View of rear facade, Los Islenos Museum.

 

View of stage which flood waters moved 50 feet from its original location.

 

Entrance to nature trail, obstructed by fallen trees.

 

Trapper’s cabin, crushed by fallen trees.

 

Parts of the Estopinal House roof which were blown apart by 150 mile per hour winds in Hurricane Katrina.

 

View of rear facade of Los Islenos Museum.

 

View of an 18th century kettle used by Canarios to granulate cane syrup.

 

Side elevation of Los Islenos Museum showing destroyed food court.

 

View of St. Bernard Cemetery, the original burial ground of Canarian colonists, showing open vaults and coffins in the Gonzales-Robin Family tomb.

 

View of St. Bernard Cemetery showing a row of early 19th tombs. Note water mark left by flood.

 

Historical marker in front of St. Bernard Cemetery, sometimes historically called the Terre-aux-Boeufs Settlement Cemetery.

 

View of entrance to St. Bernard Church. St. Bernard Church was established in 1785 to serve the Canarian Colonists who settled along Bayou Terre-aux-Boeufs. A coffin floated from the cemetery to the church steps during the flood caused by Hurricane Katrina.

 

 

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