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It can be assumed that during the 18 th century interment within the new cemetery, now known as St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, took the form of in-ground burials, following the convention established in the St. Peter Street Cemetery.
Notable New Orleanians buried in St. Louis No. 1 include Etienne de Boré, a 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.
No list of the various famous people buried in St. Louis Cemetery #1 would be complete without mentioning the notorious actor, Nicolas Cage. While he remains hale and healthy today (i.e. alive), that didn't stop Cage from preemptively commissioning a tomb to be constructed in New Orleans' most famous burial site.
Did you enjoy hearing about some of the interesting people who are buried in New Orleans’ oldest cemetery? If so, we highly suggest taking a cemetery tour! Due to laws instated by the Archdiocese of New Orleans, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. has been closed off to the general public since 2014.
Feb 26, 2024 · Two noted twentieth-century photographers, E. J. Bellocq and Ralston Crawford, are buried in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3. About half of the cemetery’s dozen society tombs and many individual family crypts are still in use.
Some come to see the final resting place for Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau, while others come to tend the graves of loved ones interred within (St. Louis Cemetery remains an active gravesite). Still, others come to experience the city’s living history via a stroll through its oldest cemetery (St. Louis Cemetery was built in 1789).
Feb 7, 2013 · Known for their distinctive above ground burials and particularly lovely monuments, New Orleans’ historic cemeteries are all worth exploring, including the Garden District’s Lafayette Cemetery...
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