Saint Louis Cemetery
New Orleans, Louisiana · Established 1789
Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1, established in 1789, is the oldest surviving cemetery in New Orleans and one of the most distinctive in America. Because of the city's high water table, New Orleans developed a tradition of above-ground burial in whitewashed brick tombs. The cemetery contains the tombs of many of New Orleans' most colorful historical figures and is a beloved landmark of the French Quarter.
4
Records
1789
Founded
New Orleans
City
LA
State
Notable Burials
Records from Saint Louis Cemetery(4 total)
Chester Fontaine
1885 — 1959
Jazz musician who played trumpet in the early New Orleans jazz scene.
“The music plays on.”
Isabelle Fontaine
1890 — 1971
Schoolteacher and community organizer.
Rosalie Tureaud
1910 — 2002
Creole schoolteacher and civil rights activist who helped desegregate New Orleans public schools.
“Education is freedom.”
Leonard Tureaud
1905 — 1971
Creole attorney and NAACP branch president in New Orleans.
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