Est. 1890 · Acadian-Style Creole Cottage Architecture · Comeaux Family Plantation History · Lafayette Parish Settlement History
The property at 1905 Verot School Road was constructed in 1890 on land associated with the Comeaux family's plantation holdings in Lafayette Parish. The building is an Acadian-style Creole cottage, featuring the wide galleries and steep roofline characteristic of nineteenth-century south Louisiana domestic architecture. The name T'Frere's — a French diminutive meaning 'little brother's' — reflects the property's history as a family home before it transitioned to commercial use.
Local television news coverage from KLFY in Lafayette documented accounts from a former owner who described the property's history in detail, including the story of Amelie Comeaux, who reportedly died in the well behind the house in the early 1890s. The circumstances of her death — whether by suicide or by accidental drowning during illness — have been described differently in various accounts. The Catholic church's reported refusal to grant her burial in consecrated ground on the basis that her death may have been self-inflicted became an element of the family narrative passed down over generations.
The property later operated as a bed and breakfast, during which period the Amelie story became more widely known through regional media coverage including multiple KLFY segments and a feature on local radio station KTDY.
Sources
- https://www.klfy.com/community/destination-louisiane/tferes-house-bed-and-breakfast-has-a-live-in-guest-that-will-keep-you-company/
- https://www.klfy.com/local/haunted-in-acadiana-tfreres-bed-breakfast/
- https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/12-louisiana-sites-known-for-the-supernatural-spirits-are-all-around-us/article_3e20bdaa-5491-11ed-b15e-5b0f2292db85.html
Lights toggling on and offPots banging at nightScratching sensationsVoice recordings captured during overnight staysSense of presence
The legend of Amelie Comeaux is the organizing story of T'Frere's House as a haunted site. Amelie is described as a member of the family that gave the plantation its name, who died in the well behind the house sometime in the early 1890s. The cause of death has been disputed in the retelling: some accounts describe suicide; others describe an accidental drowning that occurred during a fever when Amelie wandered from the house in a confused state. The Catholic church's decision to deny her burial in consecrated ground — documented by a former owner in KLFY news coverage — became the centerpiece of the family's telling of the story, lending it a specific historical texture.
Reported phenomena at T'Frere's House have been covered in multiple local media segments, which is a meaningful corroboration step for a private property. KLFY ran two separate stories documenting the haunting claims, and local radio station KTDY added a third point of regional media coverage. Guests and owners have reported lights switching on and off without electrical explanation, pots banging in the kitchen at night, scratching sensations on their skin while in bed, and audio recordings made during overnight stays that captured what they described as voices.
The well behind the house — associated with Amelie's death — remains on the property and is part of the site's identity as a haunted destination.
Notable Entities
Amelie Comeaux
Media Appearances
- Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana (book, Cheré Coen, 2013)
