She was the third female leader of Voodoo in New Orleans (the first was Sanité Dédé, who ruled for a few years before being usurped by Marie Saloppé), a New Orleans voodoo "queen", or priestess. [23]

Marie Laveau (born 1801?, New Orleans, Louisiana [now in the U.S.]—died June 15, 1881, New Orleans) was the Vodou queen of New Orleans. Laveau’s powers reportedly included healing the …

Jun 6, 2021 · Marie Laveau, the 19th-century "Voodoo Queen" of New Orleans, was a healer and spiritual leader who blended Christianity with Voodoo to support and serve her community.

Mar 31, 2022 · Voodoo came to New Orleans via Haiti, thanks to the spectacularly successful slave insurrection now known as the Haitian Revolution. In Louisiana, voodoo put down roots and became …

Marie Laveau was born a free woman of color in New Orleans in 1801 and became known as The Voodoo Queen during her lifetime through acts of community service, and through the spiritual rites …

Jul 12, 2025 · Marie Laveau was the legendary Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, a free woman of color renowned for blending African spiritual traditions with Catholicism, who became a powerful healer, …

Feb 23, 2025 · Known as the Voodoo Queen, she was a free woman of color who masterfully blended African spiritual traditions with Catholicism. This article explores her remarkable rise to power, her …

Jun 9, 2025 · Today, she’s remembered as a witch, Voodoo Queen, and spiritual icon. But newspapers from her time honored her as a woman of beauty, intellect, and deep charity.

Discover the legendary Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. Learn about her life, her legacy, and her enduring influence on New Orleans culture and mysticism.

Triumphant in death as in life, her legend as Voodoo Queen and reputation continues to grow. Today Marie Laveau is honored as the spiritual patroness of American Voodoo and its folk magic cousin …