Yes, we were told there has been a lot of vandalism in the cemeteries stealing and destroying of markers and the beautiful statues are collected and sold for a lot of money. Also, grave robbery for gold from teeth and jewelry people were buried in. One of the policemen told us that they are looking for anything they can use or sale even clothing.(SICK) That is one reason for all of the state project to register the names in each grave yard. There are also, a lot of homeless and transient people in New Orleans that sleep in the grave yards especially Jackson Park. Police are trying to force them to sleep in shelters for their own safety. A lot of the old neighborhoods are not safe, because of gangs. Yes, the city did tear down a lot of the old houses when the interstate come thru. Most of the houses I believe were rent houses on that street. I had an aunt and uncle that lived there at the time. From what I understand they were not given much time to get out. When I was a child we would play out until late at night in our yard and sidewalk. You didn't worry about crime or any of the things that are going on today. Times have changed. It is really sad when you can't even visit the grave of a loved one. Robbie