haunted Louisiana history Ghosts and ghost towns. The Civil War and Samurai. Oliver Phipps' work includes a broad spectrum of exciting tales and adventures. He is an award-winning novelist, adventurer and entrepreneur. Many of Oliver Phipps' stories have foundations in real events from his life. The House on Cooper Lane is based on Oliver's experience's living in a haunted house in Louisiana and his confrontation with the ghosts in that house. Ghosts of Company K is also based on an actual haunting event that Oliver experienced as a young boy.