Committed to Providing a Final Resting Place of Honor
Our Mission
The Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery (NWLVC) is the oldest in Louisiana. The NWLVC Foundation’s purpose is to solicit volunteers for events at the cemetery, to meet emergency needs of the cemetery through funding outside of the state supported funding from the Veterans Administration, to support activities and programs that promote or advance the mission of the cemetery and to develop and manage private donations in support of the NWLVC.
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7970 Mike Clark Road
Keithville, LA 71047
OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Friday
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
The cemetery is open for visiting during daylight hours seven days per week. For directions to the cemetery, visit bit.ly/ NWLVCDirections
Leadership
Karen Carlton
Cemetery Director
Lee A. Jeter Sr.
NWLVC Foundation
Board President
History
In 1999, the state veterans cemetery program was established by the Louisiana Legislature within the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs due to a limited amount of national cemetery burial space in the state. Eight years later, in 2007, the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery was dedicated. When at full capacity, the cemetery will accommodate more than 22,000 burial sites
Location
The Cemetery is located off of Louisiana State Highway 789 on Mike Clark Road in southwest Caddo Parish. The cemetery primarily serves a 75 mile radius which includes northwest Louisiana, northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas.
“WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE, WITH CHARITY FOR ALL, WITH FIRMNESS IN THE RIGHT AS GOD GIVES US TO SEE THE RIGHT, LET US STRIVE ON TO FINISH THE WORK WE ARE IN, TO BIND UP THE NATION’S WOUNDS, TO CARE FOR HIM WHO SHALL HAVE BORNE THE BATTLE, AND FOR HIS WIDOW AND HIS ORPHAN-TO DO ALL WHICH MAY ACHIEVE AND CHERISH A JUST AND LASTING PEACE AMONG OURSELVES AND WITH ALL NATIONS.”
– PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Volunteer Today
Visit our volunteer page for detailed information and to complete a volunteer form. We’re always looking for the community’s support. There are two annual ceremonies at the cemetery: Memorial Day and Wreaths Across The Cemetery. We welcome all families and visitors to attend and volunteer to support these special events. Please contact us via email at [email protected] or call 318.925.0612.
Become a Member/Donate
You or your organization can memorialize or honor a veteran by helping to support the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery Foundation.
–Use the Donor Link on our menu bar to donate electronically–
Your gift is tax deductible and will be recognized by donor level on our Donor Board located in the visitor’s center and on our Facebook and Webpage.
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Friend————$1-$49
Advocate — ——$50–$99
Bronze Level — —-$100–$999
Silver Level — —–$1,000–$4,999
Gold Level——— $5,000–$9,900
Diamond Level——$10,000–$24,999
Platinum — ——-$25,000+
Ways to Give: Direct gifts of cash (check), securities, real estate, and planned future giving through gift annuities, charitable trusts, life insurance and wills.
–Download the trifold/donations mail in-form below-
Contact the cemetery office personnel for additional information via email at [email protected] or call 318.925.0612. Address checks to The Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery Foundation, 7970 Mike Clark Road, Keithville, LA 71047.