MARBLE ORCHARD CEMETERY PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography by A. Louise Weston
Marie Laveau Voodoo Queen
St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA. Photo taken by A. Louise Myers. www.marbleorchard.com
Tomb of Marie Laveau
St. Louis #1
New Orleans, Louisiana
March 2008
Marie Laveau was the reigning Voodoo priestess of the 19th Century, sometimes called The Voodoo Queen. Under her guidance Voodoo became a literal social
phenomena in New Orleans, gaining political influence and a good deal of wealth.
There is a legend that if you mark 3 X's on Marie's tomb you will receive a miracle, so the structure is covered in them. Did I make a mark? Perhaps...
