Hi Jeanne,

I read somewhere recently that Louisianna Voodoo originated from tribes in Africa. Do you have any information on that? This subject really interests me. I also found out that the Creole peoples are a race mix of Black, Indian (Native American) and French. Do you have any information on that - I plan to do some research for an article, just thought I would check with you first to see if you can enlighten me on the subject.

I know the African culture is very strong in the Louisianna area.

Phyllis,

This link has some info for you and says the origin is from Haiti. Hope it helps.

Thank you, Vance.

I guess it would be rather difficult to tie in voodoo with a Native American article. The Creole people might be a better option to research for an article I could do.

I tend to agree with Vance that the voodoo in LA is from Haiti or the Caribbean. However, some of those people are originally from West Africa - Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast via the slave trade. There is a lot of voodoo in that region of Africa.

Thanks, Jeanne, for tha info. I will just stick with the Creole research.