15 coffins unearthed when property owner digs for pool on edge of French Quarter.

When Vincent Marcello began planning to install a swimming pool on his French Quarter property, he suspected construction crews might find something other than dirt in the backyard. Specifically, Marcello thought workers may unearth human bones, knowing his luxury condo near North Rampart and Toulouse streets sat on part of the city's first burial grounds.

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