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So Supernatural

MYSTICAL: Marie Laveau

So Supernatural

Audiochuck | Crime House

Society & Culture

4.623.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Around the 1820s, New Orleans residents whispered of a mesmerizing hairdresser turned Voodoo Queen named Marie Laveau. Legends claim she bewitched judges to halt convictions, performed love spells from her candlelit altar, and healed the sick with her mystical powers. And some say Marie never truly died, as she still haunts the French Quarter today.

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0:00.0

Every city has one thing that it's known for.

0:05.9

If you want a bit of romance in your life, you can go to Paris for dinner at Montpellier

0:11.0

and then take a taxi at midnight to the Eiffel Tower for one last Parisian kiss under the

0:17.7

glimmer of Paris.

0:19.3

If you're looking to let loose for a weekend,

0:21.8

you can book a trip to Las Vegas,

0:23.7

maybe see Bruno Mars or Jailo,

0:26.4

or if you're itching for some ancient history

0:28.7

and the most delicious cuisine in the world,

0:32.0

hop on a flight to Rome and head straight to the Pantheon

0:35.1

and then take a stroll to Piazza Navona for a refreshing apparel spritz and a carbonara pasta.

0:42.9

But if you're seeking a bit of spookiness and magic in your life,

0:48.0

along with the best bignets on the planet,

0:51.4

there's one place that beats the rest. New Orleans, Louisiana. For centuries,

1:00.2

it's been known as a city of mystery, a place where legends lurk around every corner, where the

1:07.4

line between reality and the supernatural feels particularly thin, a city where at the

1:14.8

heart of it all is the music, the beats, the drums, the culture, the spells, the spirits,

1:22.8

and unseen forces which have been lingering for generations. And above all else, there is one form

1:32.3

of magic that's become synonymous with New Orleans, voodoo. Voodoo is a religious tradition that

1:40.7

uses spells, magic charms, and the summoning of spirits to help with everyday

1:45.8

problems, from curing illnesses to making money, to getting your crush to fall in love with you.

1:52.2

But it didn't become a major part of New Orleans culture until the early 1800s.

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