this place was really exciting to see I went by myself in my tour guide and we had a blast looking at all the different things in the jail. We went to whenever it was not Halloween, so it had no decorations and it was pure spookiness, but I’m a forced because when I went home that day, I felt an eerie sensation following me and when I went to sleep that night, I felt as if something was watching me, and I think there was a ghost from the haunted jail watching me…… on the way home we stopped at Dollar General and we bought some snacks. overall it was...
   Read moreWow where do I start! We arrived late because we thought the hours were until 5 turned out it was 4 but the young lady who does the tours works next door at the tourism Dept and was so kind enough to give us a personal tour. It was fascinating and things we heard....well, let's just say it felt like there were more than 3 of us in there. They also do a night time tour with all lights out and we will be going back in May for that. Join their Facebook page Gothic Hanging Jail DeRidder and also Gothic...
   Read moreReally had a great time exploring this amazing structure. It was a guided tour. You have to go to the tourism building across the street and they will take you over there at specified times. Absolutely fascinating and we spent a good hour there. We were about 20 minutes before the tour so we did get some information about the doll collection there at the tourism office and spend some time looking at that. It was a fun time and very...
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