Index to Locations Baton RougeUnknown locationBaton RougeGreenoaks MemorialParkBaton RougeMagnolia CemeteryBaton RougeNational CemeteryBaton RougeOld State CapitolBaton RougeResthaven Gardens ofMemory and MausoleumBaton RougeRoselawn Memorial ParkBaton RougeSt. Joseph CatholicCemeteryBaton RougeState Capitol GroundsZacharyAzalea Rest CemeteryNear ZacharyYoung Cemetery
UnknownLocations
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Henry Hosford Gurley (1788-1833) — also known asHenry H. Gurley — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,May 20,1788.U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1823-31; districtjudge in Louisiana, 1831-33.Slaveowner. Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,March16, 1833 (age44 years, 300days).Interment somewhere. | | John Robert Dufrocq (c.1814-1860) — also known asJohn R. Dufrocq — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born inCanada,about 1814.Newspapereditor;mayorof Baton Rouge, La., 1850-55.Died in1860(ageabout46 years).Interment somewhere.
GreenoaksMemorial Park
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jack Paul Faustin Gremillion (1914-2001) — also known asJack P. F. Gremillion — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Donaldsonville,AscensionParish, La.,June 15,1914.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Louisianastate attorney general, 1956-72; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Louisiana,1960.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Knightsof Columbus;Orderof Alhambra;Elks;Lions;American BarAssociation.While opposing New Orleans school desegregation in federal court in1960, walked out of the courtroom, calling the court a "den ofiniquity";convictedofcontemptof court;sentencewas suspended.Indictedin 1969 forfraudand conspiracy over his dealings with the bankrupt Louisiana Loan andThrift Corp.;tried in1971 and acquitted.Convictedlater that year on federalperjurycharges in a related case;sentencedto three years inprison;served 15 months.Pardonedin 1976 by Gov.EdwinEdwards.Died in Our Lady of the Lake RegionalMedicalCenter, Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,March 2,2001 (age86 years, 260days).Interment at Greenoaks Memorial Park.
MagnoliaCemetery
Bounded by Main, 19th, Florida, 22nd Streets
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1985
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Sambola Jones (1859-1933) — also known asT. Sambola Jones — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Jackson,EastFeliciana Parish, La.,October5, 1859.State court judge in Louisiana, 1902-12; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1912-18, 1924-28; U.S. MinistertoHonduras, 1918-21.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,May 15,1933 (age73 years, 222days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | James Essex Elam (1829-1873) — also known asJames E. Elam — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,December7, 1829.Lawyer;mayorof Baton Rouge, La., 1859-62, 1865-69, 1870-72, 1872-73; died inoffice 1873.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,July 31,1873 (age43 years, 236days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Edward White Robertson (1823-1887) — also known asEdward W. Robertson — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Tennessee,1823.Democrat. Member of Louisiana state legislature, 1860;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1877-83, 1887; diedin office 1887.Slaveowner. Died in1887(ageabout64 years).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Samuel Matthews Robertson (1852-1911) — also known asSamuel M. Robertson — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Louisiana,1852.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1887-1907.Died in1911(ageabout59 years).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | William Brainerd Spencer (1835-1882) — of Louisiana. Born inCatahoulaParish, La.,February5, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1876-77;justice ofLouisiana state supreme court, 1877-80.Slaveowner. Died in Jalapa,Veracruz,February12, 1882 (age47 years, 7days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | James Mason Elam (1796-1856) — also known asJames M. Elam;"OldTripoli" —of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born inNottowayCounty, Va.,January30, 1796.Whig. Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1843.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,November7, 1856 (age60 years, 282days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Beverly Victor Baranco (1846-1884) — also known asB. V. Baranco — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Louisiana,1846.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromLouisiana,1880,1884.Died in Louisiana,September9, 1884 (ageabout 38years).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Beverly Victor Baranco Jr. (1869-1933) — also known asB. V. Baranco — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,March20, 1869.Republican.Insurancebusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromLouisiana,1900,1908,1912,1916,1920(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1924;notarypublic.Africanancestry.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,October30, 1933 (age64 years, 224days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Cecil Morgan (1898-1999) — of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.; New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Nebraska,August20, 1898.Lawyer;member of Louisiana state legislature, 1927-34; leader of a group ofstate legislators who impeached Gov.Huey P.Long in 1929; counsel and executive for StandardOilCompany;dean,Tulane University Law School, 1963-68.Member,AmericanLegion.He was the last surviving legislator to have served in the oldLouisiana state capitol.Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,June 14,1999 (age100 years,298 days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Henry Luse Fuqua (1865-1926) — also known asHenry L. Fuqua — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,November8, 1865.Democrat.Hardwaredealer; warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, 1916-24;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1924;Governorof Louisiana, 1924-26; died in office 1926.Episcopalian.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,October11, 1926 (age60 years, 337days).Original interment at Magnolia Cemetery; reinterment atRoselawn Memorial Park. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Thomas Withers Chinn (1791-1852) — also known asThomas W. Chinn — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born near Cynthiana,HarrisonCounty, Ky.,November22, 1791.Physician;lawyer;sugarcaneplanter;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1839-41.Slaveowner. Died inWest BatonRouge Parish, La.,May 22,1852 (age60 years, 182days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.;reinterment atLiveOaks Plantation Cemetery, Iberville Parish, La.; cenotaph atMagnolia Cemetery.
