Marie Laveau Poster

Marie Laveau:

Marie Laveau is widely regarded as one of the most influential women in the history of New Orleans. Known as the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, her life is shrouded in mystery and folklore, making it difficult to separate fact from fiction. Despite being both revered and feared by different individuals, she commanded respect within the community.

Marie Laveau was born as a free woman of color, with a heritage that included African American, Native American, and French ancestry, in the area that is now recognized as the French Quarter of New Orleans.

Marie Laveau's journey began as a hairdresser, a profession she pursued to ensure financial stability for herself and her loved ones. It was during this time that she encountered clients who often sought her advice. With expertise in Voodoo, healing, and herbalism, Laveau skillfully combined Voodoo traditions with Catholic practices to make it more appealing to the upper echelons of society.

By the 1830s, she had successfully cultivated a devoted following by harnessing her unique blend of clairvoyance, healing abilities, striking beauty, magnetic charisma, captivating showmanship, commanding presence, and astute business sense. This loyal following ultimately propelled her to assume leadership within the religious community. It is worth mentioning that a significant number of her clients were individuals from affluent and politically influential backgrounds who willingly sought Laveau's counsel and protection against malevolent forces, compensating her accordingly.

Making her home on St. Ann Street, Marie Laveau thrived by offering an array of products and services, including gris-gris, charms, powders, and various other commodities. As a result, she swiftly surpassed the voodoo queens who had come before her and established her supremacy within the voodoo community.

In addition to her prominent role as the Queen of Voodoo, Marie Laveau was a committed Roman Catholic. She faithfully attended Mass and saw to it that her children were baptized in the St. Louis Cathedral. During her later years, Laveau dedicated a significant amount of time to charitable works, such as visiting the poor and imprisoned to offer comfort and prayers, as well as fighting to free those who had been wrongly imprisoned. 

The profound impact of Marie Laveau lives on in St. Louis Cemetery Number 1, even in the wake of her demise. Although the exact location of her tomb remains a subject of speculation, this does not discourage believers and tourists from converging at her ultimate resting site to pay their respects to the esteemed Voodoo Queen.

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