Maline LaNoux was raised by two parents who came from totally different belief systems concerning life and death. The secrets Maline kept with her Cajun father, and that she really wanted to share with her evangelical mother, tore her apart as a child. She was confused for many years about whose beliefs she should embrace until she finally learned to trust herself and what she knew to be the truth.  

As a child, Maline’s Cajun grandmother told her, from as far back as she can remember, that she had the “gift.” The grandmother never had a chance to explain just what this meant since she died before she believed Maline was old enough to begin learning how to use it. Her grandmother was also aware of the great conflict this would cause with Maline’s evangelical minister mother.  

For many years Maline’s father has her hold this gift captive for fear of her mother’s wrath and the scrutiny he saw his own mother go through. Eventually, there comes a time when Maline faces a spirit unlike any other, strong and powerful and not of this world, that makes her father realize she has to undergo the training he had hoped she would never need to use. 

Spirits of Louisiana: Experiences of a Cajun Medium is a reflection of Maline LaNoux’s life growing up with the gift of mediumship in South Louisiana where her mother’s strict religious beliefs collided with the practice of “Cadoo” and the spiritualist culture of her Cajun heritage. She reveals her experiences dealing with spirits of all types -- from children, dead relatives, discovering her great-grandmother as her spirit guide to taking on inhuman demonic forces.

About the Author

Maline LaNoux was born in the most haunted and mysterious city in Louisiana: The Big Easy, New Orleans. She is a fifth generation Spirit Medium and practitioner of Spiritualism and Cadoo. Ms. LaNoux is married and resides with her husband in South Louisiana. She consults with Paranormal Investigators, performs private readings and teaches seminars on the subject of Paranormal Spirit Phenomenon. She has appeared on national television, been interviewed by other authors, as well as newspaper, radio and print media.