Haunted Places in Charenton, Louisiana



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    Oaklawn Manor

    Franklin, Louisiana

    4.3 miles from Charenton, 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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    Susie Plantation

    Franklin, Louisiana

    9.3 miles from Charenton, 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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    Shadows on the Teche

    New Iberia, Louisiana

    19.4 miles from Charenton, 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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    Bienvenue House Bed and Breakfast

    Saint Martinville, Louisiana

    24.9 miles from Charenton, 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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    Joseph Jefferson Mansion

    New Iberia, Louisiana

    27.7 miles from Charenton, LA

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


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    Mary Jane's Bridge

    Broussard, Louisiana

    29.6 miles from Charenton, 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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    Nottoway Plantation

    White Castle, Louisiana

    30 miles from Charenton, 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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    Madewood Plantation

    Napoleonville, Louisiana

    31.9 miles from Charenton, LA


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    T'Frere's House Bed and Breakfast

    Lafayette, Louisiana

    35.4 miles from Charenton, 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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    Cottage Plantation

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    37.2 miles from Charenton, 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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    Harris Hall - University of Louisiana at Lafayette

    Lafayette, Louisiana

    37.2 miles from Charenton, LA

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


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    Houmas House Plantation

    Donaldsonville, Louisiana

    39.6 miles from Charenton, 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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    Highland Road and Lee Drive

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    41.6 miles from Charenton, LA

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


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    Pleasant Hall - Room 312

    Charenton,

    42.4 miles from Charenton, 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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    Spanish Moon

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    43.4 miles from Charenton, 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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    Ellender Hall - Nicholls State University

    Thibodaux, Louisiana

    43.6 miles from Charenton, 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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    USS Kidd

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    43.7 miles from Charenton, 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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    Devil's Swamp

    Schriever, Louisiana

    43.7 miles from Charenton, 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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    Old State Capitol

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    43.9 miles from Charenton, 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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    Guaranty Income Life and Broadcasting Building

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    43.9 miles from Charenton, 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 Penitentiary

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    44.3 miles from Charenton, 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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    Laurel Valley Village Plantation

    Thibodaux, Louisiana

    44.8 miles from Charenton, 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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    Ardoyne Plantation House

    Schriever, Louisiana

    45.4 miles from Charenton, 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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    Oak Alley Plantation

    Vacherie, Louisiana

    45.5 miles from Charenton, 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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    Saint Charles Borromeo - Retreat House

    Arnaudville, Louisiana

    48.5 miles from Charenton, LA

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


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    Coteau Road

    Houma, Louisiana

    48.5 miles from Charenton, 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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    Chretien Point Plantation

    Sunset, Louisiana

    49.1 miles from Charenton, 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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    Marland's Bridge

    Sunset, Louisiana

    49.9 miles from Charenton, 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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    Southdown Plantation House

    Houma, Louisiana

    51.2 miles from Charenton, 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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    Parlange Plantation House

    New Roads, Louisiana

    51.8 miles from Charenton, 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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    Rice Theatre

    Crowley, Louisiana

    55.6 miles from Charenton, LA

    At this 1920 theater, reportedly once used as a car dealership and a recording studio, a freight elevator is said to run on its own. Also, shadows and disembodied voices have been reported.


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    San Francisco Plantation House

    Reserve, Louisiana

    56.5 miles from Charenton, 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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    Charles Burr Ln Bridge

    Opelousas, Louisiana

    56.8 miles from Charenton, 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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    Ghostly Hitchhiker

    Port Barre, Louisiana

    59.3 miles from Charenton, 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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    Nicholson Home

    Washington, Louisiana

    59.8 miles from Charenton, 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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    Charlene Richard - St. Edwards Church Cemetery

    Church Point, Louisiana

    60 miles from Charenton, LA

    More than 10,000 people a year visit the grave of "Saint" Charlene Richard for spiritual healing. Although she is not truly a saint, at a young age she expressed interest in becoming one. Her mother told her that she could pray for the world's sinners, and when Charlene was diagnosed ...


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    Bayou Sale Road

    Dulac, Louisiana

    62.7 miles from Charenton, LA

    People claim that a hitchhiking ghost haunts this road.


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    Rosedown Plantation

    St. Francisville, Louisiana

    63.8 miles from Charenton, 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

    64.2 miles from Charenton, LA

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


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    Eunice Public Library

    Eunice, Louisiana

    67.9 miles from Charenton, LA

    Eunice Public Library is believed to have a ghost who locks doors, turns on lights, and hides books by local children's author Mary Alice Fontenot.


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    Ormond Plantation

    Destrehan, Louisiana

    68.3 miles from Charenton, 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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    Springfield Cemetery

    Springfield, Louisiana

    69.5 miles from Charenton, 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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    Destrehan Plantation

    Destrehan, Louisiana

    69.6 miles from Charenton, 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

    69.6 miles from Charenton, 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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    Miller Cemetery - Headless Cemetery

    Eunice, Louisiana

    69.7 miles from Charenton, LA

    The ghost of a headless man is often seen and people claim that if you drive there at night, you'll experience car trouble.


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    Manchac Swamp

    Ponchatoula, Louisiana

    72.5 miles from Charenton, 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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    LaBranche Plantation Dependency

    St. Rose, Louisiana

    72.7 miles from Charenton, 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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    Los Catrachos - Odin's Inn

    Metairie, Louisiana

    82 miles from Charenton, LA

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


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    Falling Bricks of Cherokee Street

    New Orleans, Louisiana

    83.5 miles from Charenton, LA

    This is an odd one from "Ghost Stories of Old New Orleans," a 1946 classic by Jeanne deLavigne. A crotchety old man named Abner White lived in this neighborhood, and he constantly terrorized the local children - in one case he even physically attacked a young girl named Ollie ...


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    Southern Nights Bed and Breakfast

    New Orleans, Louisiana

    84 miles from Charenton, LA

    Witnesses here have noted that doors open and close by themselves, disembodied footsteps and whispering can be heard, and cold and hot spots can be felt. Reports are conflicting as to whether the inn is still in operation.


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