The Celebration Continues!

After a successful Soirée kicking off the 200th Anniversary Celebration of the cemetery (click the Photos tab for some pictures), the Anniversary Committee is moving forward with plans for more celebrations.

The next event will be Sunday, Oct. 19, and the committee is hard at work on the details. Look for more information in the coming weeks!

On Sunday, Nov. 2, the committee will cap off the anniversary year with the All Souls Day Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral, followed by a luncheon in the Parish Hall and the Blessing of the Graves at the cemetery.

A reminder, too, that committee members still want to hear your stories about your ancestors buried in the cemetery. You can reach them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Welcome to the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery website.

 

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is one of Baton Rouge’s oldest and most historic cemeteries. Established in 1792 behind what is now St. Joseph Cathedral, the cemetery was moved to its current location on Main Street in 1825. Among the notable individuals buried in the cemetery are early mayors, sheriffs, business leaders, Baton Rouge’s first doctor, Confederate and Union soldiers, African-American Reconstruction Era legislators and an artist, engineer and cartographer who created a well-known map of plantations along the Mississippi River. The majority of the graves, however, belong to ordinary residents who have helped build Baton Rouge over more than 300 years.

 In the Spirit of Giving, if you’d like to help the Cemetery’s Board of Trustees continue to maintain this treasure or honor a loved one who is buried there, please consider making a donation. 

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