Buckner Mansion in New Orleans
Only in New Orleans could you find a crossroads for slavery and witchcraft, and only in New Orleans would that crossroads be a 20,000-square-foot regal mansion. Adorning the northwest corner of Coliseum Street and Jackson Avenue, the grandiose Buckne ...
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Oak Alley Plantation
When you want a good ghost story, fewer settings are better than the wetlands of Louisiana and the state’s most historic cities. New Orleans is a breeding ground for energy, its boisterous personality shrouded in lingering darkness emboldened by de ...
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The Corpses of the Yellow Fever Epidemic
Yellow Fever is a horrifying disease, but it was a fact of life during the 1800s. Just about every major city in the South became a breeding ground when summertime came around. Charleston, Savannah, Shreveport, and especially New Orleans. But that di ...
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The Ghost of Jean Lafitte
Throughout New Orleans history, there were a few people who really left a mark on the city, leaving behind a legacy that made the city what it is today. Jean Lafitte was one of those people. The legendary pirate was known for his brazen personality, ...
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The Ghosts of Lindy Boggs Medical Center
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on New Orleans. When the levees broke, the city flooded, destroying homes, businesses, and lives. Over 1,400 people were killed in the aftermath. A big part of the reason so many died was due to the destructio ...
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Hurricane Katrina’s Ghosts
On August 23, 2005, Hurricane Katrina was formed out of various tropical depressions merging, all hell broke loose. In the blink of an eye, something massive, destructive, and primal roared into life in the middle of the Atlantic. Early the next ...
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Marie Laveau: The Voodoo Queen
If you’ve read all our other entries and articles about The Big Easy then you are no doubt aware of the horror show the town is capable of devolving into. New Orleans is a phantasmagorical, ethereal, supernatural juggernaut that has a way of simply ...
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The Axeman Of New Orleans
In today's entry of offbeat and unearthly New Orlean's tales, we're going to slither back to the years just prior to the start of the 20th century and dig up the creepy and bewildering chaos that was The Axeman killings.Now, given that this is a ...
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