Cemeteries
There are 41 in New Orleans.
In the old days they tried traditional caskets and burial procedures. Since the water table is so variable they found that flooding caused caskets to pop out of the ground, so they did what seemed like a solution - bury them above ground.
The sites are owned by a family, and the whole family is buried there. They have a casket made from the thinnest of metal and over time the metal rusts away, deterioration takes place, and there is room for plenty of other family members.
Today a new ‘family plot’ (made from marble or granite) costs $100,000, but it is deeded property and will be passed down to other family members.
Even cremation solutions
Jackson Square New Orleans founded by the French
The Battle of New Orleans was won close to this site.
We had our cafe au lait and beignet at a second location - no crowds!
love the buildings in the French Quarter
I had to see the Preservation Hall
It is so 'no-frill' that it was hard to see it.
They have been closed for 15 months, and now open (only with reservations and vax and masks)
Yard Art
"PUN CENTRAL"
Well, it is October and they love to decorate for Halloween.
They also love to have fun.
see the Spinal Column
All sorts of freak shows around here!
