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Forgotten no more: Terry A. O'Neal and Volunteers reclaim Chloe Historic Cemetery, uncovering family ties generations in the making
By Lexie DeCastro Published: Oct. 18, 2026 at 5:23 PM PDT LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - For generations, Chloe Historic Cemetery sat buried beneath briars, fallen trees and decades of neglect. This weekend, volunteers cleared a path through it - and found far more than they expected. The 19th-century burial ground, also known as St. Mary Cemetery, sits off Shane Road and English Bayou in Calcasieu Parish. It holds the graves of African American, Creole and Native American famili
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