State officials begin process of returning disturbed graves

DENHAM SPRINGS – At Plainview Cemetery near Denham Springs, more than half of the graves here have been disturbed.Dozens of caskets have been unearthed. Concrete vaults that weigh thousands of pounds have been forced out of the ground.“This is by far the biggest disturbance we’ve seen,” Cemetery contractor Arbie Goings said. “We have reports of over 50 cemeteries in eight parishes, but this one is probably the worst.”Goings has been hir