Ghostly Happenings in Louisiana

Blood Stains and Ghostly Encounters

In New Orleans’ French Quarter you’ll find one of the most haunted places in the city, the Hotel Provincial, dating back to 1725. The large hotel consists of five buildings that have served as both personal and commercial structures. At one time this was the French Market Ice Company and at other times a private residence with slave quarters.

On different floors of the hotel, visitors have seen blood stains appear and disappear as well as seen blood stains appear on linens. Injured and bloody soldiers have been seen roaming about. Two different soldiers like to make their presence known in some of the rooms where they play music on the radio in the room, appear in solid form, and even make eye contact. One of the scariest things is that surgeons from days gone by have been seen about the hotel.

The Spirits of Marie and Her Mom

On the plot of a charity hospital that burned down, the Lafitte Guest House was built in New Orleans. In 1848, Paul Gleise replaced the simple home by a mansion. Since that time, many families have lived in this 3-story home.

During the history of the hotel, a little girl named Marie contracted yellow fever and never recovered, dying in Room 21. Now people who stay here can see her image in the mirror . Others have said that Marie appears and tries to speak to children who visit the hotel.

Also in the room where Marie died, her mother can be heard crying. She likes to turn lights on and off and has been known to wander the grounds.

Ghosts of Former Slaves and Prisoners

In Derry, you’ll find the haunted Magnolia Plantation, which dates back to the 18th century. At one time the plantation had 21 main buildings as well as brick cabins and eight additional outbuildings. Countless people have lived in the buildings as both tenant farmers and plantation laborers.

Visitors have reported seeing the ghostly spirits of former slaves who lived and worked here. One room on the plantation was where residents went to die and is known as “The Dying Room."

Another room was where once prisoners were poisoned and now a distorted face of a man can be seen in the window of that room.

Strange Paranormal Activity

In Shreveport, the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium was built between 1926 and 1929. The building plays host to concerts, Broadway plays, family shows, boxing events, and other special events. The stage has seen such famous performers as Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, and Johnny Cash. Listen closely; perhaps you can hear strains of music lingering.

Among the unusual paranormal activity here, strange sounds and disembodied voices have been heard, and doors like to open and close on their own. A young girl in a blue dress has been seen. Because no one can know for sure, perhaps some of the spirits of famous past performers are keeping the concert going on and on.

Meet Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau

In New Orleans, an eerie haunted place is St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. You would do best to avoid the tomb of Marie Laveau, who was a well-known voodoo practitioner and is considered to have been the queen of voodoo. If you are brave, you can ask her to grant you a wish. All you have to do is visit her tomb, place an X on it, turn three times, knock on the tomb, and state your wish. So if you have gone this far and find that your wish comes true, then return to the tomb, circle your X, and leave the Voodoo Queen a gift. For those of you who are nonbelievers in such things but do this as a joke, don’t stop to think why the wish you wished came true, and don’t return with a gift. I can tell you now I don’t want to know what happens to you because it would not be anything good.