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
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!
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.
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
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!
@@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!
@@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!
@@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.
@@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.
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.
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!
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!!
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.
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.
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!"
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.
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.
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
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!!!!!
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)
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 RUclips, but I do see disrespectful comments on Tic Toc.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 :)
Nkotb filmed the video in St. Louis cemetery number one. My wife wrote an article about it that shows every location in the cemetery where it was filmed. The article was published in New Orleans.
I WORKED A MOVIE SET IN THIS CEMETERY AT NIGHT FOR A MONTH MAKING THE FILM " INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE" ..... WAS VERY COOL LATE AT NIGHT WITH THE FOG ROLLING OVER THE TOMBS..
I didn't think they actually used this cemetery in The Originals, but they built a replica on their set in Georgia since (I thought) none of their scenes had ever been shot in the real N.O. I have to do a little more research on that, esp since they were always in the cemetery on TO and tbh, it looked much nicer and cleaner than this one.
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?
If you're curious as to how they fit so many full size bodies in one crypt, there are videos on RUclips explaining it. Spoiler: Expedited decomposition, wood-only caskets, compression of those previously entombed to make room for more.
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
Exactly! I agree! If I could afford to then I'd go take care of my family tombs when other family members can't!
Scary...
I’m glad you said that because I think it gives it character. I’m from New Orleans and miss it a lot. ❤
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!
People complain about everything.
Ive visited that cemetery. I think it’s awesome.
Thanks man !!! A true lesson of history !!! The past must be remembered !!!
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.
Wow! I need to go back and check that one out. 39 names? That's pretty impressive!
Vous devriez avoir une réduction "familles nombreuses" chére Stacey" bonjour de France....
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
Will you and your parents be buried there ? If there’s so many names where do all the bodies go v
Are the people cremated? Where are they fitting that many people?
If they use this place for filming they should pay towards the upkeep of the mausoleum
Yeah, I agree! Film companies usually do pay for places they film at, thankfully.
Interesting history. Just too creepy and scary.
Norma Thomas agreed
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!
If you cleaned it up and whit washed it , you would loose it’s charm and spirit.
Thanks for the tour. God bless you!
Love the tombs of the 4 childhood friends I am sure there is a good story behind this.
Yes!! I want to dig deeper into this one!
@@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!
@@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!
@@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.
@@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.
I really love this vlog. I love walking through old cemeteries and admiring the tombs and tombstones. I have always wanted to go here.
I love it, too! Beautiful places!
on y a tous notre place, mais il ne faut pas être pressé d'y habiter !....
Jodi Hepler sane!
Same*
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.
I have a great grandmother interred in a tomb in this cemetery as well as other family from her time.
Oh wow!!
Do you mind me asking .. how do you feel about that? Like, would you wish to be interred there too?
Really fine quality film. Cemeteries with such a history. I kept pausing video to read the inscriptions.
Karen, thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words. :)
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.
Double Jeopardy is such a good movie. I’ve been to New Orleans and I loved it everything
I’m from Brazil 🇧🇷
You are so respectful of the graves and very knowledgeable on the history of each. Thank you 🙏 💕
Thank you so much! I try :)
Thanks for highlighting Commanders Palace. Such history in that place.
I do plan on doing something featuring that amazing place :)
Great job! You are so respectful to the graves.
Thank you so much!
The BEST cemetery tour I have ever watched TY TY TY
Lynn Marie Sawicke Wow thank you Lynn!!
You have a true talent as a historian and we greatly enjoyed this film!
Freaking love Nola Cemeteries ❤️ aaaaamazzzing!
There are still a bunch I want to go to!
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
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.
Me and my friend visited Nola In 2019 November and we had a tour guide and I loved the history of Lafayette cemetery
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!
The cemeteries here are so beautiful!
Great Movie, love New Orleans History, from Australia
Thanks mate! Welcome aboard :)
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!!
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.
It looks renovated and great now...thanks for the video..I literally know where all those tombs are..
Beautiful old cemetery. I've seen it many times, day and night, usually after a long visit to Commander's Palace.
Yeah it's an amazing place!
It is beautifully and gracefully decayed.
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.
Peaceful 🎶 music through the video and at the end it starts blasting
One of the best I've seen done! Thank you for your presentation! 👍❤
I really could've watched more! Enjoyed, thank you for sharing!!
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.
Did you knock before you entered? Be sure to exit walking backwards. That's proper protocal.
where did this custom come from
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!"
Thank you! I appreciate that!
Doing research on styles of crypts and mausoleums, and this has been both informative and super helpful. Thanks!
That's awesome! Thank you!
Thank you for the tour and informative video on this cemetery. I like that included the mentally ill and disability.
Thank you for checking it out!
A fascinating look at this historic cemetery. I really enjoy your work.
Spectacular job, this is so fascinating! And, the facts you shared are amazing! Love it!
Thanks so much!
I got to go to the cemetery yesterday. I really like your video thank you
Makes me homesick. Great film!
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.
Thank you so much! You should definitely come back soon!
The best video ever. HD video.
I really want to explore this cemetery in person.
You should! It's pretty amazing!
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.
It is closed to the public indefinitely.
@@seanchick5918 Aw, man. Did they close it recently or what?
