<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Chloe African American Cemetery Preservation Association]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chloe African American Cemetery Preservation Association is a descendant-led effort to restore, document, and protect the historic Chloe Cemetery ]]></description><link>https://www.chloecemetery.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:42:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.chloecemetery.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Tracing My Creole Roots: An Ancestry Story from the LeBleu Settlement - Part I. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Terry a. O'Neal  | February 3, 2026 LeBleu Settlement (circa 1960) |  Chloe, LA Grandpa George and Leona Tillman with four youngest children: Georgia, Leon, Elizabeth, and Barbara Ann The search for my maternal grandfather’s people keeps returning to the same ground in Chloe and Iowa, Louisiana: land once known, and still referred to, as LeBleu Settlement, even though it no longer exists as it once did. I follow records forward and end up back there again. I come from the LeBleu family....]]></description><link>https://www.chloecemetery.org/post/tracing-my-creole-roots-an-ancestry-story-from-the-lebleu-settlement-part-i</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b178e24b8043385bd5cf48</guid><category><![CDATA[LeBleu Settlement]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:25:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dc3685_bbcb6227c50449da81a47fc09a8d5d8e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Terry O&apos;Neal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Descendants restoring historic African American cemetery tied to 1943 American Press article]]></title><description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | MARCH 15, 2026 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana  — Restoration efforts are underway at  Chloe Cemetery , a historic African American burial ground located near the rural community of Chloe and the town of Iowa along English Bayou.   The cemetery is one of the few remaining historic African American burial grounds associated with the early  LeBleu Settlement  along English Bayou and preserves the memory of generations of families who lived and worked in the region.   The...]]></description><link>https://www.chloecemetery.org/post/descendants-restoring-historic-african-american-cemetery-tied-to-1943-american-press-article</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b715f802111efc4a73c29e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:37:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dc3685_1b0868d7bb904131843719e2aab97c20~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Terry O&apos;Neal</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>