Charles Laveau is a main character in Mafia III.
History[]
Background[]
Charles Laveau was once a bartender working at Sammy's Bar in Delray Hollow.[1] He now operates a pirate radio broadcast out of his garage and leads a civil rights movement based at his compound in Bayou Fantom. At one point in his life he had been married, with that marriage producing a daughter named Roxanne. It was revealed that the marriage did not take root due to constant demands of Laveau's crusade.[2]
Helping the Haitians[]
After the Black Mob was taken out by the Marcanos, Laveau worked with Cassandra to try to save Delray Hollow. He has been staking out Doucet's, a whorehouse that was once a theater owned and managed by Perla Robinson, to do as much intelligence collection as possible.
When Cassandra sends Lincoln Clay to see Laveau, he is overjoyed to see Lincoln alive, having earlier done a broadcast eulogizing Sammy where he believed Lincoln perished in the fire alongside Ellis and Danny. Lincoln expresses some surprise that Laveau would be working with the Haitians. While Laveau does not see eye to eye with Cassandra, he prefers this arrangement than bowing down to the Dixie Mafia. He reports that Perla's is being run by Merle Jackson, who has turned it into a brothel where he lets white men do whatever they want to their young black sisters. He suggests Lincoln get Merle's attention by freeing three women he keeps strung out and captive at the club, calling them his "thoroughbreds" because they're his main money makers.
After the girls are freed, Laveau learns that Merle is leaning hard on his pimps to make up for their loss. Lincoln suggests that taking them out will force Merle to show up at Doucet's to deal with things in person, giving Lincoln the chance to take him down. Through Laveau's help, Lincoln storms Doucet's and kills Jackson, then requests Cassandra send some of her men to secure the place. The Haitians then reinstate the name of Perla's and restore the former theatre, giving the people of Delray Hollow a place to socialize.
The Voice[]
Known to his audience as "The Voice", Laveau broadcasts a pirate radio program he calls The Hollow Speaks. He uses the airwaves to speak out against the rampant racism in today's south and the injustices carried out by the elite white establishment. He has strongly opinionated views, which are often revolutionary and conspiratorial in nature.
His program speaks on topics ranging from legalizing marijuana to the FBI's involvement in the death of Martin Luther King Jr.. His views are often a counterpoint to Remy Duvall's program, Native Son, and he even celebrates Remy's death on-air.
Sinclair Parish[]
Over the last year, Laveau's movement has been focused on Sinclair Parish and taking down its racist Sheriff, Walter "Slim" Beaumont. Beaumont's civil rights violations are widely known, and the Parish which he rules is split between those who want change and those who want to keep the status quo of its segregated past. Roxanne leaves her home in Georgia to aid her father's movement.
Together with his daughter Roxy and allies like Mitch "M.J." Decosta and Ezekiel Dandridge, the group has put together evidence and witness testimony to turn over to a civil rights attorney in Washington DC, in the hopes of sending Beaumont to prison. When the Sheriff kills Ezekiel late one night and takes The Folder full of evidence, Laveau calls in his trusted friend Lincoln Clay to get it back and deal with Slim and his Southern Union co-conspirators, who are intimidating the people of Sinclair Parish.
Appearances[]
Mafia III[]
- The Way of Flesh
- There's a War Goin' On (Radio Broadcast)
- Blind Eyes of God (Radio Broadcast/Arrested)
Faster, Baby![]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- After the mission Blind Eyes of God, Laveau's broadcast is interrupted by men storming his pirate studio and placing him under arrest. This is the show's final broadcast. It was unknown who Laveau's captors are, but it strongly suggests the NBPD. Another likelihood is that Laveau may have been extradited to Sinclair Parish, as he was a wanted man in that jurisdiction.
- After the mission There's a War Goin' On, Laveau celebrates the death of Remy Duvall, a conservative racist businessman and leader of the Southern Union.
- According to his wanted poster, Laveau is 5ft 10in and weighs 220 lbs.
- He shares the same voice actor as Walt Williams and Sammy Stevens from Mafia II.
References[]
- ↑ Lincoln's Journal
- ↑ Note seen in Bayou Fantom where Laveau's wife asks if he has seen Roxy.