Louisiana’s Most Haunted Roads

Weeping willows and mists rising off the bayous. Mouldering plantations and rusting wrought iron. Tales of pirates, curses, and secret religions. There’s plenty about Louisiana to make your hair stand on end, and there’s always something spooky to explore on the bike of your motorcycle! Without further adieu (or is that adieux?), let’s run down the roads that rank among the Bayou State’s most haunted. 

Highway 57/Bayou Sale Road

Riding a motorcycle down Louisiana’s Highway 57, better known as the Bayou Sale Road, is a winding stretch of road running through the bayou’s heart. But what makes this route unique is its reputation as the state’s most haunted road. 

When you ride down Highway 57, the twisting road snakes through the bayou, lined with moss-draped trees and still murky water on either side. The area from Dulac to Chavin also has very few pit stops and lights (which is very unusual for a motorcycle road), which only adds to its increasingly spooky reputation. 

Of course, the ghost stories are what set Highway 57 apart. Riders have reported seeing strange, glowing lights hovering over the road at night, while others claim to have felt icy chills or even heard whispers in the wind. The most famous tale involves a ghostly figure known as the “Bayou Bride,” who is said to be wandering the road in search of her lost love. Riders who have encountered her say she appears in a flowing white dress, only to vanish into thin air as they get closer. 

Highway 359

You’ll find another haunted highway on the shores of Bayou Wauksha, a smaller offshoot of the better-known Bayou Courtableau. As you drive through woods, farmland, and crawfish ponds, reflect on the story that locals tell of the “White Lady,” who’s said to appear in the middle of the road late at night, flicker, and then disappear—hopefully before she causes any oncoming motorists to swerve out of her path. Will you see the White Lady? Go at night and you might find out… just remember to follow Louisiana’s motorcycle safety laws while you do!

Coteau Road

Coteau Road winds through Houma, about an hour southwest of New Orleans along US-90. Locals claim that it’s haunted by a feu follet—a Creole version of the will-o’-the-wisp. According to legend, the feu follet is a soul sent back to do penance for the sins it committed on earth, but instead, it takes out its misery on any living being unlucky enough to stumble across its path. Generations of Houma residents claim to have seen glowing balls of fire light up the night air above the bayous. Get too close, and they’ll run away—at least they will if you’re lucky.

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