Caskets floating on the road in Baton Rouge, Lousiana

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

What if they pop open

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

Unrelated but i thought i heard a nostradamus quote about this somewhere. Don't know if it was related to Katrina but I remember reading something about this happening.

Real talk. I watched all those Nostradamus docs on the history channel and believe I did too lol

 

[:-)]

 

[JayGatsby]

 

[shhh-kull & bones]

...there must be some spiritual/metaphysical dimension to this shyt but correct me if I am wrong----wasnt it about a month ago that Sterling was shot by that cop in Batonrouge and now we have this...

...man I dont know brehs there could be other forces at work here

call it what you want but its getting really spooky out here

 

[Klyk21]

unbelievably demonic

demonic whew

• patscorpio
• Apr 20, 2015

.....I mean .....um.... yeah demonic..

 

[hotbeezie]

It be like that sometimes

 

[MercuryHayes]

a sign of the times....

People been saying this and "the end times are coming" since 99..Same shyt...and nothing changes.

 

[newworldafro]

Been a rough summer for the city.

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

That happens often in South Louisiana most parts are way below sea level down here


Edit: which is why we have a lot of mausoleums

Caskets are buried under dirt, why would sea level matter?

Louisiana is just a cursed place either way

 

[↓R↑LYB]

What if they pop open

 

[Sbp]

Caskets are buried under dirt, why would sea level matter?

Louisiana is just a cursed place either way

We're on swampland though. This type of thing has been happening for the entirety of louisiana's history

 

[Momentum]

creepy as fukk but i wouldnt be surprised if grimey brehs out there snatchin jewelry

They can't use it anymore

 

[Ghpstface]

What if they pop open

You'd try to scream but terror would stop the sound before you made it

 

[Yehuda]

We're on swampland though. This type of thing has been happening for the entirety of louisiana's history

The city was always wet then, as it continues to be today. The original site of New Orleans, which is the French Quarter today, had a water table just beneath the soil. The land sloped back from the river toward Lake Pontchartrain, falling quickly below the level of the sea. The question soon arose.... where would the colonists bury the dead in such water-logged conditions?

The highest area in the region was along the banks of the Mississippi. The natural levees there had been created by years of soil being deposited by the river’s current. This was the first site chosen for burial of the deceased. During floods (which came often) though, the bodies of the dead would wash out of their muddy graves and come floating through the streets of town. Obviously, this was considered a problem.

For all but the indigent, above ground tombs were the rule. The reasons were obvious as the wet ground of Louisiana caused the graves to fill with water. The coffins would often float to the surface, despite grave diggers placing heavy stones or bricks on the lids. Such conditions did not appeal to those with the wealth to be buried in style.

For those who could not afford a private tomb, but dreaded the idea of the soggy earth, they had the option of a wall vault or a society tomb. The wall vaults were constructed directly into the walls surrounding the cemetery and resembled old-time baker’s ovens. The society vaults were the precursor of today’s public mausoleums, although most were organized by ethnic origins or associations such as the Orleans Battalion, who were veterans of the Battle of New Orleans.

THE NEW ORLEANS WAY OF DEATH