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May 2021

May 23, 2021

A Marie Laveau Mystery Solved ? New Discoveries by LSU Student Kenetha Harrington

So much of what we know about Marie Laveau is shrouded in mystery. Thankfully that...

June 2018

June 21, 2018

St. John’s Eve With Marie Laveau

It is almost as if the soul of Marie Laveau can still be felt on...

June 23, 2017

Have A Blessed St. John’s Eve !

Have a Blessed St. John's Eve everyone ! Get clean, stay bright, and remember the...

June 23, 2016

Voodoo Blessings On St. John’s Eve

The real New Orleans Voodoo holiday is St. John's Eve. Revered and celebrated by the...

February 2016

February 27, 2016

Red Beans And Ricely Yours Recipe

It is said even Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau had her own version of this dish,...

June 2015

June 21, 2015

St. John’s Eve – The Darker Side of Solstice

St. John's Eve is thought of by many as the most important holiday in the...

February 2015

February 03, 2015

Who Owns the Dead?

People are calling for all kinds of action in the matter of Marie Laveau from...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

Marie Laveau Limited? How Is This Going To Work?

Most agree that the final resting place of the Voodoo Queen is St. Louis Cemetery...

July 2014

July 07, 2014

Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau: Bit of a Bibliography

Volumes have been written about Marie Laveau. She was the most famous Voodoo practitioner of...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

Blissful Bourbon Bread Pudding Recipe for Marie Laveau

Variation on the recipe for Bourbon Whiskey Bread Pudding featured in my African-American Ritual Cookbook....

June 23, 2014

St. John’s Eve Blessings to You !!!

May everyone have a divine and blessed St. John's Eve! May the gentle healing waters...

March 2014

March 06, 2014

Stop with the X, Get with the Checks: Save Marie Laveau’s Tomb!

Back in December of 2013, the tomb of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau in St. Louis...

March 03, 2014

A Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau Musicology

People have been singing about Marie Laveau probably since the time she was born. This...

February 2014

February 17, 2014

How You Can Help Support the Restoration of Marie Laveau’s Tomb!

Save Our Cemeteries, the Archdiocese of New Orleans and the local preservation company Bayou Preservation...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Voodoo Priestess Says Bye Bye American Horror Story Coven

Zombies, Witch Hunters, Red-Eyed Papa Legba, and Blood Bathing Marie Laveau, honestly even if I...

January 09, 2014

Power Washing and Cement on Marie Laveau’s Tomb, Please No!

The non profit group Save Our Cemeteries reports that at Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau's grave...

January 06, 2014

Vodou Serpent Simbi Slithers Between the Living and the Dead

Simbi is a Haitian Vodou Snake Lwa whose realm is magic, mystery and communication. January...

December 2013

December 24, 2013

Marie Laveau’s Tomb is Pink: Shame, Shame, Shame!

Marie Laveau's Tomb has stood the test of time. It has seen flood, violence, disrespect,...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

The Horrors of American Horror Story Coven: A Voodoo Priestess’ Perspective

The season is full of tropes, tricks, and trash and it's time to get real....

October 2013

October 10, 2013

The Real Voodoo Queen: Marie Laveau

There may have been other Voodoo priestesses before her in the city of New Orleans,...

September 2013

September 22, 2013

Gumbo is Gumbo: The Enmeshment of N.O. Voodoo Performance and Ritual

Performance and ritual, these entities can be as far apart or as close together as...

September 12, 2013

Congo Squared Redux

Lilith Dorsey's post-Katrina spoken word offering for the Voodoo ghosts of yesterday and today in...