Lafayette Cemetery in New Orleans

[@ZeCabreira]

Thanks for the tour. God bless you!

[@AlwaysAWorkNProgress]

I've never seen so many people complain about a cemetery before 😂 Like yeah Nola cemeteries are dirty...do you know how old New Orleans is? The family that would keep up those tombs are long dead themselves. I think the dirty and broken tombs give the sites character. I love the cemeteries down in Nola, Metairie etc and I try to visit every time I go

[@saunsiaraybroussard9967]

Exactly! I agree! If I could afford to then I'd go take care of my family tombs when other family members can't!

[@izzyporter4141]

Scary...

[@laurararmand]

I’m glad you said that because I think it gives it character. I’m from New Orleans and miss it a lot. ❤

[@robertafierro5592]

What you see coating the outside of the tombs is also a combo of Mold alongside the dirt, or dust, I should say. I've been to this particular cemetery but was untable to get inside. Lafayette Cem is a very famous place! The tombs need to be whitewashed on the outside and always better maintained. However, we don't realise just how much traffic and visitors this plot of land attracts! It's a very busy place! A respectful.place. An awesome place. You feel.it the very second you are around it. It almost feels as if a Gravitational force pulling you toward it. The carvings on some of these tombs are outstanding. Some of the most beautiful art I've ever seen reside in Cathedrals and Cemetaries!

[@PhancyPants99]

People complain about everything. Ive visited that cemetery. I think it’s awesome.

[@dragoscristi105]

Thanks man !!! A true lesson of history !!! The past must be remembered !!!

[@staceyt8851]

Enjoyed your film. My family owns the Smith tomb with the most names on it. Since I started researching I have learned that there are 39 names on the tomb and 11 names that have not been added. This is strictly due to the cost. It was way too much for my parents to pay for when they priced it in 2010. It will continue to be used by our family.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Wow! I need to go back and check that one out. 39 names? That's pretty impressive!

[@siriusjean-marie8032]

Vous devriez avoir une réduction "familles nombreuses" chére Stacey" bonjour de France....

[@samculanag3636]

Wow. I see that most of the last names are SMITH. Are you related to Joseph Smith? Sorry, Im just curious. Coz i belong to the Mormon Church who's founder was Joseph Smith

[@CookingwithKellyMichelle]

Will you and your parents be buried there ? If there’s so many names where do all the bodies go v

[@menace31285]

Are the people cremated? Where are they fitting that many people?

[@jodihepler6202]

I really love this vlog. I love walking through old cemeteries and admiring the tombs and tombstones. I have always wanted to go here.

[@NOLADEEJ]

I love it, too! Beautiful places!

[@siriusjean-marie8032]

on y a tous notre place, mais il ne faut pas être pressé d'y habiter !....

[@awfullyprettystorm]

Jodi Hepler sane!

[@awfullyprettystorm]

Same*

[@kimma508]

I love walking through them too. Wherever we go on vacation I visit a cemetery. You should see some of the cemeteries in Ireland with the beautiful Celtic cross headstones. They are beautiful but Lafayette is fascinating.

[@susannayeakel5447]

It is beautifully and gracefully decayed.

[@carolyndavis7476]

This was by far the best video I'd ever watched about this cemetery. U provided history that I'd never heard of about this site. Thank you.

[@sandor9505]

Love the tombs of the 4 childhood friends I am sure there is a good story behind this.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Yes!! I want to dig deeper into this one!

[@kathy5718]

@@NOLADEEJ Wow thanks! Well done! I just found this video when I searched for Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's headstone. The anniversary of his death is today. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in my hometown, Orange, Texas. It flooded in one of the disaters that hit the area a few years ago. His among others, floated up and out. Thanks for sharing! Repectul and informative. Amazing old city and history!

[@NOLADEEJ]

@@kathy5718 Wow I didn't know his floated out! I knew that area got hit pretty hard. I need to make my way out there. I hope you're doing well, thank you!

[@kathy5718]

@@NOLADEEJ Yes, you should. Our area has been hit hard a few times. That particlar time there were 12 unidentifed stored in a refrigerated rig. It took a while to get it back in order. There is a youtube video at the Hollywood Cemetery showing the damage. My friend did the interview.

