This is the purported
tomb of Marie
Laveau in the Saint Louis
Cemetery Number One in New Orleans. Visitors ask Marie for a favor then leave their mark and small offerings to the queen for good luck.
Apparently some people
don't believe that the Voodoo Queen is in the first
tomb pictured, as you can find red
XXX's at several more locations in the
cemetery. I
don't know which one is real, but I left a penny at each one just for good luck. This is one damn creepy place, and they lock the gate promptly at 3 PM.
One interesting fact, the
cemetery used to be a lot larger. The graves were moved to make way for the big housing project next door. Haunted housing !




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