The Big Easy is the voodoo capital of America, with shrines and shops devoted to the belief system and its most famous practitioner, Marie Laveau.

In my 2023 book, “ Voodoo: The History of a Racial Slur,” I argue that voodoo is an extremely problematic term with a deeply racist history.

Voodoo in New Orleans has its origins with enslaved West Africans, who merged their religious practices with local Catholic traditions, creating what is known as Voodoo-Catholicism.

Voodoo economics is a popular phrase first used by then-presidential candidate George H.W. Bush to cast doubt on Ronald Reagan's economic policy proposals.

While it’s viewed as a taboo tradition in popular culture, New Orleans residents who practice the West African religion say it’s more about healing than hexes.

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY: Applications are being accepted for History of New Orleans Voodoo, a course that gives a foundational understanding and challenges common perceptions about voodoo. This course ...