[@seanchick5918]

​@@NOLADEEJ They all four fought in the Washington Artillery in the Civil War and their society was devoted to doing secret acts of charity and kindness. Each member had a key which is passed down through their families to this day.

[@michaelbogle9140]

I have a great grandmother interred in a tomb in this cemetery as well as other family from her time.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Oh wow!!

[@j.whiteoak6408]

Do you mind me asking .. how do you feel about that? Like, would you wish to be interred there too?

[@leoh8347]

Double Jeopardy is such a good movie. I’ve been to New Orleans and I loved it everything

[@leoh8347]

I’m from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@cindydodd]

Great job! You are so respectful to the graves.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thank you so much!

[@normathomas8276]

If they use this place for filming they should pay towards the upkeep of the mausoleum

[@NOLADEEJ]

Yeah, I agree! Film companies usually do pay for places they film at, thankfully.

[@joycesmith9777]

Interesting history. Just too creepy and scary.

[@jay-kq5kv]

Norma Thomas agreed

[@saunsiaraybroussard9967]

Norma Thomas: FYI They do pay to film there! You obviously don't know much about Louisiana and it's history! Being that it's the only state below sea level makes it hard to make sure upkeep is done because it gets flooded a lot! My family and many other families do whatever they can to make the cemetery look nice!

[@deniseroe5891]

If you cleaned it up and whit washed it , you would loose it’s charm and spirit.

[@karen4you]

Really fine quality film. Cemeteries with such a history. I kept pausing video to read the inscriptions.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Karen, thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words. :)

[@carolynking2918]

I really could've watched more! Enjoyed, thank you for sharing!!

[@ladylefaye5145]

Thanks for highlighting Commanders Palace. Such history in that place.

[@NOLADEEJ]

I do plan on doing something featuring that amazing place :)

[@hankfacer7098]

Great Movie, love New Orleans History, from Australia

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thanks mate! Welcome aboard :)

[@bday8242]

You have a true talent as a historian and we greatly enjoyed this film!

[@rebeccalystra8810]

It looks renovated and great now...thanks for the video..I literally know where all those tombs are..

[@discoveryourroots9032]

Thank you so much for making this video I have ancestors buried and laugh I have cemetery and it was nice to take a visit

[@NOLADEEJ]

Did you see any of their tombs in the video? If so, let me know which ones. Or I could always go back and look for them.

[@lynnmariesawicke4828]

The BEST cemetery tour I have ever watched TY TY TY

[@NOLADEEJ]

Lynn Marie Sawicke Wow thank you Lynn!!

[@Katya7cruz]

You are so respectful of the graves and very knowledgeable on the history of each. Thank you 🙏 💕

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thank you so much! I try :)

[@angiewelborn3496]

Peaceful 🎶 music through the video and at the end it starts blasting

[@janmarchand7294]

Makes me homesick. Great film!

[@cookingwithfelicia8875]

Me and my friend visited Nola In 2019 November and we had a tour guide and I loved the history of Lafayette cemetery

[@saunsiaraybroussard9967]

Thank you for sharing another amazing video! I love the way you do them and give us a history lesson in each one! I really need to visit these beautiful cemeteries and see where my family members are buried! Sad how many people complain about the cemeteries there when they don't even know the history of Louisiana and how old it is! It's sad that the lightning did that back in 1990! I hope the remains are ok! Stay safe! God bless y'all!

[@NOLADEEJ]

The cemeteries here are so beautiful!

[@music1nut]

Beautiful stonework.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Agreed

[@mpjperez10]

Very educational video!! My son and I went to Commander’s Palace 1 year ago. We wanted to visit the cemetery, but it was closed to due restoration. This video just made it possible for me to see it. Maybe we will go and visit it in a few years from now. Thank you for your time and the educational information for the movie/video productions made there!!

[@NOLADEEJ]

I've never eaten at Commander's... Lol! I need to one of these days. I'm glad you were able to visit the cemetery virtually at least.

[@jossieyank]

The best video ever. HD video.

[@yourspookyaunt]

Doing research on styles of crypts and mausoleums, and this has been both informative and super helpful. Thanks!

