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Haunted LouisianaBATON ROUGE
Parlange Plantation
The ghost of a young girl is seen running between two rows of oak trees that line the path to the old manor house here. She wears a veil and a flowing wedding gown. In the middle of ceremonies for her prearranged marriage to a French nobleman, Julie de Ternant ran from the house and flung herself head-on against one of the oaks. She killed herself because she could not have the man she really loved. The plantation was built in 1754 by Marquis Vincent de Ternant and remains in the possession of his descendants.
The plantation is a private residence located thirty- five miles north of Baton Rouge at False River, New Roads. Follow I-90 west to Highway 1 north for five miles to the plantation. Parlange Plantation, Route 1, Box M73A, New Roads, LA 70760. Phone: 504-638-8410
-NEW ORLEANS
Lalaurie House
Delphine Lalaurie was a rich and beautiful New Orleans matriarch who built this house in 1832. But the seemingly charming woman harbored an intense hatred for black people and kept slaves chained in the attic, where she maimed and tortured them. In 1833, one young girl slave freed herself from her chains but was cornered on the roof by Dame Lalaurie. Witnesses saw the crazed woman beat the black girl with a whip, until the slave leaped to her death to escape. Dame Lalaurie hid the body in a well, but police discovered it after a neighbor told them what had happened. Lalaurie was fined and forced to sell her slaves; however, friends purchased the slaves at public auctions and returned them to her. On April 10, 1834, a black cook set the kitchen on fire because she could not stand the living conditions anymore. Firefighters who put out the fire found the cook chained to the floor and discovered seven slaves fastened to various torture devices in the attic. An angry crowd formed and forced Lalaurie to leave town. She settled in southern France and died on a hunting expedition a few years later. (She was gored to death by a wild boar.) At the turn of the century, the house was turned into apartments. Tenants reported many different ghostly figures on the premises, including Madame Lalaurie, a tall black man on the staircase, and strange shrouded forms moving about. Strange sounds were also heard: an invisible chain being dragged down the staircase; the pitiful cries of the slave girl near the cherub fountain in the courtyard; and tortured screams coming from the attic. Even today, passersby whisper, "La maison est hantezse" ("The house is haunted").
Delphine Lalaurie's house is at 1140 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
-Beauregard House, New Orleans.
See website for location.
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Many a southern soldier spent their last night here before being killed at Shiloh. It's said they remain on the property even to this day.
-Griffin House, New Orleans.
1447-51 Constance Street.
Sounds and footsteps are heard here on a regular basis.
-Myrtles Plantation, St Francisville.
One of the most haunted places in America. Chloe, a plantation slave, was once caught listening in on the master's conversations. To reprimand her and set an example, he cut off her ear. Afraid that she may lose her position as a trusted house slave, she baked a cake for the mistress and her children, adding in a small amount of coleander leaves. She had hoped that, in nursing them back to health, her position would once again be secured. Her plan backfired as they all died and Chloe was put to death by the other slaves soon after in fear of retribuiton against them all.
-Old State Penitentiary, Baton Rouge.
Now the Louisiana State Police Headquarters and Barracks.
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Employees have experienced the sounds of footsteps, lights turning themselves on and off and a feeling of evil in darkened spaces.
-Joseph Jefferson's Mansion, Jefferson's Island.
Address unknown.
Chairs move on their own accord, green balls of light have been witnessed, and one can even hear disembodied footsteps rumored to be those of Joseph Jefferson, the founder of the island.
-Saint Charles Borromeo College, Grand Coteau.
Address unknown.
Once an old Ursuline Convent, this building is now used as a preliminary training center for the Society of Jesus Religious Order. After serving God in life, an old priest is said to be seen wandering the halls here, serving him even unto this day.
-Odin's Inn, Metairie.
3613 18th St, 889-2456
Unexplained noises, cold spots, lights which go on and off on their own accord, apparitions and a man who is said to appear in a mirror.
-Stowe's Bar, Ruston.
