"Crosses on supposed tomb of Marie Laveau"

ID: 5843 ~ Source: Image courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1974.25.23.134. ~ Creator: David M. Kleck, photographer ~ Date: 1969

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…