[@NOLADEEJ]

That's awesome! Thank you!

[@intotheabyssoftheunknown4479]

One of the best I've seen done! Thank you for your presentation! 👍❤

[@rockytop228]

Freaking love Nola Cemeteries ❤️ aaaaamazzzing!

[@NOLADEEJ]

There are still a bunch I want to go to!

[@1polonium210]

Beautiful old cemetery. I've seen it many times, day and night, usually after a long visit to Commander's Palace.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Yeah it's an amazing place!

[@celiagorleski2716]

Did you knock before you entered? Be sure to exit walking backwards. That's proper protocal.

[@carolynhurlburt3054]

where did this custom come from

[@miguelbanuelos6545]

I got to go to the cemetery yesterday. I really like your video thank you

[@computergrant1]

Spectacular job, this is so fascinating! And, the facts you shared are amazing! Love it!

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thanks so much!

[@bettymooney883]

Very informative, understandable why school kids would benefit from seeing it. Well done.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thank you!

[@erikajohnson5459]

Great video! Want to go back to NO to investigate all of their cemeteries

[@raybroadhurst4128]

Fascinating. Thank You.

[@dukester982]

Great job. I love how you just give the facts on a toomb and just let the camera do the work. Great job!

[@shirleyharrison2580]

Great video. Well done, thank you.

[@WindsofChange]

I love this...another place I will never see by traveling to it that you allowed me to see through your camera...thanks

[@MAB1273]

Really enjoy your work. I was there in the year 2000 with my husband and it is quite an experience in person. The Garden District was so beautiful. Coming from Nebraska we were awed. We have nothing like that here.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thank you so much! You should definitely come back soon!

[@deniseroe5891]

Love the cemeteries in NOLA. Aah Commanders Palace. Loved walking #1 and #2. Part of the charm of a old south city. Beautiful and peaceful. NOLA has a special vibe. I have two Live Oaks in my yard, massive like those. God forbid it should ever fall. That cast iron tomb ain’t going no where. Even in Katrina.

[@carolyndavis7476]

Just discovered your channel. What a great clip. Thanks for providing such great history of the tombs. That made it all the more interesting.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thanks so much! Welcome aboard 😊

[@bustercream1]

Noladeej, I love your videos and of course I love New Orleans.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thank you!!

[@VeneficaDelirium]

I really want to explore this cemetery in person.

[@NOLADEEJ]

You should! It's pretty amazing!

[@kimma508]

You should explore it. The cemetery is really interesting. I also explored other cemeteries in New Orleans and my husband thought it was creepy but I enjoyed it.

[@seanchick5918]

It is closed to the public indefinitely.

[@VeneficaDelirium]

@@seanchick5918 Aw, man. Did they close it recently or what?

[@jarodbradford9405]

There are still a lot of others open to the public we was down there in May of this year all the way from the Tennessee Georgia line in Alabama 30 minutes west of Chattanooga

[@KimberlySays...]

I just found your channel today, so im binge watching now. Great job & love the shades!😎

[@NOLADEEJ]

Awesome!! And thank ya!

[@graveexplorations]

A fascinating look at this historic cemetery. I really enjoy your work.

[@fayescott4957]

I enjoy your videos......your narrative on the history of the tombs is very interesting.

[@mdnealy4097]

I may have been here but since it has been in so may movies I cannot be sure, But my Deja Vu bells were ringing loud and clear. Either way, it is an amazing Cemetery.

[@lavendersunday8712]

Loved your video. Thanks for posting!

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thanks so much!!

[@jdsmil7h]

One of my favorites in the city. ❤️

[@guilhermesilveira5254]

One of the most iconic places in New Orleans.

[@mygrammieis]

Awesome thanks for sharing this video with us all ✌🏻☕️💯 Hopefully lots of people see this for it’s soo important to share historical facts

[@chloeallen1419]

This is such a well done video. Very clean and interesting! Loved it!

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thank you very much!

[@tomfuller5585]

Thanks for doing research and telling us histories. That's so much better than when the narrator repeatedly curses, and goes "Weau!" "Insane!" "Something really sketchy happened here!"

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thank you! I appreciate that!

