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slave revolt), and the refugees brought these<br />
traditions with them.<br />
However, voodoo wouldn’t have penetrated<br />
into New Orleans culture as much as it did<br />
without the unifying force of the infamous<br />
Marie Laveau, who codified practices<br />
locally and gave the religion a beautiful but<br />
mysterious public face. Laveau is believed<br />
to have been the daughter of a white planter<br />
and a black Creole woman. For a while, she<br />
earned a living as a hairdresser, catering to a<br />
wealthy white clientele and learning their<br />
secrets through gossip, giving her insight<br />
into their affairs. Laveau bridged the world<br />
of white and black, with clients and<br />
followers of all walks of life who asked her<br />
to bring them luck, to cure ailments, to<br />
procure them their desired lovers, and to<br />
exact revenge on enemies. Another
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