Haunted Baton Rouge

By Bud Steed and Hope Steed Kennedy

With yellow fever, Civil War battles, murders and tragic accidents staining its history, it is no wonder that Baton Rouge is rife with tales of ghostly visitors. Highland Road has had so many reports of Civil War soldier sightings that the local police department sent out an officer to track one down. Spirits crowd about in the stately grounds of the Magnolia Mound and Old Cottage Plantations, the Old Capitol and the New and even the USS "Kidd." Unlikely spots like the Guaranty Income Life and Broadcast Building have plenty of hair-raising stories of their own; the cafeteria used to be a morgue Explore the Red Stick's eerie past with paranormal investigator Bud Steed as he uncovers the city's most chilling tales.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The History Press
• Release date: Sep 24, 2013
• ISBN: 9781614239697

Bud Steed

A published writer and accomplished photographer, Bud Steed is the author of the Haunted Natchez Trace, the Haunted Mississippi Gulf Coast, Haunted Baton Rouge, Haunted Northwest Arkansas, Haunted Ft Smith and Van Buren, and a new book series titled America’s Ghosts, which includes Ozark's Ghosts and Hauntings and Alabama: Haunted Heart of Dixie. He devotes his time to writing, photography, and historical research into potentially haunted sites and lost legends. A self-described “history geek”, his focus on the history of the allegedly haunted areas and the personal histories of those who lived and died there, has enabled him to gain a unique perspective into the reported hauntings of some of the historical sites and areas that he has investigated and written about. In addition, his research skills have proven useful in tracking down and trying to prove the facts behind local, regional, and national legends which has led to a new book about Lost Treasures of the Ozarks, part of a series titled America's Lost Treasures. A naturally inquisitive person, his combination of historical research and the collecting of folk stories related to hauntings and lost legends, have resulted in five of his books being accepted to, and included in, the Library of Congress, as well as the libraries of prestigious universities such as Princeton.Bud has been researching and investigating the paranormal for over 40 years and is the former Co-Director and Investigation Manager for The Ozarks Paranormal Society (TOPS) and the founder of the Ozark's Paranormal Project. In 2011 Bud assisted TOPS with the investigation of the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield and the historic Ray House. This was the first time that a paranormal investigation team had been issued a federal permit to legally access the battlefield and historical buildings for the purpose of an overnight investigation. The investigation produced interesting results and captured the attention of the Travel Channel who filmed a second investigation for their series, Legends of the Ozarks. The second investigation produced even more startling evidence of hauntings at Wilson’s Creek.In addition to appearing at book signings, events, and lectures, Bud has been seen on the Travel Channel’s Legends of the Ozarks show and has recently participated in several other film projects, one concerning the Natchez Trace and the other the Mark Twain National Forest. Both aired on the Travel Channel in 2016. Bud is a 5th generation Freemason and a member of Ash Grove Lodge #100 AF&AM. He currently resides in Southwest Missouri with his wife and four children.