[@CarlWalker-2006]

For me this is art.

[@SurfCityBill]

Reminds me of Recoleta in Buenos Aires

[@steve154life]

Amazing

[@bearman7725]

You should do Oddfellow's Rest. There is a cast iron coffin with a glass viewing window there. It's pretty neat.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Bearman I'd love to, but I think they aren't allowing people in anymore

[@scorpio_moon]

Do you happen to remember the name on the tomb, or have a picture of it? It's closed to the public now due to safety precautions (the outside walls are tilting)

[@siriusjean-marie8032]

j'appelle cela un sous-marin !...

[@cameronf5893]

Love this video. Just looked at your channel. This is just what I needed. I'm making a D&D city inspired by New Orleans. Glad I can learn more about the city :)

[@NOLADEEJ]

Oh that sounds cool! Thank you!

[@attilafitzpatrick6881]

cast iron tomb is a "Family Tomb" Many cemeteries all over Dixie have them.

[@jimmyhappysmith204]

Thank you for the tour and informative video on this cemetery. I like that included the mentally ill and disability.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thank you for checking it out!

[@rebeccalystra8810]

My family plot is here I have gotten lots of paranormal photos..video and recordings...I love this place....

[@lolitatexan4838]

Thank you for makeing this. Due to covid I wasn only alowed to enter the 3 grave yard. It was really pretty so I was not mad.

[@vickimarmillot5705]

The coping tombs look like one in the film "Eve's Bayou". I didn't really know what they were or how they were built. Thank you for the explanation!

[@NOLADEEJ]

They do! I never thought about that! Very cool

[@treystephens4490]

I believe The Vampire Lestat frequented it.

[@carolynrog3rogers339]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 interview with a vampire.

[@cynthiaweldon6383]

I really enjoyed this video. Thanks 🙂💗

[@ultimateruffles5761]

I really love your video, keep up the good work

[@NOLADEEJ]

Ultimate Ruffles Thank you! More to come ;)

[@holaamigos4771]

Very interesting

[@katitcha]

I had no idea there was an Independent Order of Oddfellows Tomb there. That's cool to know. Some of my family were Oddfellows and Rebecca's.

[@carolynhurlburt3054]

where did the custom of knocking before entering a cemetery & walking out backwards come from. nice to see 1 of your videos again.

[@NOLADEEJ]

I'm not sure.. thank you!

[@davidlynch2006]

Came across your video really enjoyed it ma friend

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thank you so much!

[@vickielourenzo466]

The “cheaper” option you showed are called crypts.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

A very interesting and great video.

[@drones8639]

It would be nice to get some kinda federal grant, to come in and have it cleaned and restored out of respect.

[@828enigma6]

Federal grant money should benefit the living, not the dead. Beware of people and government when they say "wouldn't it be a great idea to.........". They're about to screw you over in taxes.

[@kathyarmstrong8739]

Toured there. The smaller tombs are also for families who have had a member buried in a family tomb too recent. They are only allowed to place a body in their family crypt after (I believe its 5 years). They can "rent" a tomb up front until time has expired and then have their family member placed in family crypt.

[@bellakatherman1477]

Kathy Armstrong why do they have to wait 5 years to be placed into the crypt?

[@kenzieuchiha1191]

@@bellakatherman1477 Maybe to allow proper decomposition, don't want to open up the tomb and smell grandpa's rotting corpse.

[@wizsupreme777]

They wait a year and 1 day.

[@staceyt8851]

@@bellakatherman1477 The wait is a year and a day, but many of the tombs have more than one "slot" for caskets to be placed. So for many it would take 3 deaths in less than a year for "rental" to be necessary.

[@marydugan3399]

Love your videos very informative

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thank you Mary :)

[@SplorinRyan]

wow. ..just amazing. ..

[@NOLADEEJ]

It's one of the more interesting cemeteries here in New Orleans, that's for sure! There is another one I want to hit soon, it's probably the most famous and oldest one here.

[@lisafrizzell1252]

Enjoy the history of the cemetery

[@NOLADEEJ]

It's got a rich history to it

[@andreatuckman1084]

If you visit New Orleans definitely take the free walking tours. There are several different ones. All are wonderful. They work for tips and are extremely knowledgeable. Like, did you wonder how so many bodies can fit in a single grave? You’ll find out.

