The Laveau-Glapion family tomb, burial site of Marie Laveau and her family in St. Louis Cemetery #1.

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This file appears in: The Ancestors: Marie Laveau's Tomb

This file appears in: The Ancestors: Marie Laveau's Tomb

The Ancestors: Marie Laveau's Tomb

By August Darbonne & Kathryn O'Dwyer, editor

St. Louis Cemetery #1 on Basin Street, once outside the city limits, is the oldest existing cemetery in New Orleans. Towering above-ground tombs remind visitors of New Orleans’ high water table and…