Manchac Swamp, Ponchatoula, Louisiana - Discussion

Anonymous · Oct. 31, 2025, 9:32 a.m.

Discussion thread for Manchac Swamp, Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

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 triggered a 30-foot tidal wave that killed...

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