Old Jail/Pea Farm, Shreveport


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The Caddo Parish Penal Farm, or "Old Jail/Pea Farm," in Shreveport, LA, is considered a haunted location where former prisoners are said to linger, especially in the women's section, due to the site's history of harsh prison conditions and historical mistreatment of inmates. The facility, which closed around 1936, was built in the early 1900s and was a minimum-security prison known for its harsh conditions. It is now an overgrown, abandoned site on private property near an active General Electric plant, making access difficult and potentially dangerous. Visitors and paranormal investigators claim the area is haunted by the spirits of former prisoners. The haunting is linked to the inhumane prison conditions historically experienced at penal farms and the mistreatment of inmates, particularly women. Reports suggest the women's section, located in a bamboo forest near a GE plant, is particularly active with paranormal activity. The site is on the grounds of a General Electric plant and is considered private property.

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