St. Mary's Cemetery (Founded 1866) Algiers, Orleans Parish Lousiana Submitted by Lisa Cotten January 2002 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** 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 first 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. Mary's, located on Nunez St.