Haunted New Orleans Cemetery Cities of the Dead Tour
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is the oldest and most famous. It was opened in 1789, replacing the city's older St. Peter Cemetery (no longer in existence) as the main burial ground when the city was redesigned after a fire in 1788.
It is 8 blocks from the Mississippi River, on the north side of Basin Street, one block beyond the inland border of the French Quarter. It borders the Iberville housing project. It has been in continuous use since its foundation. The nonprofit group Save Our Cemeteries and commercial businesses offer tours for a fee.
Famous New Orleanians buried in St. Louis No. 1 include Etienne de Boré, wealthy pioneer of the sugar industry and the first mayor of New Orleans; Homer Plessy, the plaintiff from the landmark 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision on civil rights; and Ernest N. Dutch Morial, the first African-American mayor of New Orleans.
The renowned Voodoo priestess Marie Laveau is believed to be interred in the Glapion family crypt. Other notable New Orleanians here include Bernard de Marigny, the French-Creole playboy who brought the game of craps to the United States; Barthelemy Lafon, the architect and surveyor who allegedly became one of Jean Lafitte's pirates; and Paul Morphy, one of the earliest world champions of chess. Delphine LaLaurie is also believed to lay in rest here. Architect and engineer Benjamin Latrobe was buried there after dying from yellow fever in 1820 while doing engineering for the New Orleans water works. In 2010, actor Nicolas Cage purchased a pyramid shaped tomb to be his future final resting place.
The cemetery spans just one square block but is the resting place of many thousands. A Protestant section (generally not vaulted) lies in the north-west section.
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Oven Crypts of New Orleans
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Historical New Orleans
The Picayune's Guide to New Orleans – Cemeteries
Sitting on a Tombstone: An 1873 Chat with a Gravedigger in Lafayette No. 1
J.N.B. de Pouilly: Architect of New Orleans Cemeteries
New Orleans Nostalgia
Oak & Laurel Cemetery Preservation
Comprehensive Guide to New Orleans with Kids (New Orleans Travel Guide 2019)
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Visiting New Orleans, Louisiana for the first time. We checked out the National WWII Museum, Louisiana Children's Museum, Hyatt House New Orleans, rode on the street cars, the Moonwalk, Cafe Du Monde, Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, The Cabildo, The Presbytere, The Gumbo Shop, Historic New Orleans Collection, Insectarium, tour St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 with Save Our Cemeteries, New Orleans Botanical Garden, Storyland, New Orleans Museum of Art, Pitot House, New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum, the New Orleans Jazz Museum, French Market, Beauregard-Keyes House, Old Ursuline Convent, Barataria Preserve, Audubon Zoo, and Mardi Gras World.
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Tour of St Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans - June 2013
St. Louis Cemetery #1 is the oldest and most famous. It was opened in 1789, replacing the city's older St. Peter Cemetery (no longer in existence) as the main burial ground when the city was redesigned after a fire in 1788.
It is 8 blocks from the Mississippi River, on the north side of Basin Street, one block beyond the inland border of the French Quarter. It borders the Iberville housing project. It has been in continuous use since its foundation. The nonprofit group Save Our Cemeteries and commercial businesses offer tours for a fee.
Famous New Orleanians buried in St. Louis #1 include Etienne de Boré, wealthy pioneer of the sugar industry and the first mayor of New Orleans; Homer Plessy, the plaintiff from the landmark 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision on civil rights; and Ernest N. Dutch Morial, the first African-American mayor of New Orleans.
The renowned Voodoo priestess Marie Laveau is believed to be interred in the Glapion family crypt. Other notable New Orleanians here include Bernard de Marigny, the French-Creole playboy who brought the game of craps to the United States; Barthelemy Lafon, the architect and surveyor who allegedly became one of Jean Lafitte's pirates; and Paul Morphy, one of the earliest world champions of chess. Delphine LaLaurie is also believed to lay in rest here. Architect and engineer Benjamin Latrobe was buried there after dying from yellow fever in 1820 while doing engineering for the New Orleans water works.
The cemetery spans just one square block but is the resting place of many thousands. A Protestant section (generally not vaulted) lies in the north-west section.
Famous New Orleans Cemetery-St.Louis No.1
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St. Louis Cemetery #1 is the oldest and most famous. It was opened in 1789, replacing the city's older St. Peter Cemetery (no longer in existence) as the main burial ground when the city was redesigned after a fire in 1788.
It is 8 blocks from the Mississippi River, on the north side of Basin Street, one block beyond the inland border of the French Quarter. It borders the Iberville housing project that was built over what was formerly Storyville. It has been in continuous use since its foundation. The nonprofit group Save Our Cemeteries and various commercial businesses offer tours for a fee.
Famous New Orleanians buried in St. Louis #1 include Etienne de Boré - wealthy pioneer of the sugar industry and the first mayor of New Orleans, Homer Plessy - the plaintiff from the landmark 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision on civil rights, and Ernest N. Dutch Morial - the first African-American Mayor of New Orleans.
