NEW ORLEANS — A suspected burial ground where the victims of an 1887 racial massacre may have been dumped should be studied further, a scientific team suggests. Researchers who used ground-penetrating radar and limited soil samples in May were to present their report Wednesday evening to Thibodaux residents. “While this is not evidence of a mass burial, it is consistent with the silencing of a violent and loathsome event in Louisiana history,” the report says. It suggests expanding the study to the unbuilt areas of the former dump, noting that homes and the American Legion hall prevent study of much of the area. It also noted that even if a mass grave was once on that land, it might not be found.

Source: National Post October 24, 2018 21:33 UTC