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Shocking Tales from New Orleans’ Early French Quarter

There is nothing like a stroll around the New Orleans French Quarter. The historic buildings line the streets boasting delicate Spanish-style wrought-iron railings. Breathing in, visitors guess what that wonderful mix of smells might…

By Aimee Heidelberg · 27 min

American History

12 Secrets Revealed About History’s Brutal Mistress, Madame LaLaurie

The descendant of some of the first Irish-French colonists of New Orleans, Marie Delphine McCarty, otherwise remembered as Madame LaLaurie…

Natasha sheldon · 29 min