The Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation released its list of the most at-risk endangered sites in Louisiana and the oldest Black cemetery in Baton Rouge is on it. These places need help to be preserved, maintained for future generations.
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BATON ROUGE - More than a dozen people gathered in the Lutheran Cemetery on Saturday to weed-eat, mow grass and rake leaves in an ongoing effort to preserve the grounds.
BATON ROUGE - Established in the mid 1800s, Sweet Olive Cemetery was the first cemetery for African Americans in the capital city. Nearly 200 years later, weeds are overgrown, graves are broken into pieces and piled on top of one another.