Haunting of Louisiana

9781565549050

1565549058

"To those who may be encountering Louisiana for the first time through these wonderful stories-prepare to be engaged and entertained to a degree to which you are certainly unaccustomed . . . Barbara's gift for storytelling holds in the written word just as it does before a television camera."-Phillip J. Jones, former secretary of Louisiana's Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism"A personal, anecdotal narrative that paints events with evocative descriptions . . . The Haunting of Louisiana is best savored in slices-it serves up a great bedtime read."-New Orleans Times-PicayuneThe haunted reputation of Louisiana is spotlighted in twenty chapters that cover the ghostly escapades and unexplained happenings at various historic sites throughout the state.Based on the Telly Award and WorldFest Award-winning PBS documentary of the same name that aired across the country, The Haunting of Louisiana is a showcase of many of the stories that would not fit into the one-hour television program. Also included are behind-the-scenes incidents that occurred during the taping.Barbara Sillery is a television producer, writer, and owner of Lagniappe Media, which specializes in advertising through innovative art and technology. She has always been fascinated with death and the "ability of souls of the dead to return for the occasional visit," and she continues to bring the past into the present through her tireless work. Danielle Genter, one of her three daughters, contributed photographs to the book.