The St.Landry Parish cemetery tours are back and will start this weekend at the St.Landry Parish Catholic church cemetery.
“I am General Garrigues de Flaujeac, but you can just refer to me as the General,” said James Douget, one of the cemetery tour guides in character this Saturday.
From head to toe, tour guides will be dressed up in character, telling historical stories of the people who once lived and made historical contributions.
These local historians give the voiceless a voice, but first, there is something you need to know. The event is not related to Halloween.
“We try not to be too scary, so to speak; we try to emphasize historical reenactments,” said Douget.
Yep, you heard historian James Douget, right. Every mid-October, historians and actors come together and portray historical characters dating back to the late 1800s, detailing unique cultures, languages, and religions.
This year, you will get to hear from past figures General Flaujeac and Irene Bloch, who was married to the first African-American postmaster, Henry Bloch, in Opelousas.