| This is the official research site for |
| the Lafayette Cemetery Research |
| Project. The project has been |
| documenting the cemetery |
| continuously since 1997 and has |
| provided information and reports as |
| a community service free-of-charge. |
| It completed a six-month general |
| photo survey of the cemetery (Jan- |
| Jun2002) and has a number of other |
| documentary endeavors in the |
| works. It is a self-supporting project |
| and has been commended many |
| times over for its diligence, |
| thoroughness, and non-partisanship. |
| |
| The LCRP began as a result |
| of research work conducted during |
| 1997 by Fred Hatfield and Sean M. |
| Perry. Both native residents of New |
| Orleans, they have impressive |
| backgrounds in researching and |
| recording history, as well |
| as community involvement. Their |
| work has been published as an Atlas |
| of the cemetery, including mapping, |
| tomb and name listings, historical |
| and technical explanations, and |
| photographs which assessed the |
| cemetery up until that time. As was |
| intended from the start, the original |
| project has lead to numerous |
| undertakings and has benefitted the |
| work of other organizations, |
| researchers, families, etc. Much of |
| the work has been to continuously |
| add to this research on a regular |
| basis, while keeping the format as |
| interesting, accurate and easy-to- |
| use as possible. |
