Louisiana Cemeteries and Grave Yards Most of us do not stop to think there may be a difference. A Cemetery is a fenced in area for the burial of the deceased. Usually from that area. A Grave Yard is usually referred to as a burial plot for Family Members and is not fenced. Louisiana does have a Cemetery Board where the cemeteries can be "Registered". However the board does not keep a list of the burials in these cemeteries. I would say only about ten percent of these Louisiana Cemeteries are Registered. Most perpetual cemeteries keep a list of Plot owners and no record of the burials are usually kept. Some Cemeteries are now putting these burial on computer files. Most of the Old Family Country Type of cemetery is donated property. Most have not been recorded as such in the local Parish Court House. Some sucessions and probates mention the Family Grave Yard. Records of burial are not a requirement or a fact of Law. A lot of the Cemeteries are started on the Church Grounds. Family Members are buried as they expire. The church usually keep no records. Exception is that most Cathloic Churches Do keep Records. There are no Laws stating that Records be kept of burial in these Cemeteries. In Most cases there is no record of any sort. Some indivisuals and groups have recorded a number of cemeteries in many of the Louisiana Parishes. This is of great value for the Genealogical researcher. It is hopefull that someday all the cemeteries will be recorded. Remember there are mistakes is some of these recordings. Typo's and etc. You may need to located the cemetery and double check. DWJ