Brusly in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler

1. St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery Marker

Inscription. (side 1)
West Baton Rouge conveyance records reveal that on June 28, 1833, Jean Baptiste Hebert donated land for use as a cemetery for the congregation of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. With Hebert’s permission, the tract had already been used as a cemetery. Around 1860, the encroaching river took the original tract. At the church’s expense, Hebert’s remains were moved to the present cemetery. The present cemetery and church are on property acquired from Ambroise Blanchard in 1838. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) Ancestors of many Brusly and area residents are interred here, as noted by markers and headstones. Also interred here are veterans of military service, dating back to the Civil War. Remains of individuals from the Catholic cemetery in Lobdell were transferred to this site in 1932. According to Heck family members, many of the iron crosses in the cemetery were made by André and Henri Heck, prior to 1921, in their blacksmith shop near this property. A stroll through the cemetery can be compared to walking through the pages of family history.

Erected 2010 by West Baton Rouge Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites

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• Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1932.

Location. 30° 23.136′ N, 91° 14.245′ W. Marker is in Brusly, Louisiana, in West Baton Rouge Parish. It can be reached from South Kirkland Drive (State Highway 988) south of Bourgeois Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 402 S Kirkland Dr (River Road), Brusly LA 70719, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes,

in Acadiana — Cajun Country,

and in Greater Baton Rouge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. John the Baptist Catholic Church/Eglise Catholique St Jean Baptiste (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); Molaisonville / St. James Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brusly, Louisiana (approx. 0.4 miles away); New Brusly Town Hall Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Open Sugar Kettles (approx. 0.4 miles away); Charles P. Adams (approx. 0.4 miles away); Herbert Osborn Dickerson (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brusly.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 24, 2010

2. St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2015. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 6, 2015. 2. submitted on August 30, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.