Historic Cemeteries (2023)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2023-11-10
Duration: 00:05:20
Subjects: HISTORIC PRESERVATION | CEMETERIES
Contributors:
- LeBlanc, Karen Host
- Watson, Henry Interviewee
- Davis, Brian Interviewee
Description
This segment from the November 10, 2023, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen LeBlanc’s report on the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation’s creation of a statewide database of historic cemeteries around the state. She visits the False River Station Cemetery in Pointe Coupee Parish and interviews Henry Watson, volunteer caretaker, and Brian Davis, the executive director of the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation.