LOCATION FIELD GUIDE
Haunted Louisiana: Places, Stories, Road Trips & Guides
Explore 2 Haunted Backroads field guides tied to Louisiana, including documented dark history, carefully labeled folklore, road trips and current visitor context.
STORIES & FIELD NOTES
Stories & field notes
The Myrtles Plantation and Chloe: What Happens When a Ghost Story Becomes More Famous Than the Historical Record
The Myrtles is one of America’s most famous haunted houses, and the story of Chloe is central to its reputation. The trouble is that the legend has traveled much more cleanly than the evidence behind it.
Read full story →Madame Lalaurie: The Real Horror at 1140 Royal Street Was Already Bad Enough
The LaLaurie mansion became one of New Orleans’ most infamous haunted addresses after an 1834 fire exposed the abuse of enslaved people inside. Later writers added grotesque details the contemporary record does not support.
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