The Haunting of Louisiana

by Barbara Sillery, Phillip Jones - Secretary LA Dept. of Culture Recreation and Tourism (Foreword by), Lea Oak (Photographer), Danielle Genter (Photographer)

Overview

Based on the PBS documentary of the same name that aired across the country, The Haunting of Louisiana highlights many of the stories that would not fit into the one-hour television program.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565549050
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/31/2001
Series:	Haunted America
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	1,045,593
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Barbara Sillery is an award-winning and prolific producer and writer with a penchant for the paranormal. She earned a bachelor's degree in theater and speech from Marywood University. Among her many credits are a successful internship with the Actor's Equity Theater in New York and a stint working for the theater as its stage manager. Sillery's passion for antiques introduced her to the world of the paranormal. Her fascination with the story behind each piece led her to write The Haunting of Louisiana and The Haunting of Mississippi, both published by Pelican. After many years in the New Orleans area, she moved to East Falmouth, Massachusetts, near her childhood home in New York and is enjoying exploring the fascinating stories of her New England home.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	9
	Preface	11
	Acknowledgments	13
1.	America's Most Haunted Home	17
2.	Ghostly Lagniappe	27
3.	Solitary Apparitions	33
4.	What Else Do They Leave Behind?	41
5.	A Finger-Pointing Ghost and Buried Treasure	45
6.	The Ghost and the Real Scarlett O'Hara	55
7.	Mystery, Murder, and Mayhem at Loyd Hall	65
8.	The Rising Spirits of Woodland	75
9.	A Capitol Ghost	87
10.	Ile Phantom	101
11.	The Haunted Blacksmith Shop	109
12.	Little Girl Lost	117
13.	Battles, Balls, and Bats	121
14.	The Haunted House	137
15.	The Ghostly Decorator	147
16.	The Singing Monk	153
17.	The Legendary Widow Paris	163
18.	Celtic Love Triangle	177
19.	Ghosts with a Four-Star Rating	189
20.	The Madam Who Won't Lie Still	199
	Epilogue	211
Appendix	Selected Haunted Sites	217
	Selected Bibliography	221