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

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.

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.

This place is closed to public and closed for tours as well. Still beautiful place and there isn't…read moreany parking around. Street parking only.

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.

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.

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.

I had the privilege of coordinating a funeral service with the director. It was a privilege…read moreworking with this highly professional, compassionate man for a family that was unable to meet their obligations and needed my assistance in securing funds to afford the burial of their relative. I highly recommend this funeral home services.

The funeral home staff were so professional in handling my brothers home-going. They went above and…read morebeyond by helping meet to receive a package I sent from Washington state get there in time because I wasn't to arrive until days later. I will never forget the way they open their hearts and doors at a time of grief. Thank you

The family goes above and beyond to assist families before and after the funeral. Thankful for the…read moreoptions they offer to families. RM

That is the worst experience I had dealing with a funeral home. They all about money. Poor…read moreexplanation re paperwork and death certificate has wrong information. Family had to request corrections on death certificate and still waiting. It's been 3 weeks and waiting. Ppl please do your research before choosing this place. California Girl

If cemeteries are your thing then here is a small local cemetery you can check out. Just a few…read moreblocks from the St. Roch market you can follow the path behind the market to this little local cemetery and meander around. It's not a tourist attraction like many of the cemeteries in the city so you won't see yourself buses meandering around either.

I mean, why would you visit Nola, if you're not going to creep around old cemeteries like a ghoul?…read moreTo me, these old places are peaceful and so beautiful. You take take a bus from Rampart to the St. Roch stop, but know that it's a stop just like any other, so look out. You won't be able to see the cemetery from the bus route, it's a walk a few blocks up. Be mindful of where you are, since I lost some of the party on the way. Enjoy the residential neighborhood facing the park, and if the church is open (Star of the Sea), you might peek in. It's notable for the black and Latina angels painted inside the church. In the cemetary proper, there are chapels, and also stations of the cross.

It's well kept and well supplied with things like stepladders and sinks for putting flowers at…read moregraves. And it's been that way for years and years.

For the absolutely unreasonable level scrutiny that one must go through to visit their loved one,…read moreand enduring verbal abuse from who I could only assume was a Maintenance Man, the grounds really are falling into disrepair. There's visible trash on the property, and portions of grass that are dead or dying, and headstones and face plates to crypts having broken or fallen down. For how aggressive the staff is towards visiting family, you think they'd take better care of the place. It really is a shame when such beautiful and historic sites in New Orleans aren't taken care of and that's evident here at Hope Mausoleum. Just a shame.