NationalCemetery
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Philemon Thomas (1763-1847) — ofMasonCounty, Ky.; Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born inOrangeCounty, Va.,February9, 1763.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1796-99; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1800-03; member of Louisiana state legislature,1800; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1831-35.Slaveowner. Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,November18, 1847 (age84 years, 282days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1886 atNational Cemetery.
Old StateCapitol
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Resthaven Gardensof Memory and Mausoleum
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Christian (1911-1972) — also known asJack Christian — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Vicksburg,WarrenCounty, Miss.,January22, 1911.Democrat.Automobiledealer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mayor-presidentof East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1957-64; defeated, 1964.Episcopalian.Member,Lions;Elks;Eagles;AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,December31, 1972 (age61 years, 344days).Interment at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum. | | James Patrick Screen Jr. (1943-1994) — also known asPat Screen — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.BornMay 13,1943.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor-presidentof East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1981-88;indicted,along with an aide, in 1987, on a felonymalfeasancecharge over management of a road improvement program; the chargeswere dismissed three days later.Catholic.Died, from adrugoverdose, in ahotelroom at New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September12, 1994 (age51 years, 122days).Interment at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum. | | Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards (1929-2018) — also known asElaine S. Edwards;Elaine LucilleSchwartzenburg —of Louisiana. Born in Marksville,AvoyellesParish, La.,March 8,1929.Democrat.U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1972.Female.DiedMay 14,2018 (age89 years, 67days).Interment at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum. | | Harrison Garey Bagwell (1913-1973) — also known asHarrison G. Bagwell — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.BornDecember6, 1913.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1960(alternate); candidate forGovernor ofLouisiana, 1952.Protestant.DiedDecember2, 1973 (age59 years, 361days).Interment at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum.
Roselawn MemorialPark
4045 North Street
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Russell Billiu Long (1918-2003) — also known asRussell B. Long;Huey Pierce LongIII —of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.,November3, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1948-87; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Louisiana,1952,1960,1968.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Lions;Elks;Order ofthe Coif;DeltaKappa Epsilon;TauKappa Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 9,2003 (age84 years, 187days).Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park. | | Henry Luse Fuqua (1865-1926) — also known asHenry L. Fuqua — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,November8, 1865.Democrat.Hardwaredealer; warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, 1916-24;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1924;Governorof Louisiana, 1924-26; died in office 1926.Episcopalian.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,October11, 1926 (age60 years, 337days).Original interment atMagnolia Cemetery;reinterment at Roselawn Memorial Park. | | Mary Eustus Jones Webb (1924-1995) — also known asMary Eustis Jones;Mrs. Jesse L. Webb,Jr. —of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Columbia,CaldwellParish, La.,May 14,1924.Mayor-presidentof East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1956.Female.DiedSeptember16, 1995 (age71 years, 125days).Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park. | | George Kent Favrot (1868-1934) — also known asGeorge K. Favrot — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,November26, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;district attorney, 22nd District, 1892-96, 1900-04;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898; districtjudge in Louisiana, 1904-06, 1926-34 (22nd District 1904-06, 19thDistrict 1926-34); died in office 1934; on November 6, 1906, heshotand killed Dr. Robert H. Aldrich, because the latter had insultedhis wife;arrestedandimprisonedfor five months awaiting indictment and trial; however, the grandjury refused to indict him, and he was released in April, 1907.;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1907-09, 1921-25;member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1912-16.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,December26, 1934 (age66 years, 30days).Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park. | | Fred Saugrain LeBlanc, Sr. (1897-1969) — also known asFred S. LeBlanc — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born near Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,July 24,1897.Democrat.Mayorof Baton Rouge, La., 1941-44;Louisianastate attorney general, 1944-48, 1952-56; district judge inLouisiana 19th District, 1959-69; died in office 1969.Catholic.