26K views · 431 reactions |  They called her the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. ⚡ A woman who mixed faith and fear, ruling the city with secrets, rituals, and spiritual power. Marie Laveau was respected by the poor and feared by the rich. Even today, her tomb is covered in offerings by those hoping her magic still works. Do you think she was a healer, or was she really a witch?  #VoodooQueen #MarieLaveau #NewOrleansHistory #HauntedHistory #ViralStory | Stories with Colleen | Facebook

Marie Laveau’s bio from find a grave: American Folk Figure. Known to history and popular lore as a legendary “Voodoo Priestess”, the details of her life have proven to historians as elusive and ambiguous. In the nineteenth century, she was the single most storied figure in the substantial New Orleans, Louisiana “voodoo” milieu. Though her birthdate is unknown, there are reports of a young Laveau leading Voodoo ceremonies in Congo Square (now Louis Armstrong Park) as early as 1830, and it is gene