Entrance gate to St. Batholomew Cemetery - Algiers, Orleans Parish, LA
Submitted by		Lisa Cotten  January 2002

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Entrance gate to St. Batholomew Cemetery - Algiers, Orleans Parish, LA

Picture taken Dec. 15, 2001
St. Bartholomew Cemetery (Founded 1848)
Algiers, Orleans Parish, LA

Directions: Take Mississippi River Bridge to the West Bank.  Take General
DeGaulle Exit (***Dee don't remember if it is west or east...please fill in).
 At first red light (Shirley Drive) turn left.  Go to end of Shirley Drive
and turn left on General Meyer Avenue.  About a mile down (road changes names
to Opelousas Ave) turn left on Verret St.  About 3 blocks down, located on
the right, the second Cemetery. Located on Verret St, the entrance is
actually on Nunez St.  It is maintained by the Church of the Holy Name of
Mary (parish founded in 1848, church built in 1929)
500 Eliza Street, Algiers, LA  70114
504-367-3504
The Archives office (extension #3) is open Tuesday & Thursday, 9:30 am-2:30
pm.
They will do look-ups for a "donation" of $10.00

This is the entrance gate of St. Bartholomew Cemetery, located on Nunez St.