cemetery's walls and vaults had badly deteriorated, posing long-term threats to the site's structural stability. The...
Recently submitted by Lora, New Orleans Spiritual Healing My family has lived in New Orleans for almost 200 years and I love New Orleans I have visited Lafayette Cemetery many times . It is a peaceful place that encourages meditation and spiritual growth. I...
