If you really want to know the particulars, just send us an e-mail. On your way into New Orleans from the airport, you can glimpse the newer Metairie Cemeteries. The narrow paths and tombs offer concealment for muggers. Some say that individuals still practice rituals at her grave. New Orleans has many different ways of honoring the lives of those who have died.
Catholics walk on a route of nine local churches, stopping to pray at each.
St. Roch lived during the middle ages, and worked with those suffering from the plague. The cemetery is named after him because of a pledge made by a priest who prayed to him during the yellow fever crisis of 1868. It is now a shrine, and Mass is said there on Monday mornings. There are 42 cemeteries in the New Orleans area with many interesting, fascinating stories. Just email Cukie's Tours if you would like more information.