Resurrecting the Devil Man
When is an urban legend not really an urban legend? When it's 100 percent true. That's the case with the so-called Devil Man, a horned figure who, acc...
Voodoo City
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As relentless and inescapable as the river that flows past it, a decidedly dark history courses through the streets of New Orleans, a city haunted by 300 years of accumulated legends and myths. Some of it is rooted in fact. Some is rooted in folklore. All of it is fascinating. Welcome to Voodoo City.
The Ghosts of City Park
Mona Lisa isn't the only spirit wandering City Park. In fact, she may be one of at least three. We'll talk to City Park personnel about the park's dar...
New Orleans Urban Legends
In the first of three loosely connected episodes, we'll look into a handful of New Orleans' urban legends and find out if there's any truth to them.
In the Footsteps of an Assassin
We retrace the steps of the New Orleans-born presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, visiting the places he was known to inhabit, retracing his local...
The Street of Forgotten Souls
In 2011, French Quarter resident Vincent Marcello decided he wanted a swimming pool. He was in for a surprise. Turns out, his property -- at North Ram...
Nazis in New Orleans
Many New Orleanians grew up hearing fragments of rumors that German U-boats patrolled the waters off Louisiana's coast during World War II. Many of th...
Annie Christmas
Also known as "Keelboat Annie," she is New Orleans' answer to Paul Bunyan and Mike Fink, a brawling keelboat captain from back in the days when people...