Is Calcasieu Courthouse really haunted?

Visitors rate Calcasieu Courthouse at 65.6 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 1 person has shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.

Where is Calcasieu Courthouse located?

The address is 1000 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70601. GPS coordinates: 30.22649219, -93.21837187.

What kind of haunted place is Calcasieu Courthouse?

Calcasieu Courthouse is listed under Historical Buildings in our Louisiana section.

What is the nearest town to Calcasieu Courthouse?

Lake Charles, LA is the closest town, about 1.2 miles away, with Westlake (2.2 mi.) and Prien (4.5 mi.) also nearby.

Calcasieu Courthouse - Lake Charles, LA

Calcasieu Courthouse is said to be haunted by Toni Jo McQuiston (born Annie Beatrice McQuiston), a murderess and the only female to die in Louisiana’s electric chair. Toni was a beauty but a tough girl, into drugs and prostitution. But after she fell in love with Claude Henry (nicknamed Cowboy)at her brothel workplace, they were married, and Toni cleaned up. Cowboy was shortly thereafter arrested on a murder charge from his past and sentenced to 50 years in prison. Toni Jo and her buddy Harold Finnan (Arkie) Burks planned to bust Cowboy of prison, so they stole a getaway car and murdered its owner, leaving his body in a ditch. But when they bragged about the crime, they were caught and sentenced to death at the courthouse. Ever since then, folks say her ghost whispers, and occasionally screams; her perfume wafts in the air; and her footsteps echo throughout the building.

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Geographic Information

Address

1000 Ryan St
Lake Charles, LA 70601
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GPS

30.22649219, -93.21837187

Parish

Calcasieu Parish Parish, Louisiana

Nearest Towns

Lake Charles, LA (1.2 mi.)
Westlake, LA (2.2 mi.)
Prien, LA (4.5 mi.)
Moss Bluff, LA (5.5 mi.)
Sulphur, LA (9.5 mi.)
Carlyss, LA (10.2 mi.)
Gillis, LA (10.2 mi.)
Iowa, LA (12.2 mi.)
Hackberry, LA (17.6 mi.)
Lacassine, LA (17.7 mi.)

Quick Answers

Is Calcasieu Courthouse really haunted?: Visitors rate Calcasieu Courthouse at 65.6 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 1 person has shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Calcasieu Courthouse located?: The address is 1000 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70601. GPS coordinates: 30.22649219, -93.21837187.
What kind of haunted place is Calcasieu Courthouse?: Calcasieu Courthouse is listed under Historical Buildings in our Louisiana section.
What is the nearest town to Calcasieu Courthouse?: Lake Charles, LA is the closest town, about 1.2 miles away, with Westlake (2.2 mi.) and Prien (4.5 mi.) also nearby.

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Ashley | September 23, 2016

when does it start and does it cost anything to go and how old do you need to be?

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