Why is Gram Parsons buried in New Orleans? Curious Louisiana investigates.

American music sensation Gram Parsons shook up several genres of music before he died in 1973.

Given his lack of strong ties to the New Orleans area, one reader wondered, “Why is Gram Parsons buried in Metairie? What is his connection to Louisiana?”

The answer isn’t out of love for the state, but in inheritance laws…

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