Volunteers reclaimed Chloe Cemetery and found family near Lake Charles
Clearing Chloe Historic Cemetery uncovered family plots, the founder's long-lost great-grandmother, and cousins who had not known they were related.
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Volunteers cleared Chloe Historic Cemetery near Lake Charles, a Black, Creole, and Native burial ground that had been grown over and forgotten. As the plots came back into view, families found one another. The person who started the cleanup located her great-grandmother's grave, and cousins met who had not known they were related.
The work was brush, names, and introductions. The cemetery is a place people can find again.
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