The LaLaurie mansion in New Orleans burns…
1834 CE
A New Orleans Creole socialite, Marie Delphine Macarty or MacCarthy had been more commonly known as Madame Blanque, until her third marriage, when she became known as Madame LaLaurie.
Born on March 19, 1787, during the Spanish colonial period, Delphine Macarty has married three times in Louisiana, and has been twice widowed.
She has maintained her position in New Orleans society until April 10, 1834, when rescuers respond to a fire at her Royal Street mansion.
They discovered bound slaves in her attic who show evidence of cruel, violent abuse over a long period.
Lalaurie's house will subsequently be sacked by an outraged mob of New Orleans citizens.
The mansion where LaLaurie lived is a landmark in the French Quarter, in part because of its history and for its architectural significance.
It is located at 1140 Royal Street.
Delphine LaLaurie's life after the 1834 fire is not well documented.
According to the French archives of Paris, Marie Delphine Maccarthy died on December 7, 1849, at the age of sixty-two.
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