This thoroughly researched and essential guide examines the life and legacy of Marie Laveau, offering detailed insight into those buried alongside her in the famed St. Louis No. 1 tomb—family, acquaintances, and unknown individuals alike. It includes the earliest known printed record of Marie Laveau’s own words, taken from a deposition given to a Justice of the Peace on February 24, 1873, in which she speaks about her age and health.
More than a biography, this guide situates Marie Laveau within the physical and historical landscape she helped define. By tracing not only her story but those interred around her, it brings depth to a tomb often reduced to myth.
For readers interested in New Orleans history, burial culture, or the blurred lines between fact and folklore, this book offers context with texture.
