BATON ROUGE, LA – Hurricane Laura was the strongest hurricane to hit
Louisiana in 164 years and caused widespread damages in many of the State’s
western parishes. Unfortunately, this devastation also included the disruption
of numerous deceased and their final resting places. In response, the Louisiana
Department of Justice has been leading the State’s cemetery recovery efforts.
From locating, gathering, and identifying displaced
caskets and vaults, damaged tombstones, and even human remains to getting them
to their appropriate places, the LADOJ has remained steadfast in these cemetery
recovery efforts. While this very important mission will likely take
significantly more time as Hurricane Laura’s devastation can be found all
across Louisiana, Attorney General Jeff Landry wants our State’s people to know
his office is here to help them with this.
“Coordinating the recovery, repairs, and funding can be
a slow process; but it has begun and we are working with our great partners
from all of the affected parishes to ensure Louisiana’s deceased are taken care
of properly and respectfully,” said AG Jeff Landry. “If our State’s people need
assistance with locating or repairing a loved one’s grave displaced due to
Hurricane Laura, I encourage them to please contact our office by phone at
225-326-6056 or by email at cemeterytaskforce@ag.louisiana.gov.”