Mark, It is true that some cemeteries in New Orleans are too dangerous for one to visit ALONE! My great-grandfather is buried in St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery in New Orleans. Since I cannot obtain a birth record on him due to a fire in the N.O. City Hall, I contacted the cemetery office. I was told that they had a minor fire which destroyed a few pages of their records, and his was one pf the pages. When I said that I would just have to visit the cemetery and take a picture of the headstone, I was told not to do that "unless I was bringing a S.W.A.T. Team." I understand that there are othe cemeteries that are equally dangerous there. And I live in easy driving distance of New Orleans. I know others who want to visit the final resting place of one or more ancestors. Martha On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 00:08:47 EDT [email protected] writes: Please - for those of you who misunderstood MY QUESTION - I simply asked one group about what I saw on another group listing {[email protected]}.... it was not my thoughts on the cemeteries located in New Orleans... after all I live in Los Angeles... and was told of these dangers in the cemeteries in New Orleans... so any of you wishing to dispute "Dangerous Cemeteries in NewOrleans" please forward to the following group - [email protected] as it was someone on that list that made the statement... I was making and inquiry... as I would like to go and visit and take photos of family members headstones... Thanks Mark Hamilton [email protected] Production Photographer for Camera Shy Enterprises PMB 364, 815 N LaBrea Avenue Inglewood, CA 90302