Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery

Established in 1847 by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a fraternal organization that provided burial plots to members whose families couldn’t afford them. The cemetery on Canal Street holds the remains of many working-class New Orleanians — dockworkers, laborers, immigrants — in modest above-ground tombs that contrast sharply with the architectural spectacles at Metairie and Greenwood across the street. Odd Fellows Rest is the honest face of the cemetery tradition: not grand, not forgotten, just quietly holding its dead.

Quick facts

·Established in 1847 by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a fraternal organization providing burial to members whose families couldn't afford it.
·Holds the remains of working-class New Orleanians — dockworkers, laborers, immigrants — in modest above-ground tombs.
·Contrasts sharply with the architectural spectacles at Metairie and Greenwood across the street.
·The honest face of the New Orleans cemetery tradition: not grand, not forgotten.
·Located on Canal Street near the other Cities of the Dead.
·Open daily. Free admission. Less visited than its famous neighbors — often empty and quiet.