Author Lyn Gibson

So let’s talk about the Cecil Hotel in L.A., trust me, not a place you’d want to book for vacation, unless you’re as demented as I am! The Cecil is a low budget hotel and when I say low, I mean gut…

This castle has been around since 1298 when it was a monastery. In 1344 it became a fortified castle. That’s 719 years, so you just know there’s some madness going on in there rig…

This is one of the most precious gifts that has been given to me, I wanted to share it with you all! A very dear friend presented this to me at a book signing a year or so ago, she giggled when I …

During the 1800’s through early 1900’s the “white death” plague, otherwise known as tuberculosis, was ravaging the country. White death was a terrifying, highly contagious …

So, this beautiful wine box enters the market at an estate sale. It previously was owned by a woman that lived to be 103 years old. Prior to the old woman passing, she requested that the box be b…

So, who doesn’t love to hear the history of an old Louisiana Plantation! Well, there are a ton of old homesteads in our state, nearly all of them have traumatic pasts which today renders the…

On May 22, 1918, Joseph Maggio and his wife Catherine, would meet gruesome fates at the hands of a fledgling serial killer: The Axeman of Louisiana. The Maggios’ were asleep in their home, on the …

Built between 1847-1852 this lovely Gothic styled monument was not exactly welcomed with open arms. Baton Rouge residents were appalled by the structure as it was not similar to other traditi…

Author Lyn Gibson hacks her way out of her flooded Tangipahoa Parish home According to FOX News, “As floodwaters swallowed Lyn Gibson’s two-story home, she hacked away on a hole near th…

This one is a “not so well known” legend, unless you are a resident of Franklin Parish and in that case, anyone could tell you the tale. Green light road is found just off LA 15. One …

Here’s another Louisiana legend that varies from community to community. As a matter of fact, there are nearly as many versions of the legend as there are variations in spelling the name, Ro…