Haunted Places in Merrydale, Louisiana



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    Old State Penitentiary

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    5.7 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Because if you were an inmate, wouldn't you want to stay in prison for all eternity? Ghostly footsteps, electrical issues and other ghostly happenings are reported to occur here.


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    Guaranty Income Life and Broadcasting Building

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    5.9 miles from Merrydale, LA

    The building was once a hospital and a morgue. It is reportedly haunted by several of the patients who checked in, and apparently never checked out.


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    Old State Capitol

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    6.1 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Security guards report motion alarms tripped at night when no one is around, lights flickering on and off and the occasional glimpse of a shadowy figure on the second floor. Ghostly footprints are left in the dust, and for some reason the local entity has a tendency to steal ...


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    USS Kidd

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    6.3 miles from Merrydale, LA

    The WWII and Korean War ship is open to the public as a memorial. It was once hit by a kamikaze, killing 38 men on board. The ghosts of sailors in WWII uniforms have been reported on the ship.


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    Spanish Moon

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    6.4 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Reputed to be haunted by a ghost that enjoys moving things around, from pool balls to glassware. Some staff members claim they've been touched or grabbed. The building was a temporary morgue during a disaster in the 20's and some believe some of those whose bodies rested there, stayed there. ...


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    Pleasant Hall - Room 312

    Merrydale,

    7.1 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Room 312 is the site of a reported murder-suicide. People claim that there are strange noises, lights and shadows in the room.


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    Highland Road and Lee Drive

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    8 miles from Merrydale, LA

    People claim that the ghosts of Confederate soldiers are often seen crossing Highland Road.


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    Cottage Plantation

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    12.4 miles from Merrydale, LA

    The Union took over this 1824 mansion during the Civil War, and it is said to be haunted by a local who was held prisoner here. Angus Holt is said to haunt the remains of the house, which burned down in 1960. It is said that for the best chances ...


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    Nottoway Plantation

    White Castle, Louisiana

    22 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Built in 1859, this plantation is said to be haunted by the ghost of a coachman. During a Civil War attack, the coachman stood at the front of the house making sure that all the folks got from their carriages to the house safely. Folks say his presence is still ...


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    Parlange Plantation House

    New Roads, Louisiana

    24.3 miles from Merrydale, LA

    The ghost of a girl in a wedding gown appears on full moon nights walking through the oak trees of the plantation. This plantation house is privately owned, but is open by appointment for viewings. There is a fee charged. Call 225-638-8410 for further information.


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    Rosedown Plantation

    St. Francisville, Louisiana

    25.7 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Completed in 1835, this house is said to be haunted by some of the original Turnbull family members. Witness describe ghostly pranks, such as turning the lights on and off and moving furniture. He is believed to be William, the eldest Turnbull son.


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    Myrtles Plantation

    St. Francisville, Louisiana

    26.7 miles from Merrydale, LA

    A crying woman and a vengeful slave are both said to haunt this plantation.


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    Houmas House Plantation

    Donaldsonville, Louisiana

    27 miles from Merrydale, LA

    The granddaughter of original builder General Wade Hampton is thought to haunt the place, having appeared to restoration workers in 2003 wearing a blue dress. She walked down the staircase and disappeared. She also is known to follow tour groups through the house. The identity of the ghost is not ...


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    Springfield Cemetery

    Springfield, Louisiana

    33.5 miles from Merrydale, LA

    In the cemetery there is a marble headstone marking the grave of a boy named Michael Brown. Michael was allegedly killed by a hit and run driver who was rumored to be caught when details of the crash somehow came to be carved on the back of the headstone ...


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    Oak Alley Plantation

    Vacherie, Louisiana

    39.5 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Although it is best known for the three hundred year old oaks that line the walkway leading to the house, Oak Alley is also known for its ghosts. Numerous apparitions of a woman have been reported throughout the house, as well as sightings of a woman riding a horse through ...


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    Madewood Plantation

    Napoleonville, Louisiana

    40.3 miles from Merrydale, LA


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    San Francisco Plantation House

    Reserve, Louisiana

    43.4 miles from Merrydale, LA

    This 1856 house is said to be haunted by some of its former residents: a small boy who cries in the night, an older man seen on the upper floor and roof, and a young girl seen near the staircase (she is thought to have died by falling down the ...


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    Manchac Swamp

    Ponchatoula, Louisiana

    46.1 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Known to locals as the Ghost Swamp, it is said to be haunted by Julie Brown, a Creole voodoo priestess. In 1915, reports say she cursed the town of Frenier, singing odd songs about taking the town with her when she died. On the day she did die, a hurricane ...


