St. Roch Cemetery Walking Tour By Save Our Cemeteries

As a local, I enjoyed the opportunity that, for me, was a lesser-known cemetery. It was great to be present there and learn the history and current-day usage.

A very unique experience to be able to understand the history and stories of our family cemetery. A special thinks to these organization that is gone and beyond the duty to help not preserve our cemeteries, but tell about them.

What a wonderful experience! Our tour guide Dana was full of knowledge, we had a lovely time walking around and learning about different tombs. It was especially exciting to go into the chapel and learn about Saint Roch and all the people who still leave offering to this day!

Dana was a pleasant and thorough guide. Her tour showed us many facets of information, ranging from architectural to historical and highlighting the influences and reasons for each point discussed. She was great about answering questions and had a deep knowledge and history with the subject. The mood was light but respectful which was nice given the subject of the tour.

Previous to this tour, I wouldn’t consider myself an avid Cemetery Tour Gal. However, my tour guide Dana completely won me over today! She is clearly well educated in St. Roch Cemetery history, and her bubbly personality is infectious! The tour was around fifteen people, which I thought was a good, manageable size. I went on the 10 am tour and it was the perfect time and weather; There wasn’t a cloud in the sky! We took a tour of the outer tombs first, and then went into the St. Roch chapel. The whole tour was fascinating and in depth, while also being mindful and respectful to the passed loved ones’ burials. I would recommend this tour. No negatives. Perfect length, great guide, loved my group, and would definitely go to another Save our Cemeteries Tour.

Dana, my guide was both knowledgeable and wonderfully friendly. It felt like touring the grounds with an old friend.

Amazing. The cemetery is so beautiful and the guide was very knowledgeable. The shrine in the chapel is very moving.

Cemetery was beautiful and our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Definitely recommend!

Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and had great people skills. We were happy with our experience.

Our tour was amazing and our guide Liz Reed was adorable, and informative and so patient awhile my friend and I took hundreds of photos in the St Roch chapel!!! Highly recommend the tour and I’d you can request Liz I encourage you to!!!

Incredible experience...it was exactly what we hoped for when we booked this tour. We are glad we chose this tour and wished we could have taken Leslie with us on a tour of all the cemeteries. Thank you for giving us so much insight! We loved that our money goes toward upkeep of the cemetery. Keep up the great work!

Our guide was wonderful. She was very knowledgeable not only about cemeteries, but New Orleans as well. I definitely recommend this tour.

It was a cemetery I always wanted to make it over to but finally made the call when they offered a tour again [I enjoy getting the details just walking around doesn't offer]. I love that the small ticket price goes to preserving the amazing cemeteries around New Orleans. Our tour guide was personable, funny, and passionate about being there despite the heat. This was my second Save Our Cemeteries event I attend and I haven't been disappointed!

We had an excellent tour of St. Roch Cemetery in the St. Roch neighborhood. Our guide was Dana Criswell. She is very knowledgeable, has an engaging personality, and lives in the neighborhood. We were fortunate to have a visit inside the chapel located in St. Roch No. 1 which has had some very nice restoration work. After the tour we had a nice lunch at St. Roch Market on St. Claude. Save Our Cemeteries is an organization that everyone who cares about the history and culture of the city should support.