Hi Jan! I must see Louisiana! I knew about the above ground cemeteries. I have heard of the old Mansions---and the VooDoo burials is that true? Also my sister Robyn has decided on an Old Time Jazz burial in Louisiana, they do seem like a good way to send a loved one off to Glory. Have you been to a Jazz Funeral? Thank you, Ramona ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan Craven <jcraven@usunwired.net> To: <KENTUCKY-LEGENDS-L@folklore.rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [KENTUCKY-LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE] JUST A LITTLE JABBER > At 07:52 PM 9/16/1999 -0400, Ramona wrote: > [SNIP] > >Jan--Thank you for the information about yourself. > >I would love to visit Louisiana for the cooking---visiting the > >cemeteries--and Anne Rice's Ghost Tour. > The cooking is the best anywhere. I KNOW you folks cook good too, > but you never hear of anyone going up there for the food. ;o) > The cemeteries here are above the ground with vaults. Even over here on > the west side of the state. The ground water level is so high, especially > in south LA that folks have to be up higher than up thar in the high > country! > >The thought of attending the Mardi Gras scares me---have you been to the > >Mardi Gras--is it as wild as it seems? > Yes it's wild. I have been, but not since the early 70's. I used > to go when I was a little girl but things were a LOT different then. > That was in the 50's. Even then, we wouldn't go on Canal Street. > We (hubby and I) lived there in the early 70's. Folks start Mardi Gras > on the 12th night of Christmas, so there is much more to it than just > MG day. In fact the schools in NO close the two weeks before. There > are parades every day and lots of parties. Those are great. It's just > the ones on the weekend of Mardi Gras that get rough. > King Cake is what I love about it. It is like a big cinnamon roll with > lots of powdered sugar icing on it but it is shaped like an oval tire > (hole in the middle) It is about 13 x 9 and they bake a little plastic doll > in the cake. The deal is that who ever gets the piece with the doll in it > has to have the next king cake party. > Well...guess I've rambled enough. > Jan > >

Louisiana is ALMOST as wonderful as KY! hehehe There are lots of old plantations along the river [Mississippi] between New Orleans and Baton Rouge and even on up to Natchez MS. There are some of them that are supposed to be haunted. This is not something that I am into, so I really don't know too much about that part of it. I'm into the gardens and the antiques in the houses! The Jazz Funerals are the way to go. I saw some when we lived in NO. As far as I know, that is the only place they are done that way. The Olympia Brass Band is (I think that's the right name) is THE band to get, but any would do! What I saw was the street parades. Never have been to the funerals themselves. Guess you'd have to know the person to do that. Jan At 06:59 AM 9/17/1999 -0400, Ramona wrote: >Hi Jan! >I must see Louisiana! >I knew about the above ground cemeteries. >I have heard of the old Mansions---and the VooDoo burials is that true? >Also my sister Robyn has decided on an Old Time Jazz burial in Louisiana, >they do seem like a good way to send a loved one off to Glory. >Have you been to a Jazz Funeral? >Thank you, >Ramona