Jun 13, 2023 · Brown, sometimes also called Julie White or Julia Black, is described in local legend as a voodoo priestess who lived at the edge of the swamp and worked with residents of the town of...

According to the legend on September 29, 1915, Julia Brown died and most of the population gathered to bury the voodoo priestess. During the funeral at around four o'clock the hurricane arrived and completely destroyed the town.

Mar 7, 2019 · Julia Brown, a healer and Voodoo Priestes in Frenier, LA, grew tired of being taken for granted, and so she cursed the entire village to its doom. “One day I’m gonna die, and I’m gonna take all of you with me,” Julia Brown sang in the days leading up to her death.

In Acadiana’s St. John parish, Julia Brown was a Hoodoo priestesses lived in a very small town called Frenier surrounded by Manchac Swamp. “In the town Julia was known for her charms and her curses, as well as for singing eerie songs with her guitar on her porch (Lovejoy).”

Apr 27, 2017 · Her name was Julia Brown and rumors abound that she was a traiteuse, a voodoo priestess, and an oracle in the early years of the 20th century.

Jan 17, 2025 · A quick search on Julia Brown reveals that her story didn’t even emerge into the public consciousness until 2010. Unlike the case of Marie Laveau, where first-person accounts of her performing rituals and other practices associated with voodoo exist; Brown’s mythology seemed to conveniently rise from the bog, a figment to compete with Marie ...

Jan 11, 2024 · Julia Brown fell ill, and as her health declined, an unsettling prophecy emerged. She is said to have uttered the chilling words, "When I die, I'll take the whole town with me."

Jan 29, 2025 · Julia Brown was a voodoo priestess who lived in the swamps of Louisiana in the early 20th century. She was known for her healing powers, her curses, and her songs.

Jun 29, 2022 · FRENIER — Julia Brown is a legendary figure in the history of St. John the Baptist Parish, known by locals as a voodoo priestess who predicted the New Orleans Hurricane of 1915 that destroyed the community of Frenier.

Jun 20, 2022 · Learn a new twist on some famous New Orleans legends as Brandon of Southern Gothic shares Voodoo tales about Julia Brown.