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The Devil Baby of Bourbon Street
It's interesting to me how often history demonizes women and children who don't conform to the expected norms of their day. If you were to visit the French Quarter of New Orleans and go on one of the ghost tours, you would learn about three examples: Marie Laveau, Delphine Lalaurie, and the Devil Baby of Bourbon Street. Marie Laveau was born in 1801 and died in 1881. Records indicate that she was both a Roman Catholic and a voodoo high priestess. Many people living in New Orl

Eva Pohler
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