If you are looking for a road trip like no other, we dare you to check out this road trip of Louisiana’s most abandoned places. We know this trip is going to give you the chills—and bring you to sites you’ve never before seen in Louisiana.
This road trip will take you down the middle of Louisiana, primarily down I-49.
Keachi Women’s College
Flickr.com / Jimmy Emerson DVM Found south of Shreveport, Keachi is a small mostly empty town that used to be home to the Keachi Women’s College, which was founded in 1856. The abandoned school here definitely comes with ghost stories attached.
Kisatchie High School
sfasu.edu/ Found in what is now the National Forest, this historic site is nearby the also abandoned Old Kisatchie cemetery.
Charles Boldt Paper Mill, New Iberia
Google.com / Maps Found in the middle of downtown New Iberia, this abandoned paper mill used to be the lifeblood of the town. Over the years there have been some attempts to rejuvenate the property, but it hasn’t stuck yet.
Elise Reuss Memorial School
Wikicommons / Shanna Riley Found on RIver Road just past White Castle, LA, this old school has a long and fascinating history.
Six Flags New Orleans
Flickr.com / Darrell Miller Definitely illegal to be on the premises here, but even just eyeing this place from the road will give you a spooky thrill.
Fort Proctor
Wikicommons / Bogdan Oporowski Another site that is firmly not open to the public–and as water levels rise, continues to become increasingly surrounded by water. But again–even from the road it’s a sight!
Abandoned Sugar Mill, Laurel Valley Sugar Plantation
Wikicommons / Library of Congress End your spooky tour at the abandoned sugar mill. You could even snag a tour of the Laurel Valley Sugar plantation.
Are you ready to go on this road trip of your life or what? Let us know what you discover when you go! Tag the three friends you would bring.
Flickr.com / Jimmy Emerson DVM
Found south of Shreveport, Keachi is a small mostly empty town that used to be home to the Keachi Women’s College, which was founded in 1856. The abandoned school here definitely comes with ghost stories attached.
sfasu.edu/
Found in what is now the National Forest, this historic site is nearby the also abandoned Old Kisatchie cemetery.
Google.com / Maps
Found in the middle of downtown New Iberia, this abandoned paper mill used to be the lifeblood of the town. Over the years there have been some attempts to rejuvenate the property, but it hasn’t stuck yet.
Wikicommons / Shanna Riley
Found on RIver Road just past White Castle, LA, this old school has a long and fascinating history.
Flickr.com / Darrell Miller
Definitely illegal to be on the premises here, but even just eyeing this place from the road will give you a spooky thrill.
Wikicommons / Bogdan Oporowski
Another site that is firmly not open to the public–and as water levels rise, continues to become increasingly surrounded by water. But again–even from the road it’s a sight!
Wikicommons / Library of Congress
End your spooky tour at the abandoned sugar mill. You could even snag a tour of the Laurel Valley Sugar plantation.
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