Views from the gates only. Definitely full of spirit & worth a pass by. Beautifully decaying piece…read moreof history.

Lafayette Cemetery opened in 1833 in the New Orleans' Garden District. It is a historic &…read morenon-segregated cemetery known for its above-ground family tombs and cruciform layout. It was the burial place for thousands of New Orleanians, including victims of yellow fever & has served as a filming location for movies and TV programs. The cemetery is currently closed to the public due to ongoing repairs and maintenance, so we walked around the cemetery peering inside.

It ended up being a monsoon shortly after getting there. A very lovely lady warned us to "hold on…read moreto your pocketbooks" as the neighborhood is not good( and we are not pasty suburbanites !). The cemetery is very interesting. It is poorly kept but very interesting. Wish the skies hadn't opened up! Be cautious!!

There are three large separate sections in this cemetery. I busted my knee in one section because…read moreit was muddy on a dry day and it just looked like dirt, not mud, but alas. The surrounding area was a bit scary and desolate. The cementery is beautiful old history where many of the French and Spanish that founded this area are buried.

It was only a four minute walk from our Hotel, the Courtyard Marriott Iberville. The others were…read moretired from walking the Garden District, but since it was close, I decided to visit. Don't be confused, there is a Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, but that is CLOSED, and is located in the Garden District (near Commander's Palace restaurant). You will need to be in a tour to enter, but I did it on the cheap. If you walk the perimeter, you can view the grounds from the iron gates built into the block walls. I stuck my phone in and took some nice photos. At the entrance, I peeked in and was able to see the Nicholas Cage pyramid crypt.

Our tour guide Buddy was amazing and very knowledgable! My party of 4 enjoyed every minute of the…read moretour.

New Orleans is well known for its above ground cemeteries. It has taken me many years to visit…read morethese cities of the dead, but now I can't get enough. St. Joseph Cemeteries are actually several different cemeteries, but they have one thing in common. They're all run down and littered with trash. These are not the tourist draws that Metarie and St. Louis are, but they do have interesting tombs. On my most recent trip I got the feeling that I was being watched. Not by ghosts, but by the locals roaming up and down the streets. Some bicyclists seemed to be paying extra attention to me while I took photos. I couldn't tell of they were just curious or trying to determine if I would be an easy target. I didn't wait around to find out. Like many of the other cemeteries, this one is maintained by the archdiocese. They really do a poor job of keeping this one up. There were several tombs busted open and trash strewn across the grounds. If you're interested in cemeteries you may find it interesting here just make sure and bring a scary looking companion.

Sigh. Okay. So, I really didn't know if this review was going to happen. In fact, it's been sitting…read morein my drafts for about three months now. I asked myself a lot of questions including, "Is there anything you WON'T review?" The answer, is "yes", but I feel like this place deserves my review because of how they treated one of the most difficult situations of my life. Recently, after a long illness, my mother passed away at 65. There were a lot of questions to be answered, not the least of which is what funeral home we should turn to in this trying time. For various reasons, we decided on Westside Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home for my mother's services. Now, a lot of people might just think that a funeral home is a funeral home, and I guess to a certain extent this is true. When it comes down to something like this, you are reviewing the people who you dealt with in your time of need. Westside Leitz-Eagan is lovely. My mother's services took place in a small chapel with the greatest of care. We wanted special changes made to the Mass, and they were happy to be accommodating. Mr. Joe was the funeral director and he was so wonderful and kind. He made sure that all of our needs were met and that everything was to our liking. The priest who did my mother's Mass was Father Finn and my mother would have just loved that he was from Ireland, since she was of Irish lineage herself. After the funeral we all traveled across the river to my mother's resting place where Father Finn said a nice prayer and gave us the time we needed to say farewell. Everyone was so kind throughout the entire process and I couldn't have asked for anything more. I know that my mother would have been so happy with the way that everything was conducted. I am completely recommending Westside Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home for your funerial needs. My experience with them was as wonderful as a situation like this can be and everyone was beyond kind and understanding.

David Eastland, I would like to compliment you and your staff for the excellent way my brother…read moreservices were handled. This is my first experience using your facility and I qmust say the little things y'all do puts one of your large Westbank compiters to shame. I would recommend Lietz an Eagan to my family in a heart beat. Robert Fremin

St. Louis Cemetery is located at 3421 Esplanade Ave. and runs parallel to Bayou St. John. It was…read moreestablished in 1854. Burials began in 1855 but the actual construction did not begin until 1856. As most of New Orleans' tombs are above ground, it is a very popular tourists' attraction, as there are often tour busses parked outside the gate. Before buying a plot here, I'd consider the hours of operation as the gates are "only" open from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM Monday through Saturday, and 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM on Sundays and holidays. These hours can be a little constraining if you work past 4:30 PM. Prior to my dad's passing in Spring 2025, he told us that he wanted to be buried in St. Louis Cemetery 3, as he wanted to close to Bayou St. John, as it brought back fond childhood memories going fishing there. He chose to be cremated, as will my mom one day. They chose a side by side niche for their ashes in the St. Michael the Archangel Cremation Garden, which is a fairly "new" addition to the cemetery. Mrs. Mel Byrd helped us with all the details regarding his final resting place and plaque. There are 2 or 3 mausoleums here as well as countless vaults and above ground gravesites. Even though it's a tourist attraction, most tourists are very respectful when I have been there. Often times, there are no tourists there and it can be very serene. If you are not from New Orleans, this is a good/informative tour outside of the French Quarter.

While still daylight we decided to do some exploring. Years ago hubs and I took a vampire as well…read moreas voodoo tour here. Later Doc and I spent a day while on a road trip. I have watched Double Jeopardy many times and wanted Doc to see the graveyards. This afternoon we visited 3 cemeteries before dinner. We could not enter, just observed from outside the gates. Remarkable how costly their immortal houses must have been. Very unique, many angels. Befitting of what we saw, Doc put Coco on the tv.

Seems kind of hard to write this review, but the business is worthy of the accolades…read more As a result of a death, I had the unfortunate opportunity to visit this establishment. From the moment I entered, I felt comforted. The staff members were kind, sympathetic, SUPER HELPFUL & warm. I found it odd that the loss was mine, but they genuinely were empathetic towards my loss. The owner, Ms. Dennis, gave the same feelings and I truly understand why the staff had the compassion they did; it was because SHE DID!!!! Her heart is wide and vast. She's friendly, knowledgeable, kind, helpful, gentle as a lamb, able to work with anyone... By far this was the most warming experience of this nature I've ever had. WHEN you have to bury a loved one, I recommend this facility & Ms. Dennis; she is excellent in all that she does. God bless her for all that she does. Street parking and off street parking.

Beautiful place. Huge tombs. Drive thru. Quiet. Modern. You can walk through as well.read more

This is outside of New Orleans and one of the reasons we rented a car. This was our 3rd visit here…read moreand to 3rd to Nola. I find it interesting and beauiful. I have to say my pics weren't as good this visit. Maybe the rain grey day was the issue. I was glad to see the confederate statues were spared as I think trying to erase our past send the wrong message. Learn from your mistake or you will repeat them. plus, the statues are a landmark to finding the cemeteries most popular area .. the weeping angel. The angel is beautiful and not out in the open. It's in a large mausoleum with huge columns in the front and blue stained glass in the back.