ALEXANDRIA, La. Thanks to a few "Good Samaritans" and grant money from FEMA, some of the headstones and monuments at the Old Rapides Cemetery that were damaged by Hurricane Laura in 2020 have been restored.
Pieces of Rapides Parish and Louisiana history are scattered across this field located on Bayou Rapides Road.
These pieces are evidence that could solve one of the biggest mysteries in Central Louisiana, says local historian Mike Wynne. Where are the home and gravesites of Gov. Joseph Marshall Walker?
Walker served as governor from 1850-53. He died in 1856 and was buried in a family cemetery located on the land that was once part of his plantation. We found this amazing collection of ceramics, said Wynne holding a bag full of broken pieces. We found a whole bunch of ceramics and glass.