Voodoo Altar, French Quarter, New Orleans

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Voodoo Altar, French Quarter, New Orleans

Voodoo altar, heavy with Catholic imagery. Altars like this would have adorned Marie Laveau’s home.

This file appears in: The Home: Marie Laveau’s House

The Home: Marie Laveau’s House

By August Darbonne & Kathryn O'Dwyer, editor

Marie Laveau’s home once stood on the site of present-day 1020 and 1022 St. Ann Street. Marguerite Darcantel, Laveau’s mother, and Catherine Henry, Laveau’s grandmother, raised Marie Laveau at the property. Marie Laveau went on to raise her own…