Frenier Cemetery, Cemetery in Laplace, Louisiana.
When you visit, you walk through a quiet spot surrounded by swamp and tall cypress trees draped in Spanish moss, with simple grave markers scattered across the damp ground, creating a peaceful and somewhat isolated feeling far from busy roads.
This cemetery holds a mass grave for around 29 residents who died in the 1915 hurricane that destroyed the small community of Frenier, washing away homes and lives when floodwaters surged more than 13 feet (4 meters) high during the powerful storm.
Local stories talk about a healer named Julia Brown who sang mysterious songs before the hurricane came, and some people believe her spirit is tied to the land, blending folklore with the real tragedy that happened over a century ago.
The cemetery sits off Frenier Road near Laplace, and reaching it means walking through wet, swampy land where you should wear boots and watch for wildlife like alligators and snakes that live in the surrounding wetlands and woods.
You can feel the echoes of a lost village here, where nature has slowly taken back the land and only a few wooden crosses and old markers remain to remind visitors of the families who once farmed and lived in this remote corner of Louisiana.
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