Ormond Plantation
Ormond Plantation is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and currently serves as a popular bed and breakfast. The grounds are utterly beautiful and provide a prime example of what life was like in the old south. The house was originally built in the 1780s and only a mere ten years later it was the site of a slave uprising. The leader of the rebellion was eventually caught and punished. He was tied to one of the trees and whipped unforgivingly. While this was happening, the slave allegedly laid a curse on the master and the plantation. This curse has been the reason for the early deaths of masters of the plantation. The constructor of the plantation was a man by the name of Pierre d’Trepagnier. One night during dinner, a royal Spanish carriage arrived.
The master went out to greet the carriage, stepping on board. Then, the carriage pulled away and he was never seen again. To this day, it is not sure what the fate of d’Trepagnier was. Scary, isn’t it? Colonel Richard Butler then owned the plantation from 1805 to 1819. Since the yellow fever was taking over New Orleans, he sold the plantation to his brother-in-law and moved to Mississippi. However, by the year 1820 he and his wife still fell victim to the yellow fever.
In 1898, state senator Basile LaPlace was the master or Ormond Plantation. Laplace was also a vocal leader of the Ku Klux Klan. One night, he was called outside for a meeting. The next morning, his body was found hanging from a tree outside with bullet holes all over. There is a dark shadowy presence that has been seen in or around the plantation. The bed and breakfast staff have reported seeing the apparition of a man wandering around the grounds dressed in 19th century clothing as well.
