• Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is a historic cemetery in the Garden District neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1833 and still in use today...
  • Discover Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 with one of the most comprehensive, completely immersive and interactive virtual experiences in the world.
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  • Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is the oldest cemetery in New Orleans. Built in 1833 and ripe with ghost stories and the graves of notable New Orleans residents...
  • Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is a historic cemetery in the Garden District neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • The earliest of seven municipal cemeteries in the city, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is located in the heart of the Garden District and is bordered by Washington...
  • Why is Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 Closed? During different periods of its history, the cemetery's maintenance has been neglected.
  • One of New Orleans’s oldest surviving cemeteries, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 was placed on the Watch in 1996 because of its advanced state of deterioration.
  • Individual family tombs in Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 feature Judge Ferguson of the Plessy vs. Ferguson “separate-but-equal” case.
  • Peek inside the gates of Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, which is currently closed to the public, and hear about New Orleans' interesting above-ground interment customs.