Voodoo

The Curse of Julia Brown (Revisited)

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The Voodoo Curse of Frenier

This episode of Southern Gothic revisits a topic previously released on the podcast.  To hear the original episode "The Lost City of Frenier" join us on Patreon for access to our archives!

On September 30, 1915 a vicious hurricane made its way through Southeastern Louisiana leaving almost 375 people dead and entire communities destroyed. One such town was the small farming community of Frenier, where a legend has since entered local lore with the claim that this particular’y gruesome storm was brought on by the curse of a local Voodoo priestess named Julia Brown.

 

The Lost City of Frenier

The Lost City of Frenier

In 1915 a vicious hurricane cut through Southeastern Louisiana causing massive destruction in its ravenous wake.  The storm surge topped 12 feet and the hurricane’s devastating winds swept through at 145 mph, leaving almost 300 dead.  Yet nowhere was the storm’s wrath more apparent than the small settlement of Frenier.