(right) The lower two names have a birth date but not yet a death date.
The New Orleans Musicians Tomb. The first burial was in 2004 with the idea to provide free burial to musicians.
X marks the spot for Marie Laveau
It is believed that this tomb is the final resting place of Marie Catherine Laveau (1801 - 1881). Laveau became renowned as a practitioner of voodoo with the purpose of helping people. She was also a hairdresser for the more wealthier families. She used this position to collect the gossip she overhead, which she would either sell or blackmail the person with. She would also use this informations during her voodoo consultations, further convincing them of her powers.
Born a free black woman, she owned at least seven slaves during her lifetime. She reportedly had 14 children of which only 4 survived to adulthood. Her daughter, also named Marie Laveau, continued her mother's voodoo practices. Since she looked almost identical to her mother, it was speculated they were one and the same person.
(left) Ernest "Dutch" Morial (1929 - 1989) was the first black mayor of New Orleans. His family built a new tomb at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 and his body was moved there in 2014.
Paul Morphy (1837 - 1884) was a world champion of chess.
We left the cemetery and made our way back to the hotel to escape the afternoon heat for a while.
The Wyndham Hotel
Watching the ship traffic on the river
Freighters ... and cruiseships
The Creole Queen steamship
The Natchez docks and blows its whistle... which we could even hear!