[@pschliep1]

The names and dates should be read, to show that the deceased is not forgotten.. It also helps those of us who are looking for our own families. Thank you for all you are doing.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Yes they shouldn't be forgotten at all. Thank you!!

[@sushenlesush5184]

Im so fascinated to see the unused tombs I wonder where they are burried now

[@NOLADEEJ]

Yeah, I hope they were moved to be with other family members

[@sushenlesush5184]

NOLADEEJ it would be nice to know hey

[@brucekirk5386]

I'm riding down there from central Texas well actually Bourbon Street area but I wanna go out in the outback areas

[@siriusjean-marie8032]

Tu viens au pére Lachaise cela t'éloignera un peu my friend !..

[@154Sniper]

Your "Theme Music" reminds me of the F.E.A.R 2 School video on going to the Nurses Station lol!

[@celialovett5880]

When I die, I hope the afterlife will be like the Garden District with a couple of weekly passes to the French Quarter thrown in for good measure! Such a beautiful and cozy old cemetery with loads of character and characters.

[@NOLADEEJ]

That would be pretty amazing!

[@crystalfabulous]

Thanks. Great video

[@pattibelcher2659]

I am just seeing this. Thank You . That is where I will be entombed with my aunts and uncles who all lived around the corner from there . 4th st. , 6th st. But SHAME on the City of New Orleans for not taking care of it !! Or Lafayette # 2!!! I spoke with the city after Hurricane Katrina and was told that they had gotten money 💵 to repair things that they still have “ NOT “ Done !! Right now as of March 2023 you can’t enter unless you’re a family member “ ONLY “ by appointment! They are doing something with the “ Trees 🌳 “ sounding the cemetery!!! What a JOKE!!!!!

[@camillafabbro7881]

Great video!

[@NOLADEEJ]

Thank you!

[@csle1962]

Cool!

[@mousetreehouse6833]

Thank for the tour. As a New Englander, we have tons of old cemeteries, some are in the middle of nowhere... The New Orleans crypts, stacked, are more familiar to Europe I guess. Say, I was just wondering if anyone makes attempts to scrape and wash (paint ?) the tombs, or if it's even allowed? Thank you for showing respect to the military dead, something that others* don't do. * Not often on KZbin, but I do see disrespectful comments on Tic Toc.

[@NOLADEEJ]

Yeah I do think it was something adapted from Europe.. some do allow for cleanup and painting. Thank you!

[@JamesSmith123456789]

@@NOLADEEJ You should volunteer cleaning and painting post a video on it.

[@lisellesloan3191]

Well-done! Have you filmed any other cemeteries here?

[@NOLADEEJ]

Oh yeah, quite a few :) I have them all in a playlist if you want to check them out

[@diva5629]

This is the most scariest coincidence I saw this video under a post malon song titled die for me WAHT

[@tinadavies7537]

Wow

[@auntsally3058]

Amazing graveyard

[@NOLADEEJ]

Yeah this place is pretty interesting!

[@kimdouglas8598]

So do they not use vaults down there?

[@NOLADEEJ]

Well there are several kinds of graves here. Few in ground, but most are these above ground tombs. There are some vaults around at a few places, but the majority you will see these big cement tombs.

[@starpepper499]

How do 10 people fit into the same tomb? Curious

[@tapercandles3838]

It'd be nice if you could read names and dates, or hold camera in way so it can be read, with long pause. 4 childhood friends, had a club, they decided to be buried/entombed near each other..... Who were they? What were the dates?

[@suehofkamp8594]

I wonder why the city doesn’t clean and restore this graveyard since it is actually a tourist attraction. It looks like it is going to fall apart any minute. Sad. It could be so beautiful.

[@menace31285]

There’s a chemical called D2. People where I’m from are restoring an abandoned cemetery and spray it on old monuments and markers. They let the rain do the work. Almost all the Grave markets and monuments look brand new.

[@suehofkamp8594]

Menace31285 they should do that at Lafayette Cemetery.

[@runningkirkwa2934]

Nice video, chumlee.