Tossed and opened tombs of Merrick (Merrit) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006
Capsized vaults of Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006
A military tomb of Harold Roy Fernandez (1938 - 1979) under an overhanging vault lifted by floodwater in Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006
Dislodged coffins collected in the area nearby, re-casketed, and placed in new vaults at Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish (spray-painted codes signify the parish, the cemetery, and body ID). Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006
A grotto made from vaults lifted by floodwater in Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006
Opened and moved tombs in Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006
Collected and marked coffins stacked at Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish (spray-painted codes signify the parish, the cemetery, and body ID). Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006
Tilted and split tombs of Merrick (Merrit) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006
Piled vaults (lifted by floodwater) of Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2006
Piled vaults in Merrit (Merrick) Cemetery near Highway 46 in Violet, Saint Bernard Parish. Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006