Symbolism in new orleans cemeteries, by leonard v. Huber, published 1982 by the center for louisiana studies,. Webvisiting a cemetery is not always a sad and sombre occasion. Graveyards are filled with stories of historical people and their lives. Tombs and gravestones are. Webthe only figural madonna at oak grove. Granite, marble and the very durable metallic monuments compose the majority of markers. The great beauty of oak.