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Joan Rivers and the New Orleans Voodoo Priestess

So, your question, I know it’s there, is New Orleans voodoo alive and well in the 21st century? Well, the answer is yes, and I’m not talking about the football team.

Joan Rivers and New Orleans voodoo priestess

Joan Rivers comes to town to put on a show for her New Orleans voodoo priestess friend’s Healing Center. Photo: David Shankbone

Seems that 15 years ago Joan Rivers had a problem with spirits in her New York apartment so she called a local priestess to come and do a cleansing on it. Apparently, it worked. The priestess by the way is white.

Now Rivers is going to be in town for two sold out performances at Cafe Instanbul. Here’s the whole story:

Joan Rivers to host comedy show for New Orleans voodoo priestess

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