Founded in 1789 and listed on the national register of historic places st louis 1 is new orleans oldest active city of the dead ornate crumbling and entrancing st louis 1 is eerily beautiful even in the daytime this new orleans cemetery is the final resting place of the notorious voodoo queen marie laveau as well as many other colorful new orleanians venture inside the vault lined walls of this historic new orleans cemetery with your master storyteller and visit the new orleans music