The renown Voodoo priestess Marie Laveau is believed to be interred in the Glapion family crypt. Other notable New Orleanians here include Bernard de Marigny - the French-Creole playboy who brought the game of craps to the United States, Barthelemy Lafon - the architect and surveyor who allegedly became one of Jean Lafitte's pirates, and Paul Morphy, one of the earliest world champions of chess. Delphine LaLaurie is also believed to lay in rest here.
The cemetery spans just one square block, but is the resting place of over 100,000 dead.
Driving Into Downtown New Orleans at Sunset – New Orleans Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state ofLouisiana. The population of the city was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census.[2][3] The New Orleans metropolitan area (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area) had a population of 1,167,764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States.[4] The New Orleans–Metairie–Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area, had a 2010 population of 1,452,502.[5]
The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723, as it was established by French colonists and strongly influenced by their European culture. It is well known for its distinct French and Spanish Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage.[6] New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz),[7][8] and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras, dating to French colonial times. The city is often referred to as the most unique[9] in the United States.[10][11][12][13][14]
New Orleans is located in southeastern Louisiana, straddling the Mississippi River. The city and Orleans Parish (French: paroisse d'Orléans) are coterminous.[15] The city and parish are bounded by the parishes of St. Tammany to the north, St. Bernard to the east, Plaquemines to the south, and Jefferson to the south and west.[15][16][17] Lake Pontchartrain, part of which is included in the city limits, lies to the north and Lake Borgne lies to the east.[17]
Before Hurricane Katrina, Orleans Parish was the most populous parish in Louisiana. It now ranks third in population behind neighboring Jefferson Parish and East Baton Rouge Parish.[18]
The National WWII Museum
The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA
Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans City Park
Royal Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Save Our Cemeteries
Audubon Park
Saenger Theatre
Frenchmen Street
Garden District
Jackson Square
Tipitina's
St. Augustine Church
Faubourg Marigny
Metairie Cemetery
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
French Quarter
Audubon Zoo
Mardi Gras World
Backstreet Cultural Museum
New Orleans Streetcars
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
St. Charles Streetcar
New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
JS #670 - St. Louis Cemetery Tour (New Orleans)
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Exploring Lafayette Cemetery NEW ORLEANS
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Our first stop in New Orleans is at the famous or infamous Lafayette Cemetery number 1 in the Garden district. This burial ground from the 1800's features above ground crypts due to a burial process that is unique to the city of New Orleans.
In this video we explore the cemetery and learn about the history and burial practices of the denizens of Necropolis (citizens of the city of the dead) nick name for New Orleans.
information includes:
why bury above ground in crypts.
how are entire families buried in 1 vault.
the practice of burying for 1 year and 1 day.
the history of the yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans.
Hope you enjoy this scary tour of the most famous cemetery in New Orleans.
Haunted New Orleans: Garden District and The Magnolia Mansion
Haunted New Orleans visits a bistro in the Garden District and the Magnolia Mansion.
The Oldest Surviving Structure in New Orleans is Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar
Built in 1722, this is the oldest surviving structure in New Orleans. Though not actually the oldest bar in America, it’s ranked as ONE of the oldest. The pirate, Jean Lafitte, and his brother used this location as a base of operations for their smuggling business starting in 1772.
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New Orleans Cemetery Tours
New Orleans is famous for its Cities of the Dead, the result of the huge number of above-ground burials that have taken place over the centuries, due to the city's water table and French and Spanish customs. Anne Rice found the city's cemeteries so striking she set her Vampire Chronicles novels in them. If you're planning a trip to New Orleans, tour companies are available to give walking tours of its cemeteries, particularly the Cajun Encounters Tour Company.
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Lafayette Cemetery No 1
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is located in the Garden District of New Orleans. Founded in 1833, it is one of the oldest burial grounds in the city. The cemetery is bounded by Washington Avenue, Sixth, Coliseum and Prytania Streets. In 1972, the walled cemetery was added to the National Register of Historical Places.
French Quarter and Cemetery Walking Tour
Sound quality is not great in the beginning and at other pockets. I'll highlight those times as well as interesting points of the tour below. An external mic with a sock would help, that's on the to-do list for futures videos :) VLog of the whole bachelor party is coming, I just need some time to pull it all together. The tour was so good, I wanted to make sure I made a chronological video that I could link to in the VLog in case someone wanted to watch it or skip through the highlights.
