MYSTICAL: Marie Laveau

Marie Laveau was a famous and powerful voodoo priestess who lived in New Orleans, Louisiana in the 19th century. A free woman of color, she assumed a leadership role of a multiracial religious community. Renowned in life and revered in death, some say she continues to work her magic from beyond the grave.

A portrait of Marie Laveau

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Marie Laveau's house in New Orleans

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Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo

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A sign outside the House of Voodoo

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Another portrait of Marie Laveau

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A historical marker dedicated to Marie Laveau

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Marie Laveau's tomb at the St. Louis Cemetery #1 in New Orleans

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Marie Laveau's tomb at the St. Louis Cemetery #1 in New Orleans

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EPISODE SOURCES

Marie Laveau’s tomb

Marie Laveau

Voodoo on the Bayou: Marie Laveau

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