Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 32.422448, -91.760561
County: Richland Parish
Record count: 860

Ownership: Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs

Directions: Located along the east side of US-425, about 4.4 miles south of Rayville's town center.

Background: Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery held its first interment on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2015.

The cemetery was made possible by a generous donation of 52 acres by the George B. Franklin Jr. family, and is designed to accommodate more than 31,000 veterans along with spouses and eligible dependents.

Documents

• 
  Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery Brochure, History and eligibility requirements, published by Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs

Burial Records

• Veterans Affairs Database, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (860 records)

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