Very decomposed parts of a coffin and human remains were found in Lafayette Cemetery, which has been around since the late ...

The Lafayette Cemetery received thousands of dollars in damage when a car careened into it earlier this month, and weeks later, the aftermath remains on full display at a prominent city intersection.

According to city documents, the Lafayette Cemetery, which dates back to the late 1800s, has a complex burial history. Past ...

The Indian Peaks Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will honor 300 veterans Saturday at the Lafayette Cemetery. A wreath-placing ceremony will be held at 10 a.m.

Lafayette’s oldest cemetery will host a night tour on All Saints Day, a ready opportunity for people to learn about the ancient grounds and Catholic traditions of burying the dead. “Above Ground: A ...

LAFAYETTE — On a 98-degree day under a blazing sun, Lafayette Historical Society president Mary McCosker brought to life vivid portraits of some of the people buried in the Lafayette Cemetery. She led ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Lafayette Police have cited a suspect who drove a truck through the gates of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Cemetery, desecrating several graves. Ronnez Jermaul ...

LAFAYETTE – The ornamental gates leading into the Greenbush Cemetery include the inscription, scrolled across the green metal along North 12th Street: “Here rest our old settlers.” After nearly a ...

LAFAYETTE -- Although the sign states the cemetery was constructed in 1828, the oldest stone in the Lafayette Cemetery dates back to 1793. The Lafayette Preservation Foundation will be holding its ...

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, the final resting place for some 7,000 people in a single city block off Washington Avenue, is one of the Garden District's most popular tourist destinations. But people ...

FAYETTEVILLE (WTVD) -- For nearly five years, Joseph and Marilyn Cincotta decorated their son's grave in the Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery. They added solar lights, flowers and some landscaping.

The city of New Orleans is closing a historic cemetery in the Garden District for maintenance and repairs. Tours and public visits won't be allowed until the work at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is ...