Nonprofit Organization · 501(c)(3) · EIN 80-0684942

Saving Our
Community
Korporation

Dedicated to preserving our community's heritage through structured data collection, survey methodologies, and high standards in data integrity — connecting future generations to their history.

Get Involved Our Mission
2010Founded
501(c)(3)Public Charity
64Parishes Served
100+Cemeteries Documented
3,400Years of Heritage Nearby

Who We Are

Committed to Community,
Rooted in Heritage

Community volunteers

Saving Our Community Korporation is dedicated to preserving our community's heritage through structured data collection and survey methodologies. Our organizational identifier with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) — Survey Identifier: A2190478 — underscores our commitment to high standards in data integrity and reporting.

Leveraging NCES and OMB guidelines, we aim to create a sustainable model for preserving our community's history and ensuring that future generations can connect with their heritage.

Community First — Every decision centers on the people we serve.
Cultural Preservation — Honoring Louisiana's history for future generations.
Data Integrity — NCES & OMB-aligned standards in all our work.
Transparency — Open, accountable stewardship of our mission.

Our Vision

Legacy & Heritage — A Living Map

Like the ancient motif map of legacy and heritage, our work traces the ancestral tree, the graveyard of secrets, flowing rivers of history, and the crossroads where past and future meet. Every cemetery we document, every name we recover, adds another branch to our community's living family tree.

From the Ancestral Tree to the Phoenix Rebirth, from Old Letters & Keys to Distant Home — our mission mirrors the timeless human desire to know where we came from and honor those who came before.

🗺️ Explore Bienville Cemeteries
Legacy and Heritage Motif Map

What We Do

Our Programs

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Neighborhood Revitalization

Partnering with local leaders to restore and beautify communities across Louisiana's parishes through hands-on volunteer projects.

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Education & Youth

Providing scholarships, mentorship, and after-school programs to young people throughout underserved communities.

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Heritage Preservation

Documenting and protecting Louisiana's cultural landmarks, historic sites, and cemetery records for posterity.

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Data Collection & Research

Using NCES and OMB-aligned methodologies to build rigorous, sustainable records of community heritage and ancestry.

Help Preserve History — Documenting the Enslaved at Carroll Plantation

Preserving the Untold

Documenting Lives & Legacies

The lives of enslaved people and sharecroppers at places like Carroll Plantation represent some of the most important — and most overlooked — ancestral records in American history. Our organization is committed to tracing surnames, reviewing deeds, and researching family roots to honor and restore lost heritage.

Family lineage records, land ownership documents, and labor histories are all sacred data. Through names and records, we honor the people whose stories form the foundation of our community's identity.

🌳 Ancestor Heritage 📜 Cemetery Records

Historical Resources

Louisiana Historical Cemetery Resources

Louisiana's historic cemeteries are invaluable records of our ancestors, our culture, and our past. We encourage our community to explore and help protect these sacred sites.

🪦 Friends of Parish Bienville Historical Cemeteries Committee

Our dedicated committee preserves the 100+ known cemeteries of Bienville Parish — including African American burial grounds dating to the antebellum era, Civil War sites, and the historic cemeteries of Old Sparta.

📖 View Full Cemetery Page 📋 Cemetery Directory

👴 Bailey Hill & Global Ancestor Heritage — Epps, Louisiana

57 Bailey Road, Epps, Louisiana — named for Grandfather Bailey Hill — sits just 2 miles from the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Poverty Point. Explore our tribute to Bailey Hill and the history of the Bailey name in cemeteries.

🏛️ Visit Dedicated Page 🌍 Poverty Point UNESCO

🗺️ Louisiana Register of Historic Cemeteries

Official statewide database launched by the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation — approximately 8,500 cemeteries across all 64 parishes.

View Database ↗ LA Trust for Historic Preservation ↗

UNESCO World Heritage · 2 Miles from Bailey Road

Poverty Point World Heritage Site

Poverty Point World Heritage Site sign
UNESCO · 2014

Just 2 miles from 57 Bailey Road, Epps, Louisiana stands one of the world's most extraordinary ancient sites — Poverty Point, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built 3,400 years ago by indigenous hunter-gatherers of the Lower Mississippi Valley.

At its peak, Poverty Point was a thriving trade hub of up to 5,000 people, featuring six concentric C-shaped earthen ridges and mounds up to 72 feet tall — built without modern tools, domesticated animals, or wheeled carts. It was constructed at the same time as Stonehenge and during the reign of Egyptian King Tutankhamun.

The proximity of Saving Our Community Korporation's home address to this ancient wonder is testament to the layered depth of ancestral heritage in northeast Louisiana.

🏛️ Official Site ↗ Learn More

Leadership

Historical Committee

Our Historical Committee is composed of the founding and governing members of Saving Our Community Korporation Inc.

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Evette R. Tippett

President & Director

Pontiac, Michigan
Phone & Email — Coming Soon

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Tatiana R. Nelson

Secretary & Accountant

North Las Vegas, Nevada
Phone & Email — Coming Soon

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Bridgett L. Fleming

Director

North Las Vegas, Nevada
Phone & Email — Coming Soon

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Constance Gross

Secretary & Accountant

Phone & Email — Coming Soon

NCES Survey ID
A2190478
EIN
80-0684942
DUNS
969471775
IRS Status
501(c)(3) Public Charity
Good Standing
Certificate Issued ✓
Founded
December 29, 2010
CAGE Code
6J6F8
Disaster Response
Registered ✓

Join Us

Many Ways to Make a Difference

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Volunteer

Give your time and skills to help power our programs and community events.

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Donate

Your financial support directly funds programs that change lives in Louisiana.

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Spread the Word

Share our mission with friends, family, and your local network.

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Partner With Us

Organizations and businesses can collaborate for greater community impact.

Reach Out

Get In Touch

Website

savingourcommunitykorporation.org

Physical Address

57 Bailey Road, Epps, Louisiana
West Carroll Parish

Service Area

Louisiana — All 64 Parishes

Louisiana Cemetery Resource

historic-cemeteries.lthp.org ↗