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Short Story About The Legendary Queen Of St. Louis Cathedral On Pirates Alley

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Behind the lovely Cabildo Museum, right next to the famous St, Louis Cathedral on Pirates Alley (I am intrigued by that name, it seems to start this mysterious 2-hour voodoo adventure off with the right tone, imagining all the old pirates in and out of this area from years ago) is where I shall meet my experience tour guide and others who are ready to stroll the streets taken for funeral processions to the old gravesites where they buried the dead at the ancient St. Louis Cemetery No.1.

I’ve read the tales about the legendary Queen of Voodoo, Marie Laveau, so to be right there where she lived and worked her magic is going to be a great thrilling adventure. I know, I will be hearing stories about her that you just can’t read in books because

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