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    Oaklawn Manor

    Franklin, Louisiana

    49.8 miles from Merrydale, LA

    It is said that the ghost of Henry Clay haunts this estate, though very little additional detail is available concerning the particulars of the haunting.


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    Bienvenue House Bed and Breakfast

    Saint Martinville, Louisiana

    50.1 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Built in 1830, the inn is said to be the site of the murder of a former innkeeper, Isabel Robertson, and her invalid daughter Belle. At least one of them is said to haunt the place. Some say Belle's bell, which she used to call for help, can be heard ...


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    Ellender Hall - Nicholls State University

    Thibodaux, Louisiana

    52.4 miles from Merrydale, LA

    All the elements of a haunting are reported to occur here: lights turn on and off, objects move on their own, footsteps, scratching noises.


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    Laurel Valley Village Plantation

    Thibodaux, Louisiana

    52.8 miles from Merrydale, LA

    A former slave plantation, the road leading into the village is said to be haunted that you can often see apparitions of former slaves and people dressed in old-fashioned clothing walking along the road.


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    Mary Jane's Bridge

    Broussard, Louisiana

    53.3 miles from Merrydale, LA

    One of those stories that just generate in small towns, a cautionary tale if you will. This bridge is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a young woman who was raped and murdered and thrown off the bridge, her body never recovered. Although no evidence of such a ...


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    Shadows on the Teche

    New Iberia, Louisiana

    54.4 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Built in the early 1830s, this historic house, available for tours, is thought to be haunted by former resident Mary Moore. She passed away during the Civil War while her home was occupied by Union troops. A misty figure has been reported, as well as footsteps and voices coming from ...


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    Ghostly Hitchhiker

    Port Barre, Louisiana

    54.7 miles from Merrydale, LA

    In the town of Washington Louisiana, I was driving to my uncle's home and it was at night. I forget the time of night. I was driving and I remember the hard turn in the road... my windows were rolled down and the next thing I know, I noticed ...


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    Devil's Swamp

    Schriever, Louisiana

    55 miles from Merrydale, LA

    The thing that's really haunting the Devil's Swamp is the thousands of pollutants and chemicals that have been poured into it, destroying the ecosystem over the years. Still if cancer deaths alone are sufficient to cause ghosts, this place should have ghosts aplenty. Beware when visiting this toxic ...


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    Susie Plantation

    Franklin, Louisiana

    55 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Unexplained noises and a series of mishaps point to a malevolent entity operating at this privately owned home. Different people have reported being pushed off of scaffolding and ladders, one, while holding a chainsaw. It is alleged that the former mistress of the house doesn't like anyone living ...


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    Saint Charles Borromeo - Retreat House

    Arnaudville, Louisiana

    56 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Rumor has it that this house is haunted by an old Jesuit priest who used to live there.


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    Nicholson Home

    Washington, Louisiana

    57.1 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Thought to be over 250 years old, the building was once used as a Civil War hospital. It is haunted by a ghost called Hoppy or Peg-Leg, seen wearing soldier's clothing, a peg-leg, and a gold earring in his left ear. Legend has it that Hoppy was a pirate who ...


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    Ormond Plantation

    Destrehan, Louisiana

    57.3 miles from Merrydale, LA

    At this historic plantation bed-and-breakfast, folks have reported seeing shadowy figures as far back as 1880. Apparitions have been seen of a man in 19th-century garb and a young woman in an upstairs room. Paranormal investigations have resulted in video of a mysterious light traveling down the staircase.


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    Harris Hall - University of Louisiana at Lafayette

    Lafayette, Louisiana

    57.6 miles from Merrydale, LA

    The girl's dorm is reported to be haunted by the ghost of a female student.


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    Destrehan Plantation

    Destrehan, Louisiana

    58.7 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Full-body apparitions are often sighted at the plantation. People believe the most-often-seen ghost is the husband of one of the daughters of the plantation owner.


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    Ormond (Destrehan) Plantation

    Destrehan, Louisiana

    58.7 miles from Merrydale, LA

    The oldest plantation in Louisiana is said to be haunted by the ghosts of former owners. The site of a rumored slave uprising, it is said that the leader of the rebellion, when caught, laid a curse on the plantation and all its owners. Whatever the reality ...


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    Marland's Bridge

    Sunset, Louisiana

    58.8 miles from Merrydale, LA

    This bridge is the scene of 2 events. On Nov. 3, 1863. There was a union campground just east of it, then it was attacked by the Confederacy. This is called " The Battle of Bayou Bourbeau" The Confederates were victorious, and manage to capture an artillery piece. Young Corporal ...


