Historic Calcasieu Courthouse
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
Other · local-legend
The Story
The Calcasieu Clerk of Court acknowledges the building’s ghost reputation: some visitors and workers identify its alleged presence as Toni Jo Henry, executed in 1942. The Imperial Calcasieu Museum’s folklore exhibit adds reports of unexplained laughter, shadows and phantom scents within the courthouse.
The Hauntings
The Calcasieu Clerk of Court acknowledges the building’s ghost reputation: some visitors and workers identify its alleged presence as Toni Jo Henry, executed in 1942. The Imperial Calcasieu Museum’s folklore exhibit adds reports of unexplained laughter, shadows and phantom scents within the courthouse.
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Sources & further reading.
- Calcasieu Clerk of Court – About Us (visiting)
- Calcasieu Clerk of Court – About Us (reports)
- Haunted Histories of SWLA (reports)
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