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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. ....
This is part 1 of a series about Louisiana Gov. Joseph Marshall Walker and his gravesite. The broken remnants of two marble headstones that once marked the graves of Gov. Joseph Marshall Walker and his 5-day old grandson John Holt, Jr., born July 31, 1851, are visible from Bayou Rapides Road. Their headstones, weathered by the elements, were moved from their original locations marking their graves decades ago. The graves were part of a family plot on land that was once a large plantation owned by Walker. Many years ago a farmer plowed over the cemetery, said local historian Mike Wynne. He moved the markers but plowed over the cemetery. So the location of the actual cemetery - which we can estimate - is lost, he said. ....
Old Rapides Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries where people regardless of religion, race, nationality or socio-economic status are buried together ....
Reader Feedback: Love, mostly, for Panama City s lighted stop signs Replay Video UP NEXT Members of The News Herald s Facebook Group Bay Watch: Community discussions with News Herald editors, were asked what they thought of two lighted stop signs Panama City placed in hard-to-see locations. Here are some of the comments: Christiné Terry: If we place 100 of these at a cost of $80,000 and we save even a single life, I think that person s loved ones would agree they were a worthy expense, and since when people blow stop signs they hit innocents and kill them too, this isn t something you can say, Hey, I drive great, I don t want my tax money going to flashy signs. ....