T’Frere’s House Bed & Breakfast

Posted: 06.09.2025 | Updated: 06.09.2025

Located two hours west of New Orleans in Lafayette, Louisiana, T’Frere’s House Bed and Breakfast has become an integral part of the region’s folklore. This historic home turned B&B is so warm and inviting that the ghosts of former residents have decided to stick around. Locals have passed down the story of a mysterious death on the property for generations, leading to T’Frere’s House being known as one of the most haunted houses in southern Louisiana. 

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Who Haunts T’Frere’s House Bed & Breakfast?

T’Frere’s House Bed & Breakfast is said to be haunted by Amélie and Marie Comeaux, who were family members of the original owner. Marie died on the property, and Amélie lived in the house, although their stories often get mixed up and embellished. A male entity is also believed to haunt the house alongside them.

Whoever it is that haunts T’Frere’s House is said to be friendly spirits, and while the current owners don’t promote the fact that the place is haunted, staff are always eager to share their personal ghost stories. 

History of T’Frere’s House Bed & Breakfast

T’Frere’s House Bed & Breakfast started out as the private residence of Oneziphore Comeaux, a native of Lafayette. Oneziphore, the son of Charles V. Comeaux and Azema Benoit, initially purchased the property the house sits on in 1886 from a relative named Eloi Benoit for $375.00.

The original T’Frere House was completed in the 1890s, although additions were made over the years. Oneziphore lived in the home with his wife, Aurelia Broussard, and his sister, Amélie Comeaux, who worked as a math teacher.

Lafayette, LA, is located in a region known as Acadiana or Cajun Country, where the majority of French colonizers lived. As a result, Oneziphore’s house combined elements of Creole, French Colonial, and Anglo-American architecture. The two-story home is made of white clapboard, with dormer windows on the second floor and six symmetrical Doric columns lining the front porch.

The house stayed in the Comeaux Family until it was sold in 1952. After that, the house changed hands numerous times until it was purchased by a couple in the 1970s who did a full restoration of the home. 

It was subsequently turned into T’Frere’s House Bed & Breakfast. The B&B gets its name from Oneziphore himself. “Ti Frere” is Mauritian Creole for “Little Brother,” which was the nickname given to Oneziphore by his older sister, Amélie.   

Hauntings At T’Frere’s House Bed & Breakfast

Owners of T’Frere’s House have reported “strange happenings” at the house for decades. Shortly after moving in, one owner came downstairs to find the piano playing by itself. 

Although initially spooked, she told the ghost they could play whenever they liked, except when she and her children were home. The ghost apparently followed the rules, but went back to playing the piano at night once the house was converted into a B&B. The nighttime piano playing got so out of hand that it had to be removed from the home.

Longtime innkeeper Holly Trahan says she had her first ghostly encounter at T’Frere’s House when she first started working there at age 16. Trahan had gone into the bathroom, and when she tried to leave, the door was locked. 

This was strange since the door locked from the inside. Trahan pulled and pulled on the door to no avail. She eventually apologized to the spirits in French so they would understand her, and the door miraculously opened.

Another employee once saw a shadow figure walk up to the front door of the backyard cottage where she was cleaning. She watched the door open by itself, but the figure vanished before she could see who or what it was. Another time, while at the B&B, the employee was whistling when she heard an unseen entity whistling back at her.

Other hauntings include objects moving on their own or falling for no reason, footsteps, knocking, and the sound of children laughing and playing. The ghostly happenings are regularly reported by both staff and guests.

Amélie Comeaux

The best-known ghost haunting T’Frere’s House is Amélie Comeaux. There has been a legend passed down that Amélie was pushed or jumped into a well on the property after her husband and child died from yellow fever. 

The story goes on to claim that the Catholic church believed Amélie had died by suicide, so she could not be buried in a cemetery, and was therefore buried on the property. Although this tale makes for a good origin of a haunting, there is no historical record to back up any of it. However, that doesn’t mean Amélie’s ghost isn’t real.

Amélie’s ghost holds the distinction of being the only spirit in the house to show itself to a human. An exterminator was working in the attic when he saw the apparition of a woman in a rose-colored dress appear near the chimney. 

She was later identified as Amélie Comeaux. During a paranormal investigation, Amélie answered “no” when investigators asked her if she had taken her own life. 

Marie Comeaux

As it turns out, the origins of Amélie’s phony story have some basis in fact. In 1827, about 70 years before T’Frere’s House was built, 12-year-old Marie Comeaux accidentally fell into the well on the property and drowned. A week later, her father died from yellow fever. 

It’s believed that the well still exists, but has been covered by T’Frere’s House. The fact that Marie died on the property is likely why her spirit haunts the house. She is a friendly but mischievous spirit. 

Guests sometimes awake in the night to feel as though they are being tucked into bed. This sweet gesture is usually followed by the feeling of someone tugging at their toes. This could be Marie’s childish spirit trying to have some fun.

During a paranormal investigation, either the name “Amélie” or “Marie” was recorded. Investigators disagreed on which name, since the two sound similar when spoken in a Creole accent.

Haunted New Orleans

T’Frere’s House Bed & Breakfast has some of the friendliest and most well-documented ghosts in Louisiana. Although not all of the legends are true, Amélie and Marie Comeaux were real people, and their spirits are strongly believed to live on at T’Frere’s.

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Sources:

• https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/life/people/acadiana/2015/10/14/stayed-haunted-acadiana-bb/32567769/

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/LafayetteMemories/posts/4898891570152239/

• https://www.klfy.com/local/haunted-in-acadiana-tfreres-bed-breakfast/