St Joseph Cemeteries

New Orleans is well known for its above ground cemeteries. It has taken me many years to visit these cities of the dead, but now I can’t get enough.
St. Joseph Cemeteries are actually several different cemeteries, but they have one thing in common. They’re all run down and littered with trash. These are not the tourist draws that Metarie and St. Louis are, but they do have interesting tombs.
On my most recent trip I got the feeling that I was being watched. Not by ghosts, but by the locals roaming up and down the streets. Some bicyclists seemed to be paying extra attention to me while I took photos. I couldn’t tell of they were just curious or trying to determine if I would be an easy target. I didn’t wait around to find out.
Like many of the other cemeteries, this one is maintained by the archdiocese. They really do a poor job of keeping this one up. There were several tombs busted open and trash strewn across the grounds.
If you’re interested in cemeteries you may find it interesting here just make sure and bring a scary looking companion.