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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery (Avoyelles County LA) | Find Graves & Burial Records

Cemetery burial records, location, and grave search - Avoyelles County, LA

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery is indexed for cemetery-name searches in Avoyelles County, Louisiana and supports burial-record lookup, place validation, and grave-search intent before users move into narrower person-level research.

Site info snapshot

Status Active
Burial records 15
Veteran-linked 15
Type Public
Map available Yes

Quick answer

How do I use the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery page for cemetery and burial research?

Use this page to confirm the cemetery first, review the map and source signals, scan the burial sample for likely matches, and then step back to Avoyelles County or Louisiana only when the search needs broader geographic context.

Cemetery profile

About Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery, Avoyelles County, Louisiana

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery is currently indexed under Avoyelles County, Louisiana in the Cemetery Finders archive. This page is designed to answer place-intent searches for the cemetery itself while also giving person-name researchers enough context to decide whether this is the right burial site before searching deeper.

The strongest cemetery pages do more than list a name. They confirm geography, show source provenance, expose available burial depth, and offer clear next steps. That is why this page combines location context, record samples, research workflow blocks, and connected archive links in one place.

Contains documented modern-era veteran burials in the current archive.

Cemetery type

Public

GPS coordinates

31.12082, -92.17291

Step-by-step search guide

How to Search Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery by Name, Place, and Record Context

Method 01

Confirm the cemetery before searching names

  1. 1. Check the county, state, type, and source label at the top of the page.
  2. 2. Use the map block below to validate that this cemetery aligns with the place you expect.
  3. 3. Only after the place is confirmed should you search for similar personal names.
Why this matters: person-name searches are much cleaner when the place is validated first, especially for common surnames and repeated family names.

Method 02

Review burial depth and record quality signals

  1. 1. Check how many burial records are currently linked to this cemetery.
  2. 2. Look for veteran-linked records, plot details, and date span signals to judge how rich the underlying record set is.
  3. 3. If the sample looks thin, widen to the county archive instead of forcing a narrow search too early.
Current record depth: 15 burial rows, 15 veteran-linked records, and 0 visible plot-detail signals.

Method 03

Use county and state archives as your fallback path

  1. 1. Return to Avoyelles County if you need nearby cemetery alternatives or broader local coverage.
  2. 2. Move up to Louisiana when the search needs regional context or county comparison.
  3. 3. Use this layered path instead of repeating blind searches across unrelated places.

Alternative search methods

Alternative Search Methods & Record Paths

Method Best For Speed Coverage
Direct burial search Known full names Fast Live cemetery-linked sample
County archive review Nearby cemetery comparison Medium Strong
State archive review Regional fallback research Medium Broad
Map + place confirmation Location validation Fast Available

Map & directions

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery Map, Address & Directions

OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC CHURCH CEMETERY

Avoyelles County, Louisiana

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Location details

Address: Avoyelles County, Louisiana
County: Avoyelles County
State: Louisiana
GPS: 31.12082, -92.17291

Best next step

If the place looks correct, review the burial sample below. If not, move back to the county archive and compare nearby cemeteries before searching names again.

Burial record sample

Burial Names Connected to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery

Showing 15 of 15 burial records at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery. Page 1 of 1.

Name Dates Military Plot / Notes
Francis Eugene Richard 1938-03-12 to 2022-08-01 US MARINE CORPS Plot context limited
Edward J Orgeron 1948-12-30 to 2022-03-23 US ARMY Plot context limited
Emile Richner 1953-02-17 to 2021-11-20 US ARMY Plot context limited
Ervis Paul Trahan 1938-03-18 to 2021-10-21 US ARMY Plot context limited
Charles Richard Kliebert 1940-04-16 to 2021-08-13 US ARMY Plot context limited
Daniel Paul Lassere 1924-01-25 to 2021-07-21 US NAVY Plot context limited
Edward Sabry Mire 1925-03-11 to 2021-06-23 US AIR FORCE Plot context limited
Doris Joseph Bertrand 1930-02-15 to 2021-05-22 US ARMY Plot context limited
Darrel Jerome McDowell 1959-07-26 to 2021-03-30 US ARMY Plot context limited
Dallas Anthony Fontenot 1935-10-21 to 2021-01-19 US AIR FORCE Plot context limited
Alexander Joe Billiott 1926-10-09 to 2020-12-13 US NAVY Plot context limited
Bascom Dupuy 1932-07-22 to 2020-06-27 US ARMY Plot context limited
Edward J Bourgeois 1925-01-21 to 2020-05-06 US ARMY Plot context limited
Charles John Rosa 1935-04-19 to 2020-03-12 US ARMY Plot context limited
Chester Joseph Louque 1952-09-12 to 2020-02-10 US ARMY Plot context limited

Pro tips

Expert Genealogy Advice for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery Research

Search the place first, not the person first, when names are common. A confirmed cemetery dramatically improves the quality of a burial search.

Use year ranges from the sample table to separate duplicate names. Even partial death-date context is often enough to narrow a search.

If the page looks too thin, that usually means the cemetery record is real but the person-level layer is incomplete. In that case, the county archive is the best fallback path.

Frequently asked

Frequently Asked Questions About Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery

This section answers the most common cemetery-intent questions first, so users can quickly decide whether to continue on this page or step back to the broader county archive.

How do I search burial records for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery?

Use the burial names on this page as a starting point, then run a focused search with the full name and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery. This is the strongest path when you already know the cemetery.

Where is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery located?

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery is listed in Avoyelles County, Louisiana, and the map on this page uses the best available geographic reference from the current archive.

How many burial records are connected to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery?

15 burial records are currently linked to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery in the archive.

What should I do if this cemetery has only partial information?

Use the county archive to review other cemeteries nearby, compare source labels, and broaden the person search with county and state context if the cemetery page is still sparse.

Official lookup guides

Official Verification Paths for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery

These guide pages help you step into the official public source without losing the county and cemetery context already built into this archive page.