LISTEN: Lafayette Cemetery Erects Plaque Commemorating 200+ People Buried in Unmarked Potter’s Field

The two plaques, in English and Spanish, honoring the people buried in Lafayette Cemetery’s unmarked potter’s field. The City of Lafayette opted to place a QR code nearby which links to an online list of the 200 known names. Rossana Longo

This Día de los Muertos, a story from the historical Lafayette Cemetery. After two Lafayette citizens uncovered nearly 200 names of people buried in unmarked graves in the cemetery’s potter’s field, the City of Lafayette recently added two plaques to honor their memory.

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Frank Archuleta, who uncovered many of the names of those buried in the potter’s field, poses with his parents’ headstone in Lafayette Cemetery, Oct. 29, 2025. Rossana Longo
This story aired on the Morning Magazine, KGNU’s weekday morning show with coverage of local and regional public affairs and news with headlines and commentary. Click here to listen to other episodes of the Morning Magazine.
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