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By Cherranda Smith Jan 29, 2021 Last week, the widow of a Black sheriff’s deputy was denied the sale of a plot for her husband because of a “whites-only” sales policy. Karla Semien, whose husband, Darrell Semien, died Sunday (January 24), said the Oaklin Springs Cemetery in Allen Parish, Louisiana refused to sell her a plot to bury her husband. Darrell Semien died of cancer and had previously requested to be buried at Oaklin Springs because it was near his home, his family told news outlets. The cemetery’s refusal was a “slap in the face,” Karla Semien wrote on Facebook. Karla’s daughter, Madison told KATC-3 TV the saleswoman refused them: “[she] just looked us cold in the face, and straight-up said, ‘I can’t sell you a plot.’” ....
The board Oaklin Springs Cemetery near Oberlin in Louisiana has apologized after learning that the family of a deputy had been told he could not be buried there because he was Black. Madison and Shayla Semien were shocked when they visited the southwest Louisiana cemetery and were told that they would not be able to buy a plot for their father Allen Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Darrell Semien, who died of cancer Sunday at the age of 55. “She just looked us cold in the face, and straight up said, ‘I can’t sell you a plot, ” Madison said. “She said, ‘Unfortunately I’m unable to sell you a plot, this graveyard is not for people of color, it’s white human being cemetery only, ” Shayla added. ....
Allen Parish family outraged after being denied burial plot Allen Parish family outraged after being denied burial plot and last updated 2021-01-27 23:19:41-05 Madison and Shayla Semien were left in shock when they recently visited Oaklin Spring Cemetery near Oakdale to get a plot for their father, Darrell Semien. She just looked us cold in the face, and straight up said, I can t sell you a plot, Madison said. She said, Unfortunately I m unable to sell you a plot, this graveyard is not for people of color, it s white human being cemetery only, Shayla added. According to the Semiens, the woman at the cemetery had a contract in her hands, which read, The Right of Burial of the Remains of White Human Beings. ....