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    T'Frere's House Bed and Breakfast

    Lafayette, Louisiana

    59.4 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Reported to be haunted by the ghost of "Amelie" who died after falling into the well. Reportedly the Catholic church refused to bury her on church property as they ruled it a suicide. She is said to turn lights on and off, bang pots and pans and other mischievous ...


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    Charles Burr Ln Bridge

    Opelousas, Louisiana

    59.6 miles from Merrydale, LA

    This is a very haunted bridge that all locals know about. Add night many people have seen A apparition of a old man holding a lantern at the bridge. Many people driving along the road and filled that something is in the backseat of the vehicle and look in the ...


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    Chretien Point Plantation

    Sunset, Louisiana

    59.7 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Reportedly haunted by the ghost of its former mistress as well as an outlaw she killed when she discovered him creeping up the stairs one night.


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    LaBranche Plantation Dependency

    St. Rose, Louisiana

    60.8 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Reports say the establishment is closed as of 2013. It is reported to be the site where Adolf Hitler's horse was buried, and the horse is said to haunt the area. Inside the house, spirits are said to manifest by moving objects and emitting perfume aromas.


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    Coteau Road

    Houma, Louisiana

    61.4 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Apparitions are seen wandering the fields at night, especially around the metal sheds off the roads. Illicit meth labs? Ghostly happenings? You decide.


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    Ardoyne Plantation House

    Schriever, Louisiana

    61.5 miles from Merrydale, LA

    This is a private home and not open for visits, which is a shame because it is stunningly beautiful. Reports of hauntings are sketchy at best and hard to substantiate, but it's a plantation home in Louisiana so it has to have at least one ghost, right? Update: As of ...


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    Old SSA Convent

    Covington, Louisiana

    62.2 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Claims of screaming, eerie noises and other ghostly events. Considering the amount of graffiti and evidence of teen partying littered about the place, there might be a more mundane explanation for the noises coming from the place, but take a walk in the woods and decide for yourself.


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    Joseph Jefferson Mansion

    New Iberia, Louisiana

    63.2 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Strange lights, moving chairs and the sounds of footsteps have all be reported at the mansion.


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    Maple Street Bakery

    Abita Springs, Louisiana

    63.8 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Maple Street Bakery is housed in a building that's over 100 years old and has been a convalescent home, a private house, an art gallery and an insurance office. And, it's said to be haunted, as evidenced by footsteps on the porch, electrical anomalies, doors that open or close by ...


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    Los Catrachos - Odin's Inn

    Metairie, Louisiana

    65.9 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Ghost sightings in mirrors, cold spots and eerie footsteps are all reported at the hotel.


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    Southdown Plantation House

    Houma, Louisiana

    66.8 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Reported to be haunted, though details on the exact nature of the haunting are not easily found. So far those that have been found online do not seem to be supported by any data and appear to be pure supposition.


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    Metairie Cemetery

    New Orleans, Louisiana

    69.2 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Founded in 1872, this well-known cemetery is the final resting place of 9 Lousiana governors, 7 mayors of New Orleans, and 3 Confederate generals. Singer Louis Prima also is buried here. Some of the gravesites here are said to house restless haunts. In addition to living sightseers, the cemetery is ...


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    Odd Fellows Rest

    New Orleans, Louisiana

    69.5 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Even if it weren't haunted this cemetery would be worth seeing due to the ambiance of an old gothic style cemetery falling into ruin.


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    Mona Lisa Lane

    New Orleans, Louisiana

    69.7 miles from Merrydale, LA

    Mona Lisa Lane is near Popp's Fountain, in the southwest corner of City Park. Local legend has it that in the early 1900s, a wealthy philanthropist provided the city with a large collection of statues, with the condition that one of them in particular be given preferential treatment and must ...


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    Holt Cemetery

    New Orleans, Louisiana

    69.7 miles from Merrydale, LA

    This 1879, predominately in-ground cemetery was used to buried the poorest folk, many of whom passed away in violent circumstances. It is said that visitors can feel the sad souls who linger here.


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    The Haunted Mortuary

    New Orleans, Louisiana

    69.8 miles from Merrydale, LA

    The Haunted Mortuary is a haunted attraction that began its life as a Victorian mansion, built in 1872 by Mary Slattery. In 1928, PJ McMahon purchased the property to turn it into a giant funeral business, which performed some 20,000 funerals occurred here over the years. So the story goes, ...


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