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Great article presented at The Daily Iberian about a two year effort to verify some old church transcriptions for the 10,633 burials at St. Peters Cemetery. The cemetery itself is over 177 years old, according to the church cemetery website. Issues presented indicate that the preservation / restoration work that needs to be conducted lacks funding, in addition restoration work that could take place IF the funding were present, needs permission from ownership in order to be conducted. Read more about the collaborative effort to preserving Louisiana history here:
"Resting in Pieces" July 1, 2015 by Vickey Branton
http://www.iberianet.com/people/features/resting-in-pieces/article_cd9f28de-2025-11e5-b9c4-47e252bbeb72.html
Contact the cemetery manager below for more information.
St. Peter’s Catholic Church Cemetery PO Box 12507 New Iberia, LA 70562 Cemetery Manager: Brad Ste. Marie (337) 577-7985 Maintenance Supervisor: Roland Theriot (337) 519-7544 St. Peter’s Church Office: (337) 369-3816
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