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Volunteers continue efforts to clean, preserve historic Lutheran Cemetery

BATON ROUGE - More than a dozen people gathered in the Lutheran Cemetery on Saturday to weed-eat, mow grass and rake leaves in an ongoing effort to preserve the grounds. ....

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Dozens of volunteers help to restore historic African-American cemetery in honor of MLK Day

BATON ROUGE - Established in the mid 1800s, Sweet Olive Cemetery was the first cemetery for African Americans in the capital city. Nearly 200 years later, weeds are overgrown, graves are broken into pieces and piled on top of one another. ....

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