Located at Canal and Canal, the three St. Patrick Cemeteries were established in 1841 by Catholic…read moreIrish immigrants who formed the parish in 1833. Initially, traditional in-ground burials were the preferred type due to cultural preferences and cost. However, the Yellow Fever Epidemics of 1847 and 1853 and water table in New Orleans changed the landscape of the cemetery. In August of 1853, 1,300 people died of yellow fever each week. The Irish and German immigrants were especially hard hit by the epidemic. In the month of just August 1853, over a thousand yellow fever victims were laid to rest in St. Patrick Cemetery No. 1. The massive numbers of interments within such a short period of time led to St. Patrick Cemetery No. 1 being less organized in distinct rows than St. Patrick Cemetery No. 2 and 3. St. Patrick Cemetery No. 2 and 3 follow a more formal layout in organized rows. The tombs reflect the changing demographics of the St. Patrick congregation over time as many English, French, and Italian surnames are represented. The beautiful Pietà in St. Patrick Cemetery No. 2 was erected by Father Raymond Carra pastor of St. Patrick's Church, during the 1910s or early 1920s. It is a peaceful cemetery to visit on a visit to New Orleans.

This cemetery is on the North East corner of City Park Avenue and Canal Street. Canal Street…read moredivides it from number 1 and City Park Avenue divides it from number 3. This seems to be the larger of the 3 cemeteries. By no means are these any where close to the size of the larger ones nearby. Well maintained, there are only a few graves in that are dilapidated, but that is primarily because of the age. This was not started yesterday. But, the Catholic church maintains this site very well. It is amazing how well taken care of this place is. There are so many others in the city that have been vandalized or left to rot, it is nice to see one so peaceful and nice. For a little of the history, please look at the following links. You can really learn a lot. https://nolacatholiccemeteries.org/our-history http://gonola.com/2014/11/03/nola-history-the-irish-cemeteries.html Cemetery number 1 is listed here. https://www.yelp.com/writeareview/biz/dR1KrzRelzoUrSjqPa75rA?return_url=%2Fuser_details Cemetery number 3 is listed here: https://www.yelp.com/biz/st-patricks-cemetery-no-3-new-orleans The listing for all of them combined is listed here: https://www.yelp.com/biz/st-patrick-cemeteries-and-mausoleum-new-orleans?osq=st+patricks+cemetery This is truly one of my favorite cemeteries as it is well maintained and cared for.

This cemetery has almost 200 yrs of history. From mausoleums to historic tombs to monuments and new…read moremodern ones as well. As you walk through you will see dates going back to 1800's and as recent as March 2026 One thing I did noticed is some still has the water line from Katrina Hurricane I believe I read somewhere this cemetery is the largest in the city. It shows RIP to all buried there

I am writing this review for two reasons, first in the hopes of helping someone who is caught off…read moreguard and in a position to make a difficult decision after a loved one dies and to compliment the Greenwood Funeral Home's staff, especially, Krys. Early one Sunday morning, my phone rang, I saw it was from my brother and knew this was the call. "Ray, Mom is gone." We need to know what funeral home to call for the coroner to release her. We decided on Greenwood Funeral Home because my mother's family plot is in Greenwood Cemetery, adjacent to the funeral home. About an hour later two very nice ladies arrived and transported my mother to the Greenwood facility. On Monday morning, we went to our appointment at Greenwood and met Krys. She was kind, compassionate, and also very prepared. She had a set process and questions that helped guide our decisions...from obituary, urn, Mass readings, and many other things you are unable to think about yourself. She walked us next door to the Firemen's Charitable and Benevolent Association (FBCA) where we made the last of my Mom's arrangements. On a desk there was a sticker that said, "My job is empathy." I read it aloud and Krys said, "I have one of those too." We finished at the FBCA and told Krys goodbye. The following Monday, we arrived at Greenwood for my Mom's funeral. Greeting us with a warm, kind smile was Krys. We made it through the day because of her. I will emphatically state, Krys performs her job with empathetic grace and professionalism. I am relieved and glad that she was the funeral director for my Mom's funeral. For my family, Greenwood was definitely the right choice, with Krys as our guide, making this difficult time easier for us to manage.

