It's also the oldest existing cemetery in New Orleans; in fact, people are still laid to rest here each year. Which famous people are buried in New Orleans? Voodoo practitioner Marie Laveau ...

Whether it was the low typography or another influence that made early New Orleanians switch to aboveground tombs is still up for debate. Here's what historians say.

Some of New Orleans' must-see attractions ... and notorious playboy – and Marie Laveau, the Big Easy's very own "Voodoo queen." Many of the city's top cemetery tours stop in St. Louis Cemetery ...