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Stories about ghosts in this city were popularized by Helen Pitkin Schertz, including a tale about how a sultan massacred his brother and many servants here. A poetry collection by Brenda Marie Osbey includes a poem narrated by the ghostly head of Louis Congo, an executioner who died in this city. (15[1])Delphine Macarty supposedly fled this city after torturing enslaved (15[1])people at the supposedly (15[1])haunted (*) LaLaurie (“luh-LOE-ree”) Mansion. A legendary pirate based out of this city and nearby Barataria went on to found the pirate colony of Campeche (10[1])(“kahm-PAY-chay”) by Galveston. This city’s Mystick Krewe (“KROO”) popularized krewes often named for mythological figures that lead floats during Carnival season. For 10 points, name this former home base of Jean Lafitte (10[1])(“ZHAHN luh-FEET”), where (10[1])Marie Laveau (“luh-VOE”) was a leader of Louisiana (10[1])Voodoo. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: New Orleans
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Mythology>
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2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%33%0%91.67
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