LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Abandoned cemeteries in the state could soon be cleaned up and restored. State Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Pineville) has authored a bill that would provide money to help restore ...

PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There are calls to strengthen state laws pertaining to the upkeep of cemeteries and the handling of what’s called “perpetual care” funds. 28/22 News has been ...

Knoxville — Cemeteries sit in decay throughout East Tennessee. You may know of some yourself. Historian Robert McGinnis estimates there are perhaps 780 graveyards in Knox County alone, with about 150 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – While hiking on the land where early settlers opened the first American trading post with Native Americans (Caddo Nation) in northwest Louisiana, you can easily stumble ...

Two abandoned cemeteries in the southwest part of the city will now officially have a volunteer maintenance program to care for them. Members of the Southwest Neighborhood Association, which ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida legislators are expected to hear a bill this session that addresses land access when erased or abandoned cemeteries are on private property. House Minority Leader Fentrice ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A small group of volunteers spent Veterans Day uncovering graves at the overgrown Oaklawn Cemetery. The Oaklawn Cemetery in Mobile is a known resting place for many Buffalo ...

TCPalm business reporter Jack Randall visited historic cemeteries on the Treasure Coast. He researched their history, documented their condition and paid his respects. Finding the abandoned Eden ...

Sacred Heart Chapel in Bowie, Maryland is the birthplace of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It’s where John Carroll was elected the first bishop in the newly formed country. It’s a ...