Our family recently buried a loved one in the St. St. Patrick #3 cemetery in the Queen of All…read moresaints Cremation Garden (for cremation burials). This is a very beautifully designed garden filled with rose bushes and flowering shrubs and crape myrtle trees nestled among the wandering pathways. It is so serene and beautiful. There is a covered pavilion for shelter in the rain. The office staff, and in particular Mr. Longa are just so helpful and kind which goes a long way to ease family emotions at such a time. We could not have been more satisfied.

Beautiful cemetery. One of three, off to the side, it's about the same size as the other two. Old…read moregraves, a sense of serenity, and well worth walking around. It is near many other large cemeteries, though this set of 3 could combine and still not be as large as the nearby ones. It is very interesting to walk around, and it is a thing of beauty. It is very well maintained, and has the office that supports all three of them. I would suggest walking around. The older spots are unique and have an appeal to them. Some of them are enclosed in little gates. There is a spot near the main entrance for a memorial to abortion fetus'. I am not about to take a stand for or against abortions here, but let me just state for the record that I find this disconcerting, but these are run by the Catholics, so, do with that what you will, just be warned it is there. For more information, I am setting up links to let you look at the research yourself on when these were started. https://nolacatholiccemeteries.org/st-patrick-cemetery-3 http://www.neworleansonline.com/directory/location.php?locationID=1951 gonola.com/2014/11/03/nola-history-the-irish-cemeteries.html

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.

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.

A great old crumbling cemetery. The cemetery was made possible in 1838 by New Orleans…read morephilanthropist Stephen Henderson whose estate left property to the Firemen's Charitable & Benevolent Association. The charitable association sold this property to fund the purchase of the cemetery site at the very end of the Canal Streetcar Line. Crowning this imposing entrance was the motto: "Here to their bosom mother earth, take back in peace what thou has given, and, all that is of heavenly birth, God in peace recall to heaven." Shortly after opening the cemetery, the remains of volunteer firemen entombed elsewhere were moved to Cypress Grove. Tombs at Cypress Grove are among the nation's leading examples of memorial architecture. Its located a few minutes walk from the Katrina Memorial so a good little twofer.

This is an active cemetery, meaning that people are laying their loved ones to rest here-it's not…read morejust old graves. So when walking through, please be sensitive and respectful of that. It's absolutely fascinating to me how the burial process works here. I'm used to attending funerals where the person is laid to rest in a casket six feet under the earth. Here, it's different. Because you'll hit water after digging two feet (remember, New Orleans is built on top of a swamp), it's not practical to bury people this way. Instead, there are these beautiful and eerie above-ground tombs that people are placed in. I learned that the deceased person is put in a pine box, then put onto a shelf inside the tomb. 366 days later (a year and one day), the person's remains (usually just bones and dust by that point), are pushed to the back of the shelf, falling down to the open ground below (still inside the tomb). This is how the family burial tomb works. It's shared amongst multiple people; often many generations. I also learned that it's not uncommon for a family to have a note ("mortgage") on their tomb. Not surprised, since those things are massive, I'm sure they cost a pretty penny. It was one of the highlights of our trip-visiting the cemetery and learning about how culture, environment and tradition play a role in this process. I'd strongly encourage anyone with a hint of curiosity to take the time to visit.

Westlawn is a good example of a local cemetery keeping up with the times. As you enter, you see…read morewhat many would consider the traditional cemetery, a tree lined space with ground burials although most of the tomestones are laid flat rather than standing. As you proceed and look to the right, you see the area decidated to the New Orleans style above ground family crypts. Closer to the back of the cemetery grounds, you come across the newer areas where the community mausoleums with crypt space for caskets, and cremation niches were built. They are actually quite pretty with the stained glass windows and all. Something for everyone.

Really nice Westbank cemetery. Most of the graves are in ground, so it's not as ornate as Metairie…read moreCemetery or the like, but there are plenty of trees and there's a big cross that overlooks the entire place that is very nice. The shade from the trees makes the entire place really cozy, which sounds a little creepy but it's actually a really nice spot.