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525-13. Piled vaults in Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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525-13. Piled vaults in Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Piled vaults (lifted by floodwater) of Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006  Capsized vaults of Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006  A grotto made from vaults lifted by floodwater in Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006  Dislodged coffins collected in the area nearby, re-casketed, and placed in new vaults at Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish (spray-painted codes signify the parish, the cemetery, and body ID). Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006  Opened and moved tombs in Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  Tilted and split tombs of Merrick (Merrit) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006  Tossed and opened tombs of Merrick (Merrit) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006  Collected and marked coffins stacked at Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish (spray-painted codes signify the parish, the cemetery, and body ID). Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  A military tomb of Harold Roy Fernandez (1938 - 1979) under an overhanging vault lifted by floodwater in Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006  Blooming garden on Gen. Pershing Street near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006  Automotive and Tire Repair service for rent at Colonial Boulevard near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006  Accumulation of garbage with fresh contribution of green beads and cabbage from Saint Patrick Day parade on Colonial Boulevard near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006  A gutted house at Borguemouth Ct. in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006  A plantation on Bayou Road in Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  A mansion on Bayou Road in Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  A cemetery in Verret near Road 46 in Saint Bernard Parish. East from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  Visitors of a cemetery in Verret near Road 46 in Saint Bernard Parish. East from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  Breached brick fence of Chalmette National Military Cemetery, Saint Bernard Parish. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006  Val Riess Park near Florida Avenue in Saint Bernard Parish. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 27, 2006  A ruin at 5709 Road 300 in Delacroix, Saint Bernard Parish. East from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  A damaged house at 4533 Road 300 in Delacroix, Saint Bernard Parish. East from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  A marsh and dried forest in Hopedale, Saint Bernard Parish, east from New Orleans. Louisiana, January 28, 2006  Ruins of Hopedale along cleaned Road 624, Saint Bernard Parish, east from New Orleans. Louisiana, January 28, 2006  Gutted Ducros Museum at 1345 Bayou Road in Saint Bernard Parish. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 28, 2006  Cars damaged by flooding and fire near Road 300 in Delacroix, Saint Bernard Parish. East from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  A half gate on Florida Avenue near Mumphrey Drive in Saint Bernard Parish. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 27, 2006  Temporary housing (FEMA trailer) at 5705 Road 300 in Delacroix, Saint Bernard Parish. East from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  A stoop and a house foundation south from Road 624 in Hopedale, Saint Bernard Parish, east from New Orleans. Louisiana, January 28, 2006  A brown pelican in Bayou la Loutre along Road 624 in Hopedale, Saint Bernard Parish, east from New Orleans. Louisiana, January 28, 2006  A marsh and dried forest in spoiled area north from Verret, view from Road 46 in Saint Bernard Parish, east from New Orleans. Louisiana, January 28, 2006  Burned forest in Delacroix Island, view from Road 300 in Delacroix, Saint Bernard Parish. East from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  Cheramie Cemetery (Delphine Terrebone) at Highway 308 in Galliano. Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, November 4, 2006  Shrimp boats near Highway 1 in Leeville. Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, November 4, 2006  Piled furniture on Lizardi Street, near Royal Street in Holy Cross neighborhood. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 21, 2006  Dead cypress trees in a marsh near Highway 1 in Leeville. Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, November 4, 2006  A dead dried cypress tree near Highway 1 in Leeville. Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, November 4, 2006  A warehouse or a supermarket(?) at 36526 Highway 11 near Shady Lane in Buras. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, April 15, 2006  Ruins in a park on West Ragas Lane near Highway 11 in Buras. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, April 15, 2006  Police Mutual Benevolent Association vaults in Greenwood Cemetery. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 9, 2007  Fishing village of Hopedale near Road 624, Saint Bernard Parish. Louisiana, July 3, 2005  Decaying mansions along Road 300, Saint Bernard Parish. Chalmette, Louisiana, July 3, 2005  An abandoned ice cream cafe ("Snow Balls") in Hopedale near Road 624, Saint Bernard Parish. Louisiana, July 3, 2005  Bayou la Loutre between Alluvial City and Ycloskey, view from a bridge of Road 624, Saint Bernard Parish. Louisiana, July 3, 2005  Joan of Arc on murals of prisoners on exterior of jail facilities in abandoned Orleans Parish Prison near Tulane Avenue. New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28, 2006  Piled tombstones of a cemetery near Beach Drive in Biloxi. Mississippi, April 9, 2006  Freed slaves on prisoners art murals on exterior of jail facilities in abandoned Orleans Parish Prison near Tulane Avenue. New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28, 2006  A scene from Mexican War among prisoner murals on exterior of jail facilities in abandoned Orleans Parish Prison near Tulane Avenue. New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28, 2006  A portrait of Abraham Lincoln on