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,June 11,1969 (age71 years, 322days).Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park. | | Jared Young Sanders Jr. (1892-1960) — also known asJared Y. Sanders, Jr. — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Franklin,St. MaryParish, La.,April20, 1892.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1928-32; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1933-34;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1934-37, 1941-43;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1940,1944(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); States Rights candidate forPresidential Elector for Louisiana,1960.ChristianScientist. Member,Freemasons.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,November29, 1960 (age68 years, 223days).Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
St. JosephCatholic Cemetery
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Leon Jastremski (1843-1907) — of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born inFrance,July17, 1843.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Baton Rouge, La., 1876-82;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879;LouisianaDemocratic state chair, 1884; U.S. Consul inCallao, as of 1893-97; Louisiana Commissioner of Agricultureand Immigration, 1899-1900.Polishancestry. Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,November29, 1907 (age64 years, 135days).Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. |
State CapitolGrounds
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Huey Pierce Long (1893-1935) — also known asHuey P. Long;Hugh Pierce Long;"The Kingfish" —of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.; New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born near Winnfield,WinnParish, La.,August30, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,1928;Governorof Louisiana, 1928-32; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Louisiana, 1928;impeachedby the Louisiana House in 1929 over multiple charges including hisattempt to impose an oil tax and his unauthorized demolition of thegovernor's mansion, but not convicted by the Senate;U.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1932-35; died in office 1935.Baptist.Member,Elks.Shotandmortallywounded by Dr. Carl Weiss (who was immediately killed at thescene), in the LouisianaStateCapitol Building, September 8, 1935, and died two days later atOur Lady of the LakeHospital,Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,September10, 1935 (age42 years, 11days).Interment at State Capitol Grounds.| |  Relatives: Sonof Hugh Pierce Long and Caledonia Palestine (Tison) Long; brother ofGeorgeShannon Long andEarlKemp Long (who marriedBlancheB. Revere); married,April12, 1913, toRoseMcConnell; father ofRussellBilliu Long; second cousin once removed ofGillisWilliam Long andSpeedyOteria Long. | | | | Political family:Longfamily of Louisiana. | | | | Cross-reference:CecilMorgan —JohnH. Overton —HarveyG. Fields —GeraldL. K. Smith | | | | The Huey P. Long - O.K. AllenBridge(opened 1940), which carries U.S. Highway 190 and a rail line overthe Mississippi River, betweenEast BatonRouge Parish andWest BatonRouge Parish, Louisiana, is partlynamed forhim. — Senador Huey Pierce Long, astreetinAsunsion,Paraguay, isnamed forhim. | | | | Campaign slogan: "Every Man aKing." | | | | Campaign slogan: "Share OurWealth." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books by Huey P. Long:EveryMan a King : The Autobiography of Huey P. Long | | | | Books about Huey P. Long: T. HarryWilliams,HueyLong — Harnett T. Kane,HueyLong's Louisiana Hayride: The American Rehearsal for Dictatorship1928-1940 — Richard D. White,Kingfish:The Reign of Huey P. Long — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — David R. Collins,HueyP. Long : Talker and Doer (for young readers) | | | | Image source: KnowLA Encyclopedia ofLouisiana |
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Azalea RestCemetery
Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Founded 1953
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Woodrow Wilson Dumas (1916-1993) — also known asW. W. Dumas;"Woody" —of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Born in Opelousas,St. LandryParish, La.,December9, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in theU.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;mayor-presidentof East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1965-80; defeated, 1988.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Eagles;Elks;Moose;UnitedCommercial Travelers.DiedNovember5, 1993 (age76 years, 331days).Interment at Azalea Rest Cemetery.
YoungCemetery
Near Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Floyd Kennon (1902-1988) — also known asRobert F. Kennon;Bob Kennon — of Louisiana. Born near Minden,WebsterParish, La.,August12, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;justice ofLouisiana state supreme court, 1945-47; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Louisiana,1952;Governorof Louisiana, 1952-56; defeated, 1963.Presbyterian.Died in Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.,January11, 1988 (age85 years, 152days).Interment at Young Cemetery.
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