On the same day we visited Madisonville, we also went in search of a ghost... the town of Houltonville. Nestled between Madisonville and Mandeville, the town is now unincorporated Madisonville, but those in the know can experience it's past. Houltonville was an African-American community during Reconstruction-Era Louisiana. Now, it's an abandoned church; wreathed in swampy woods and a beacon of curiosity looking over a home that has been devoured by nature. A few yards away, Helping Hand Cemetery. Maintained only by those who have family buried there; and the families of those who founded Houltonville. They meet for an annual pilgrimage to clean up the grounds in time for All Souls Day, and offer reverence and respect for the dead.
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