Lafayette Logan owned an icehouse in Shreveport and brewed Budweiser beer in the icehouse. Adolphus Bush would frequently visit the facility. Logan died in 1919 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, within sight of the house. The Mansion was apparently sold the same year, becoming a boarding house. Throughout its lifetime, Logan Mansion has also housed church facilities; in the 1970-80’s period it was the KCOZ fm radio station. At numerous times it has been unoccupied. Today, it is a private residence once more.

Legends of haunting have persisted through the years due to two sightings of a small girl in a second-floor window, while the house was vacant. After one of the sightings the house was searched and found empty. Recently proof emerged of 12-year-old Theodora Hunt jumping to her death from an upper window in 1904. This writer had a paranormal encounter (my first ever) during a guided tour of the house in 2007. A new development occurred in 2009 when “people” were seen in the second floor window, while the current owners were not in the house; numerous incidents continue to happen. A paranormal research team investigated the house, and filmed orbs (using infra-red cameras) traveling up and down the grand staircase. EVP’s were also recorded.

This is a beautiful Victorian mansion, one the few surviving in Shreveport. It contains many period antiques. Proceeds from the tours are used for the ongoing restoration of the house. In 2008, a film company restored one of the bedrooms and filmed a scene for the movie “The Pardon.” It is the story of Toni Jo Henry, a Shreveport prostitute who committed a murder near Lake Charles, and was the only woman in Louisiana history to be executed in the electric chair.

Tours are $10 per person, by reservation only. Shreve Town Ghost Walk highly recommends this tour. It is a fascinating house, filled with interesting stories. Part of the Oakland Cemetery Tour is an informative walk past Logan Mansion.

Hosting is available for Teas, birthdays, wedding receptions, and other events.

Built in 1916, the house was purchased in 2002 by Marsha and Terry Gill, and has undergone a restoration and transformation. Although on the corner of Wilkinson Street and prominent Line Avenue, when it was purchased the front yard was consumed by vines, the house almost hidden from sight. After years of work, it is now in pristine shape and contains many fascinating antiques, some belonging to Dr. W. T. D. Dalzell, Rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church from 1866 until his death in 1899. It is a house preserved in time.

The spirit “living” in the house is thought to be that of Mary Montgomery Davis, whose wedding dress and photo reside in a small parlor in the house (her photo is on our website main page). In 2009, an investigation by the Louisiana Paranormal Society obtained several EVP’s. During the investigation, the sleeve of a Victorian sleeping gown, hanging on an antique armoire, lifted, as if to touch, one of the investigators while his back was turned. It was observed by another investigator, but not captured on film.

This is a fun tour of a beautiful house, now over 90 years old, filled with many historical items, and is highly recommended by the Shreve Town Ghost Walk. Cost is $10 per person, by appointment only.