A notice for the website of the Lafayette Genealogical Society: This is a notice to anyone who has ancestors who were part of the St. Nicholas Catholic Church near Patoutville/Lydia. There are many dozens of sites throughout which are nothing more than a pile of broken bricks and mortar. Some are open so that the remains are visible! Is this the way you would want your great-great grandmother to "rest in peace"? Furthermore, a Finance Committee from the church has posted signs announcing that if these sites are not claimed and the graves repaired, the remains will be removed to another spot and the site cleared. The vast majority of these graves have markers. A group of genealogy enthusiasts including some people who live out of state are working together to find living descendants and notify them of the need to do repairs immediately. Anyone in this organization who suspects he has an ancestor buried there can contact me, and we can help you to determine if this is a problem for you and your family. My contact info is Julaine Deare Schexnayder, 337 365-7667, or julainehome@cox.net We are also working under the leadership of genealogy hobbyist Don Louviere from Houston to map and identify all of the sites. If you can help in that regard, please send me the names and dates and location (along with a photo of the tomb, if possible) of the plot. Julaine