GRAVE HUNTING
What better time to enjoy the beautiful, historic grave yard of New Orleans than Halloween?
Here are a few notable graves that I'll be checking out today:
Marie Laveau - Legendary Voodoo Priestess 1794-1881
To this day, the tomb is the object of adoration and the site of Voodoo offerings, with many visitors marking their pilgrimage by adorning the tomb with at least one large "X"
Buried: Saint Louis Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans
Plot: Tomb # 353
John Kennedy Toole - Author and Pulitzer Prize winner for his novel "A Confederacy of Dunces."
1937-1969
Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans
Plot: Ducoing family tomb on Latanier Avenue between Hawthorne and Magnolia Walks
Dominique You -Patriot and pirate
1775-1830
The grave inscription in French reads "Intrpide guerrier, sur la terre et sur l'onde, Il sut, dans cent combats, signaler sa valeur Et ce nouveau Bayard, sans reproche et sans peur Aurait pu sans trembler, voir s'crouler le monde." In English it reads "Intrepid warrior on land and sea. In a hundred combats showed his valor. This new Bayard without reporach or fear could have witnessed the ending of the world without trembling."
Buried: Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2, New Orleans
Plot: D, L-189
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WHAT'S GOING ON TONIGHT:
Halloween on Oak Street, 9 p.m., Maple Leaf Bar, Jacque Imos'. This year's theme is "African Mask Party." Music by Jon Cleary, Sequenon Kone and more. FREE
Voodoo on the Bayou, 8:30 p.m. Pitot House, 1400 Moss Street, New Orleans. Annual Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association fund raiser with cuisine provided by local restaurants, open bar, live music. Tickets are for sale for $40 in advance or $50 at the door (which is a great deal since that will cover dinner, drinks AND live music - all for a good cause)! http://fsjna.org/
