They can't be idiots of the year: the year ain't over yet...As if paranormal investigators didn't have a hard enough time already, what with never being able to prove the existence of ghosts on any of their tv shows, now a group of them have destroyed a rich piece of Louisiana history by setting fire to a 160 year old plantation.
Everyone knows the way to make ghosts appear is by setting fir to the building.
The suspects told authorities that they snuck into the Lebeau Plantation in order to investigate claims that the building was haunted.
I seen the ghosts my own self!
Unfortunately for everyone, many news outlets reported that these ghost hunters had more in common with Shaggy and Scooby than with Fred and Velma, because instead of actually solving any mysteries they just got wrecked on cheap weed and cheaper beer.
Cheep weed exists? Who knew?
Then they accidentally set fire to the building.
Hey, Vern. You see what I see? No, gimmie some more of that cheep weed. Now I see it.
By the time police showed up to the plantation at around 2am, the building was fully engulfed in flames. All 7 men were arrested and charged with arson, burglary and criminal damage over $50,000.
This is devastating loss to the community," Fire Chief Thomas Stone said. "It's a fire chief's worst nightmare."
Fortunately, there were no casualties in the blaze, aside from the enjoyment of a historical location by future generations."