Shortly after Hurricane Francine’s storm surge flooded a cemetery in the Louisiana bayou town of Dulac, Lori-Ann Bergeron arrived to check on three generations of family graves. Their tombstones were fine, but neighboring caskets had emerged beside broken crosses and soggy flower bouquets.
“It’s like this almost every time the water comes up, but this is the only place for them,” said Bergeron, 51, who on Thursday recalled her sister’s casket being unearthed when Hurricane Rita ravaged the area in 2005.
“That was rough, trying to bury somebody twice,” she said.
Read this story for free
To continue reading, sign up for our newsletters and get unlimited access to WABE.org
We won't share your information with outside organizations Why am I seeing this?
