Results for subject term "Forgotten, Cemetery, Acadiana, Grave, Headstone, Death, Buried": 4
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Hurricanes Batter Cameron Parish Cemeteries – Little Chenier Attempts to Defy the Storms
One of the lost and forgotten cemeteries is Little Chenier Cemetery in Creole, Cameron Parish. Located on Big Burn Road off the main Little Chenier Road, the cemetery is small but in an easily accessed clearing. The area is known for hunting camps…
Mount Zion Riverlake Cemetery – "To Lie With Those Who Have No Mark"
One of the lost and forgotten cemeteries is maybe not so lost, but unfortunately becoming forgotten. The cemetery is famous but a search on Google maps reveals a simple word to describe this place: Graveyard. Upon further inspection, however, an…
St. Mary Parish Fields Overtaking Cemeteries – Raising Cane Around Midway
One of the forgotten cemeteries is Midway Cemetery located in Franklin, St. Mary Parish. Located right alongside State Route 317, most would miss this small treasure. Midway is little maintained, and the newest burial was conducted in 2011. Noted…
Local Ghost Stories Give Hookman Cemetery its Name – Death to the Hookman!
An interesting tale arises concerning a lost and forgotten cemetery named Hookman in Rayne, Acadia Parish. Located on a sharp turn off a gravel road known as Ohlenforst, the only access is a small ATV beaten path and through a small clearing. A…