According to The Bee, a crowd of 4,000 people gathered at the Cabildo. The Bee went on to condemn the “barbarous and fiendish atrocities committed by the woman Lalaurie upon the persons of her slaves.” The firefighters brought these enslaved people to the Cabildo.Īs word of Lalauries’ abusive actions surfaced, neighbors became enraged. According to The New Orleans Bee, the city’s French-language newspaper, firefighters discovered “seven slaves, more or less horribly mutilated” locked inside the building as they attempted to control the flames. A group of onlookers gathered outside of the home as it burned. On April 10, 1834, a fire broke out in the Lalaurie mansion. Though court records related to this investigation have not been found, there is documentation that Madame Lalaurie paid for legal services and sold a number of enslaved people following the investigation. However, through the years, information surfaced about her gross mistreatment of enslaved people.Īccording to historian Carolyn Marrow Long, Madame Lalaurie was first investigated in 1828 for cruelty towards enslaved people. Madame Lalaurie hosted many lavish parties there. In 1832, Madame Lalaurie moved into a neoclassical mansion at the intersection of today’s Royal and Governor Nicholls Streets with her third husband Dr.
Madame Delphine MacCarthy Lalaurie was a wealthy New Orleans socialite and notorious enslaver. By Sahabia Kamal, Maria Borodii, Kennedy Collins & Kathryn O'Dwyer, Editor Text
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