The Parish New Orleans

... a high water table, but it has, at 90%, the largest percentage of above ground burials. The first formal cemetery in New Orleans, the St. Peter Street Cemetery was located in what is now the French Quarter. According to accounts of the time, all burials ...

... type of person who takes interest in the culture and history of a place so I enjoyed it and was actually more fascinated with New Orleans, I just wished we did a lot of stops to take pictures. That tour made me realize that we missed a LOT on this ...

... addition to serving on the Prison Reform Association and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, she served as president of the New Orleans Woman's Club and worked to secure public playgrounds, baths, and summer vacations for children and needy women. ...