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On July 6, 1971 Louis Armstrong passed away at his home in Queens, NY. Two days later, more than 30,000 came to pay their respects to the beloved jazz legend. Louis Armstrong was buried in Flushing Cemetery in Queens, just a few miles away from his home in Corona.
Marie Laveau was buried in Saint Louis Cemetery #1 in the Laveau-Glapion family crypt. The burials are in above ground vaults; most were constructed in the 18th century and 19th century. The above ground tombs are required here because the ground water levels make burial impractical in New Orleans.