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Papa Celestin recorded a tribute song, detailing Laveau life on Papa Celestin's Golden Wedding. It featured in the episode Saints of HBO's Treme.
A character named Marie Laveau, based loosely on the real Marie Laveau, figures into the Marvel Universe, first appearing in Dracula Lives #2 from 1973.
"Marie Laveau" is a country song by Shel Silverstein first performed by Bobby Bare in 1974, based on the legend of Marie Laveau.
Laveau's gravesite, in Saint Louis Cemetery #1, figures into a pivitol scene of Robert J. Randisi's short story, "Cold As The Gun," from Foreshadows: The Ghosts of Zero.
Marie Laveau appears in the Benjamin January historical fiction mystery series, written by Barbara Hambly.
The song "Witch Queen of New Orleans" (1971) by Redbone describes Marie La -voodoo- Veau, who is the witch-queen of New Orleans. The song reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Marie Laveau has given name to a restaurant and nightclub in Södermalm, Stockholm.
An artifact called 'Marie Laveau's Crucifix' is mentioned in Episode 37 of the TV series 'Warehouse 13' titled 'Insatiable'.
A character named Marie Laveau, based loosely on the real Marie Laveau, appears in Italian comic book Zagor.
Jazz pianist Joe Sample's 2002 album, The Pecan Tree, contains a track titled X Marks the Spot (Marie Laveau).
Marie Laveau's mother appears in Neil Gaiman's American Gods.
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