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Cemetery Laws in Louisiana: Lost

Cemeteries can be lost

Spanish moss hangs from oak branches over grave marks in Holt cemeteryOld cemeteries can be lost to time through both neglect and progress.  Usually, no one knows about a lost cemetery until they inadvertently stumble across one. This occurrence is not as rare as one might expect. Clearing of forests or new construction can quite literally dig up the past. If you do uncover what you think is an old cemetery, you should contact state and local officials.New book explores Louisiana's sinking cemeteries

Links:

Division Of Archaeology, Cultural Resources, Cemeteries & Burials

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

The Advocate, Researcher maps hidden graveyards of slaves who once tilled Louisiana sugar cane fields

Archeology, Following the Trail of Ancient Louisianians

WWNO, The Cemetery Under The French Quarter

NOLA, New book explores Louisiana's sinking cemeteries

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