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First planned
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 was the city's first planned cemetery
The cemetery was founded in 1833 and is still in use. It takes its name from the City of Lafayette, a suburb that New Orleans annexed in 1852. Its cruciform plan allowed for funeral processions.
The tombs
About 1,100 family tombs fit inside a single city block
The cemetery is confined within a single city block. It contains approximately 1,100 family tombs and 7,000 people. The tombs and mausoleums are notable for their architecture and often hold several family members.
1,100family tombs inside a single city block
Conservation
The World Monuments Fund put it on its Watch list in 1996 and 2006
The World Monuments Fund placed the cemetery on its Watch list in 1996 because of the dilapidated state of some tombs, and again in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina damaged much of it. The Fund then partnered with Save Our Cemeteries to repair tombs and restore the landscape.
On screen
Films and television series have used the cemetery as a set
Films and television series shot in the cemetery include Interview with the Vampire in 1994, Double Jeopardy in 1999 and The Vampire Diaries. While promoting her 1995 novel, the writer Anne Rice emerged from a coffin after riding through it.
Day 2, midday
It comes after Garden District. Then Magazine Street.
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