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
cast iron tomb is a "Family Tomb" Many cemeteries all over Dixie have them.
I love this...another place I will never see by traveling to it that you allowed me to see through your camera...thanks
One of the most iconic places in New Orleans.
Very informative, understandable why school kids would benefit from seeing it. Well done.
Thank you!
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!!!!!
Fascinating. Thank You.
Noladeej, I love your videos and of course I love New Orleans.
Thank you!!
You should do Oddfellow's Rest. There is a cast iron coffin with a glass viewing window there. It's pretty neat.
Bearman I'd love to, but I think they aren't allowing people in anymore
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)
j'appelle cela un sous-marin !...
I believe The Vampire Lestat frequented it.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 interview with a vampire.
Great job. I love how you just give the facts on a toomb and just let the camera do the work. Great job!
One of my favorites in the city. ❤️
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.
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!
They do! I never thought about that! Very cool
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.
That would be pretty amazing!
Just discovered your channel. What a great clip. Thanks for providing such great history of the tombs. That made it all the more interesting.
Thanks so much! Welcome aboard 😊
Loved your video. Thanks for posting!
Thanks so much!!
Great video. Well done, thank you.
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.
Kathy Armstrong why do they have to wait 5 years to be placed into the crypt?
@@bellakatherman1477 Maybe to allow proper decomposition, don't want to open up the tomb and smell grandpa's rotting corpse.
They wait a year and 1 day.
@@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.
A very interesting and great video.
The “cheaper” option you showed are called crypts.
This is such a well done video. Very clean and interesting! Loved it!
Thank you very much!
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.
Yes they shouldn't be forgotten at all. Thank you!!
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 RUclips, but I do see disrespectful comments on Tic Toc.
Yeah I do think it was something adapted from Europe.. some do allow for cleanup and painting. Thank you!
@@NOLADEEJ You should volunteer cleaning and painting post a video on it.
It would be nice to get some kinda federal grant, to come in and have it cleaned and restored out of respect.
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.
Beautiful stonework.
Agreed
This is the most scariest coincidence I saw this video under a post malon song titled die for me WAHT
Awesome thanks for sharing this video with us all ✌🏻☕️💯 Hopefully lots of people see this for it’s soo important to share historical facts
I just found your channel today, so im binge watching now. Great job & love the shades!😎
Awesome!! And thank ya!
Great video! Want to go back to NO to investigate all of their cemeteries
Your "Theme Music" reminds me of the F.E.A.R 2 School video on going to the Nurses Station lol!
For me this is art.
I enjoy your videos......your narrative on the history of the tombs is very interesting.
Im so fascinated to see the unused tombs I wonder where they are burried now
Yeah, I hope they were moved to be with other family members
NOLADEEJ it would be nice to know hey
My family plot is here I have gotten lots of paranormal photos..video and recordings...I love this place....
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.
I'm riding down there from central Texas well actually Bourbon Street area but I wanna go out in the outback areas
Tu viens au pére Lachaise cela t'éloignera un peu my friend !..
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.
wow. ..just amazing. ..
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.
Reminds me of Recoleta in Buenos Aires
Am I the only one that would love to give this place a good run through with a pressure washer? I'd love to see it return to its former glory
thinking the same thing? is that black mold?
Lol..
I will paint and u can clean 🧽 definitely amazing this graveyard
No I like the creepy old vibe to it
Pressure washing absolutely damages the stone.
Use D2.
Amazing
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.
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.
Menace31285 they should do that at Lafayette Cemetery.
Enjoy the history of the cemetery
It's got a rich history to it
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 :)
Oh that sounds cool! Thank you!
Nkotb filmed the video in St. Louis cemetery number one. My wife wrote an article about it that shows every location in the cemetery where it was filmed. The article was published in New Orleans.
It's such a cool place!
I WORKED A MOVIE SET IN THIS CEMETERY AT NIGHT FOR A MONTH MAKING THE FILM " INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE" ..... WAS VERY COOL LATE AT NIGHT WITH THE FOG ROLLING OVER THE TOMBS..
Very cool!
I really love your video, keep up the good work
Ultimate Ruffles Thank you! More to come ;)
Came across your video really enjoyed it ma friend
Thank you so much!
where did the custom of knocking before entering a cemetery & walking out backwards come from. nice to see 1 of your videos again.
I'm not sure.. thank you!
Very interesting
I didn't think they actually used this cemetery in The Originals, but they built a replica on their set in Georgia since (I thought) none of their scenes had ever been shot in the real N.O. I have to do a little more research on that, esp since they were always in the cemetery on TO and tbh, it looked much nicer and cleaner than this one.
That’s oneofmy must see cementaries when we go home...
Not real reason m... I just love visiting cemeteries in the New Orleans metro area.
Love your videos very informative
Thank you Mary :)
That's the ultimate IN SUPER CREEPY, IT'S CREEPY IN The DAYTIME.☺
Cool!
Great video!
Thank you!
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?
If you're curious as to how they fit so many full size bodies in one crypt, there are videos on RUclips explaining it. Spoiler: Expedited decomposition, wood-only caskets, compression of those previously entombed to make room for more.
I really enjoyed this video. Thanks 🙂💗