murals of prisoners on exterior of jail facilities in abandoned Orleans Parish Prison near Tulane Avenue. New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28, 2006  Civil War Union soldier on murals of prisoners on exterior of jail facilities in abandoned Orleans Parish Prison near Tulane Avenue. New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28, 2006  Jazz band with flood lines among inmate murals decorating jail facilities in abandoned Orleans Parish Prison near Tulane Avenue. New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28, 2006  Holy Rosary Cemetery on the site of Occidental Chemical and Union Carbide plants at Old River Road. Taft, Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana, December 15, 2006  Ruins of a Victorian house with towers at 1508 Saint Charles Avenue, a corner of Melpomene Street in Lower Garden District (Bernard Switzer - Oppenheim - L. Pelloat house). New Orleans, Louisiana, July 10, 2006  Christ Episcopal Church (1853) and a cemetery in Napoleonville, Assumption Parish. Louisiana, September 30, 2006  Saint Thomas the Apostle Cemetery and Saint Thomas Catholic Church at 17605 Hwy. 15 in Pointe a la Hache. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, July 22, 2006  Inmate murals decorating a transformed former firehouse in abandoned Orleans Parish Prison on White Street near Gravier Street. New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28, 2006  A violet float of krewe of Proteus at Mardi Gras parade on Saint Charles Avenue. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 27, 2006  Shipwreck scene on a tomb erected by Joseph Barelli in memory of his son died during explosion of steamer Louisiana in 1849, in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Tombs of Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 6, 2006  A lane in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Old crypt in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Row of tombs in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Tombscape of Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Old vault in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Last row of tombs in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Iron vault slabs with cannon balls, inverted torches and ribbonned wreaths on New Orleans Battalion of Artillery tomb in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  A tomb of Charles T. Howard (one of cemetery s founders) in Metairie Cemetery. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 12, 2006  Group of tombs in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  A marble tombstone in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 11, 2006  A narrow lane in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Old brick tomb in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 11, 2006  A grassy lane in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 6, 2006  Bricks on a tomb in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Vaulted ceiling of Chapel of Saint Roch Cemetery. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  Art Deco tomb of Roe E Aydell (Aug. 2, 1904 - June 14, 1930) near Cemetery Lane near junction of LA 16 with LA 444 in French Settlement. Livingston Parish, Louisiana, November 25, 2006  A broken cross on a tomb in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Sleeping place under a wall in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Broken plaster on a tombstone in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 11, 2006  A marble figure of an old man with his finger to his lips in a crypt of Charles T. Howard (one of cemetery s founders) in Metairie Cemetery. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 11, 2006  A man holding a cross and a ball on a tomb of Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 6, 2006  H. L. Aucoin family tomb and other tombs in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Saint Joseph Orphan Asylum Cemetery and Seventh Street. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 6, 2006  Crosses and figures on tops of tombs in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 6, 2006  A moat of Fort Pike at low tide. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, November 23, 2006  Fort Macomb near Venetian Isles. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, November 23, 2006  Empty burial compartment of over the ground tomb in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 11, 2006  Byzantine tomb of the Hellenic Orthodox Community in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 6, 2006  A young angel (cherub) sitting on a cloud in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 6, 2006  A zealous young angel praying on a tomb of Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 6, 2006  Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1, with a tomb of Italian Mutual Benefit Society in background. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 28, 2006  A marble statue of a saint at Esplanade Avenue entrance of Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 6, 2006  A saint "catching" a busy angel on a tomb of Joseph DiCarlo in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 6, 2006  Plaster replications of hands in a niche dedicated to the healed in Chapel of Saint Roch Cemetery. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  Angels lifting a boy into a sky filled with cherubs on tomb of Barelli in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  Crutches and braces lining a niche dedicated to the healed in Chapel of Saint Roch Cemetery. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006  Tombs of Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1, with a mausoleum of Italian Mutual Benefit Society in background. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 28, 2006  A fishing village near Greens Ditch near Road 90 at Lake Pontchartrain (near Lake Saint Catherine). Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, November 23, 2006  A carcass of a building near Venetian Isles near Road 90 after sunset. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, November 23, 2006  Iron door on a vault of Italian Mutual Benefit Society in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2006  An alley in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1, with a tomb of Italian Mutual Benevolent Society in background. New Orleans, Louisiana, July 15, 2006 |