Portrait of Marie Laveau, after a painting by Frank Schneider, in turn after George Catlin; the original hangs in the Cabildo in New Orleans.

The difference between Voodoo and Hoodoo is very similar to the difference between Wicca and Witchcraft. Voodoo is a religion that serves the African deities in West Africa, and Afro-Caribbean Loa or Lwa and the Catholic Christian saints in Louisiana and Haiti. Hoodoo, on the other hand, is the magical practice, with no religious connections or connotations. To clarify, Hoodoo (like Witchcraft) is an umbrella term that Voodoo (like Wicca) falls under (i.e.- Not all people with Hoodoo beliefs practice Voodoo, and not all who practice Voodoo have Hoodoo beliefs.).