SPOTS MIGHT MAKE YOU A BELIEVER! n Question: Do You Believe in Ghosts?
Then there’s Inez Loyd, William’s niece, who is believed to have killed herself by jumping off the second-floor balcony, devastated after being jilted at the altar. She is often seen and heard playing the piano. Chairs rocking, doorknobs turning, windows rattling, and voices talking are other activities attributed to the ghosts in the Hall. If you visit, the housekeeper of the family who last occupied Loyd Hall in the 1970s and its current tour guide will be the first to tell you: The trio — gone from the world too soon — have “unfinished business” at Loyd Hall that keeps them coming back. Chretien Point is another haunted location still talked about today, even though it is now a gated private residence. The stairway of this mansion on the banks of the Bayou Bourbeux, which was replicated in “Gone With the Wind,” was a frequent fright for previous guests. A female resident shot an intruder dead on the steps, and both the long-gone interloper and the mistress have been seen coming back to visit from time to time. Though visitors are not permitted inside the mansion, you can still drive by it, and you may even encounter the unexpected on the road. The bloody Battle of Bayou Bourbeux was fought near it during the Civil War, and other clashes occurred on the property. Chretien Point was also used as a hospital during the war, and so, of course, it feeds stories of hauntings.
Chretien Point
Marland’s Bridge, leading up to the property, has had several reports of curious activity and has some ghost cred of its own. The bridge is named after Union Lt. William Marland, who was given the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery during the Bayou Bourbeux battle, where there were 812 casualties, 124 wounded, and 566 missing. One can only wonder where those spirits hang out, but a few folks have an inkling. There are creepy and documented instances of the bridge. “The bridge by this plantation is incredible. You can hear voices, marching boots, and on one occasion, we got run off by a strong sulfur smell,” said Toni Daigle in a post on HauntedPlaces.org. “As soon as we moved from the bridge, the smell was gone.” Another anonymous writer said, “We came at night to see if we could see ghosts. We were parked on the bridge. Her car would not start. She tried and tried, but it wouldn’t start. I told her to push the truck [back] off the bridge. So, she did. Then the truck started right up.”
Marland’s Bridge is a bridge to somewhere — complete with electromagnetic fields, shadowy figures, and feelings you’re being watched and touched.
Would you go there? Are you a believer? Happy Halloween!
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