Chere Dastugue Coen

Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana (Haunted America) Chere Dastugue Coen

Ghost stories abound in the Cajun and Creole city of Lafayette, Louisiana. The Hub City boasts a multitude of spirits and specters, from those lost in Civil War skirmishes and fever outbreaks to the former living who can't say goodbye. Today they wander the halls of bed and breakfasts and restaurants and linger along back roads and cemeteries. Pirates are rumored to guard buried treasure and ancient French legends hide in the swamps, bayous and woods. Join long-time journalist and ghost seeker Cheré Dastugue Coen as she visits Lafayette's haunted sites and travels the countryside in search of ghostly legends found only in South Louisiana.