Starting Point: (noisy) French Market (2:51 onward is not nearly as noisy)
1:44 It's unusual for a Bachelor Party to want to talk about architecture -Steve H our tour guide :)
2:51 Sound is much better here on out; 1682 expeditions
4:25 The compressor (finally) turns off
7:52 The Louisiana Purchase... and the compressor turns on again :(
9:54 Cemetery Conduct
10:37 Camera battery dies, switch to phone recording, Cemetery Tour begins
15:24-15:32 The wind is a bit strong (the sock would have helped here)
17:55 Marie Laveau, The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans
22:37 Nicolas Cage's Tombstone [sic]
27:50 Spanish Caribbean Architecture
31:38 Bourbon Street
32:29, 32:52, 40:05 I turned the camera onto the object being discussed and the audio cut out :(
41:07 The volume is low for a moment
42:29 Wrap up with Bienville and the English Turn
Tour Guide: Steve H of Legendary Walking Tours
Reserved through Erika at Cajun EncountersTour Company
I highly recommend both the walking tour guided by Steve as well as coordinating your event through Erika. Erika helped guide us through several options, for a varying group size, over a flexible time frame. The tour guide even met us where we were having lunch to save us some time and coordination. I can't thank them or recommend them highly enough!
HOUSES OF THE DEAD LAFAYETTE CEMETERY #1 | The Freedom Theory
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Today on RV Life | I know cemeteries are a little creepy but I have never seen anything like this before! I wanted to know everything there is to know about these above ground tombs. When we couldn't make any of the free tour times I was stoked when we arrived and someone was giving tours for a reasonable price!
First she debunked the myth about the graves being above ground due to the water table and coffins popping out of the ground. Turns out graves have popped up all over the US not just in New Orleans. And the reason they use the tombs is because it was taught to us by the Spanish and in the summer the tombs get so hot that they cremate the body..
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The Haunted Lafayette Cemetery No 1
Tulane Students Preserving a Historic Tomb
The Tulane School of Architecture's Preservation Studies Program, in concert with the Preservation Trades Network, operates the 2009 Preservation Studies Summer Field School. In one course, students learn via field work historically appropriate treatments for 19th century above-ground tombs. Students work under the tutelage of master craftsmen to learn about lime-based building technology in plaster, mortar, limewash and masonry applications.
The field school is sponsored by the 1772 Foundation, World Monuments Fund, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, Save Our Cemeteries, Louisiana Landmarks Society, The American Institute of Architects (AIA), AIA New Orleans, Preservation Trades Network and Tulane University School of Architecture.
New Orleans and Miami will be UNDER WATER within the next century as rising sea levels put more than
New Orleans and Miami will be UNDER WATER within the next century as rising sea levels put more than 400 US cities 'past the point of no return', new study claims
Half the land mass of 414 towns and cities will eventually be underwater, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found in a study
New Orleans stands to be the worst-affected, with '98 percent of populated land in New Orleans to be below the future sea level'
Miami will also be hard-hit due its flatness and limestone foundation
After Florida, the next three most affected states are California, Louisiana and New York
Extreme carbon cuts and switching to renewable energy could save millions of people, researchers said .
Say goodbye to Miami and New Orleans.
No matter what we do to curb global warming, these and other beloved US cities will sink below rising seas, according to a study released Monday.
But making extreme carbon cuts and moving to renewable energy could save millions of people living in iconic coastal areas of the United States, said the findings in the October 12 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal.
Scientists have already established that if we do nothing to reduce our burning of fossil fuel up to the year 2100, the planet will face sea level rise of 14-32 feet (4.3–9.9 meters), said lead author Ben Strauss, vice president for sea level and climate impacts at Climate Central.
The big uncertainty is the issue of when.
The Ghost of Lafayette Cemetery
Beware the ghoulish presence that lurks around the Lafayette Cemetery in New Orleans.
Louisiana Cemetery Number 1
Walk through of one of the above ground cemeteries in Louisiana.
Driving Downtown - Early Morning on Bourbon St – New Orleans Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state ofLouisiana. The population of the city was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census.[2][3] The New Orleans metropolitan area (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area) had a population of 1,167,764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States.[4] The New Orleans–Metairie–Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area, had a 2010 population of 1,452,502.[5]
The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723, as it was established by French colonists and strongly influenced by their European culture. It is well known for its distinct French and Spanish Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage.[6] New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz),[7][8] and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras, dating to French colonial times. The city is often referred to as the most unique[9] in the United States.[10][11][12][13][14]
New Orleans is located in southeastern Louisiana, straddling the Mississippi River. The city and Orleans Parish (French: paroisse d'Orléans) are coterminous.[15] The city and parish are bounded by the parishes of St. Tammany to the north, St. Bernard to the east, Plaquemines to the south, and Jefferson to the south and west.[15][16][17] Lake Pontchartrain, part of which is included in the city limits, lies to the north and Lake Borgne lies to the east.[17]
Before Hurricane Katrina, Orleans Parish was the most populous parish in Louisiana. It now ranks third in population behind neighboring Jefferson Parish and East Baton Rouge Parish.[18]
The National WWII Museum
The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA
Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans City Park
Royal Street
Immaculate Conception Church
Save Our Cemeteries
Audubon Park
Saenger Theatre
Frenchmen Street
Garden District
Jackson Square
Tipitina's
St. Augustine Church
Faubourg Marigny
Metairie Cemetery
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
French Quarter
Audubon Zoo
Mardi Gras World
Backstreet Cultural Museum
New Orleans Streetcars
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
St. Charles Streetcar
New Orleans Pharmacy Museum