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Save Our Cemeteries is the ONLY non-profit cemetery restoration and tour organization specifically dedicated to the promotion and protection of New Orleans historic cities of the dead.

Book a Tour

  • New Tour of St. Louis No. 1 and No. 2
    Fri. and Sat. at 10:00 am

  • View SOC's painstaking restoration and maintenance work in the local cemeteries.

  • Due to the Coronavirus, this event is being postponed to Sunday, September 20, 2020

  • Your tour with Save Our Cemeteries will benefit our historic Cities of the Dead.

  • An evening tour of the historic Hermann-Grima House and St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. Check back for dates.

  • There are over 40 cemeteries in New Orleans. Each is as unique as the neighborhoods that surround them.

Our Mission

Founded in 1974, Save Our Cemeteries is dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and protection of the historic cemeteries of New Orleans through restoration, education, and advocacy. Become a member today.

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News & Notes

Featured on DatingNews.com Editors’ Choice Award

City Announces Plans for Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 Improvements

SOC was the beneficiary of the Silent Auction at the annual Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Ball!

Save Our Cemeteries has restored the Alaux family tomb inside St. Louis Cemetery No. 1

SOC mentioned in Biz New Orleans