Five of the oldest tombs in this cemetery, obviously in a sad state of neglect.
Because of erosion by the Mississippi River, the levee
has had to be set back several times. Some of the graves in this cemetery
would be where the river now flows, some would be under the present levee
and some under River Road.
On 29 Jan 1999 I began collecting information from
tombstones, grave markers and vaults on burials in St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
in Destrehan, La. This project will continue until all information in this
cemetery has been recorded.
John Sheldon Perilloux