Ghost Hunters Burn Down Historic Plantation

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Authorities say a blaze that destroyed a historic Louisiana plantation was deliberately set by seven "ghost hunters" who became frustrated at finding no ghosts inside the house.
The LeBeau Plantation, once the largest plantation south of New Orleans and one of only two plantations in Arabi "to make it to the 21st century," burned to the ground in the early Friday morning fire.

According to St. Bernard Parish Sheriff Jimmy Pohlmann, the seven men aged 17 to 31, entered the vacant house through a hole in the surrounding fence hoping to find some ghosts.
Built in 1851, the 16-room structure was often visited by trespassing teens responsible for keeping the house's haunted lore alive.
"They had been looking for ghosts, trying to summon spirits, beating on the floors," Sheriff's Office's rep Col. John Doran told the Times-Picayune, referring to the seven suspects.

After failing to find any ghosts, the men, who were allegedly drunk and high on pot, reportedly began building a bonfire at the instruction of ringleader Dusten Davenport, 31.
The landmark lit up and burned for hours until only four chimneys were left standing.

Davenport, of Forth Worth, Texas, was subsequently arrested along with Joshua Allen, 21, Joshua Briscoe, 20, Jerry Hamblen, 17, and Joseph Landin, 20, of Grand Prairie, Texas.
They were each charged with arson, simple burglary and criminal damage over $50,000.
Bryon Meek, 29, of Gretna was also arrested and charged with accessory to arson. Local man Kevin Barbe, 20, was charged with accessory to arson and criminal trespassing.
"Such a devastating loss to our community," said St. Bernard Fire Chief Tomas Stone. "It was a beautiful historical plantation. It’s a fire chief’s worst nightmare, to lose a historical structure due to fire."
After serving its original purpose, LeBeau spent several years as a hotel, a boarding house, and an illegal casino. It has been vacant for the last thirty years.

Complete and total morons, burn down a part of history because you can't find something that doesn't exist

 

[Victarion]

Lol. Implying that isn't hellfire from a demon they conjured.

 

[KevanG]

Bunch of idiots get together and think they're ghostbusters. Set a bonfire in a 160 year old house. What did they think would happen?

 

[Thundercrack85]

Damn meddling kids.

 

[The Question]

Like, I read the headline and I assumed that they burned down the building because they thought there were ghosts in there and that they were getting rid of them. But this is in fact much stupider than even that scenario.

 

[Lily Adler]

But where's the talking dog?

 

[KevanG]

We should send them down to Crystal Lake to find the ghosts there as community service.

 

[KevanG]

But where's the talking dog?

That's what the drugs and alcohol are for.

 

[enterthemadness]

Complete and total morons, burn down a part of history because you can't find something that doesn't exist

Wouldn't say Ghosts don't exist, but with all those SyFy shows and no proooooooooof

 

[KevanG]

Did you see the news report about some other ones where they left some notes on a chalkboard and when they came back it said "The cake is a lie" so they took it as proof of ghosts being there?

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Well if ghost are real, and there have billions of humans that have died, than logic would dictate that the ghost are so mashed between each other that every square inch of the earth is littered with ghost. I personally believe that is a pretty crappy way to spend eternity

 

[enterthemadness]

Did you see the news report about some other ones where they left some notes on a chalkboard and when they came back it said "The cake is a lie" so they took it as proof of ghosts being there?

That was just me being a dick

 

[cabel]

Those ghosts are gonna be awake and angry now.

 

[Gold Samurai]

Have ever seen a teen horror movie? Nothing good ever comes from disturbing an old area


Announcer-They were only having fun.....

Kid-Let's burn the place!

Announcer- Until it.....found them

 

[DarkSovereignty]

Must have been the ghostfacers.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

In all honesty when I first clicked on the link before I read the article I was hoping it was one of the reality tv shows but alas it was just a bunch of morons without a reality show

 

[Xeno]

Just look at them. It's no wonder they were stupid enough to burn the place down. They're all clearly short a couple of chromosomes.

 

[AnneFan]

Not a ghoul thing to do.

 

[Asgard]

Not a ghoul thing to do.

 

[KevanG]

I'm slightly hypnotized by that.

 

[GRangerPrimeNYC]

Just look at them. It's no wonder they were stupid enough to burn the place down. They're all clearly short a couple of chromosomes.

Lmfao t:

 

[Enriquespy]

When they get their phone call, who are they gonna call?

 

[jonathancrane]

The only difference between these morons and the ones on television is that the ones on television have not torched a place...yet.

 

[KevanG]

When they get their phone call, who are they gonna call?

Their lawyer.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

If they had died in the fire they could have become ghost themselves !