Former governorâs grave found in Rapides Parish
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and last updated 2021-06-25 22:25:58-04
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) â After being missing for 60 years, the gravesite of Louisiana Gov. Joseph Walker has been found in Rapides Parish in the central part of the state.
Walker was the 13th governor of Louisiana, serving from 1850 to 1853.
Local historians found the gravesite off Bayou Rapides Road in the city of Alexandria after searching for the landmark since the 1950s, KALB-TV reported.
They are hoping a historical marker will be placed at the site.
âThe fact that the graveyard had been missing for so long is because the tombstone or the markers that we know from that time period are not where they used to be,â said Benjamin Fuselier, a metal detectorist.