210 West Park Ave, Ruston. 813-251-3402
You can hear the mysterious sounds of footsteps and beds sliding across the upper room floor.
-Caddo Detention Center, West Shreveport.
See website for location.
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Security guards have reported seeing figures in the corridors, cell doors moving on their own, and have felt cold spots. There has even been a report or two of headless figures caught on camera.
-The Bourbon Orleans Hotel, New Orleans.
See website for location.
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Confederate Soldiers have been spotted strolling the halls and there is one room where people and staff have heard a little girl crying. Not too oddly enough, when they open the room no child is to be found. Also, many people say that during their sleep they often feel a presence that appears to be sitting on the bed with them. When the lights are turned on you will discover wrinkles in the sheets as if someone had been doing just that.
-St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans.
Location unknown.
The oldest cemetery is St. Louis Number 1, founded in 1789. The voodoo queen Marie Laveau and a former Mayor, Ernest Morial, the first black mayor of New Orleans, are buried there. You will notice that flowers, votive candles and hoodoo money (coins left for favors) are left at many of the notable graves, particularly Marie Laveau, the notorious Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. Some say that individuals still practice rituals at her grave. (They say you have to turn around three times, either clockwise or counter clockwise, knock three times and make a wish). The Gravestone of famed Voodoo Queen Marie LaVeau is said to have a crow looking over it. The spirit of Marie is said to inhabit the crow.
-O'Flaherty's Irish Channel Pub, New Orleans.
See website for location.
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Many spirits are thought to wander the pub grounds. A former owner who murdered his secretary, a woman he loved, when she did not love him in return. He then killed himself. Another owner appears to be looking for something as they wander the pub, although nobody knows for sure what the item is. The wife of a past owner also remains behind. That may be a good thing, as there is also said to be a young boy who died after being seperated from his mother in the French Quarter, and he can probably use a woman to comfort him in his spiritual wanderings.
-Destrehan Plantation, Destrehan.
The spirit of a master who once lived here also still enjoys it, as he has never left the property.
-Biomedical Engineering Building, Ruston.
Address unlisted.
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On the fourth floor, where the old operating room is rumored to have been, there is said to be a presence, and noises have also been heard on the third floor, as well. The oddest occurance seems to be an elevator with a mind of it's own. It travels from the first floor, which was once the morgue, to the fourth floor even if another floor has been selected.
-Pirates Alley, New Orleans.
Pirates Alley.
Here you will find an alleyway named in honor of the famous pirate, Jean LeFeit. It's been said that he is sometimes still seen around 3am walking up and down his namesake.
-Northshore Regional Medical Center, Slidell.
See website for location.
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A ghost who likes to open and close the elevator doors, take people to the fifth floor repeatedly, which normally requires the use of a special key, and has even been spotted by a maintenance man and a visitor. There is also one more unknown spirit that appears as a shadow and has beem seen in the surgery room.
-Sin City Bar, New Orleans.
Address unknown.
Sin City now stores its beer where a morgue use to be. People often feel as if they are being watched in the restroom and several people have reported seeing someone enter the bathroom before them but, when they went in, nobody could be found.
-Guaranty Income Life and Broadcasting Building, Baton Rouge.
Address unknown.
This use to be the home of the old Baton Rouge General Hospital. The bottom floor of the building, which now houses the cafeteria and several office, was the old morgue and the freezer has been turned into a file storage facility. Security guards have been know to refuse to enter this area since it is always so cold and strange noises have been heard. There is even an elevator that travels the floors at night with no passengers aboard.
-Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge.
Manifestations include apparitions of a young man, beer taps turning themselves on, strange noises, as well as flying glassware.
-Bottom of the Cup Tea Room, New Orleans.
732 Rue Roya, New Orleans, LA 70130. (504) 523-1204
Poor Julie. She made the ultimate sacrifice to prove her love and her ghost still haunts this place because her lover would not marry her. Click on the above link to hear her actual ghost story on audio file
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