Louisiana Scoundrels: Killers, Cultists the Utterly Dissolute [Paperback]

Author Alan Brown guides the intrepid on a dark tour of the Pelican States most infamous residents. Louisiana beckons those the world over with its culture and Spanish mossdraped beauty. But that magnetic pull has also summoned a cast of reprobates vile enough to fill a book. In this version of Louisiana, pirate Jean Lafitte and gentlemanly train robber Eugene Bunch go ahead and help themselves to whatever they like, murderous dentist Etienne De Champs is the stuff of dentophobic nightmares, a psychotic killer known as The Axeman stalks the streets of New Orleans and a hail of bullets greets Bonnie and Clyde. Indeed, the sadistic Delphine LaLaurie and Voodoo Queen Clementine Barnabet are quite comfortable in this decidedly non-moss-draped history.

Dr. Alan Brown is a professor of English and folklore at the University of West Alabama. His research interests include ghost lore, urban legends and true crime. When he is not taking trips with his wife, Marilyn, Dr. Brown is playing and studying with three grandsons: Cade Walker, Owen Walker and Samuel Reynolds. He also enjoys watching vintage movies and television shows with his wife and their Maltese, Holly.

A bevy of the worst characters Louisiana has on offer