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Welcome to New Orleans! What is more naturally New Orleans than a good ghost story? In this city, we have
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thousands of ghost stories probably because it is one of the oldest cities in this nation and has a very diverse and
macabre history. New Orleans is ripe with the dead and maybe, you can catch a glimpse of some of that history
with just a quick walk around the French Quarter, or Quarter, as locals call it.
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Hotel Monteleone 214 Royal St
The Hotel Monteleone can claim being one of the most haunted hotels in North
America. Elevators stop on the wrong floor; children heard laughing in the
hallway; chilly spots and guests getting lost as they wander down the wrong
way. Most incidents that have been reported originate from the 14th floor. The
hotel is alleged to be haunted by more than a dozen ghosts, most of them former
employees and former guests. Stop in the Carousel Bar and ask the bartender if
he’s ever encountered William Wildemere, a former guest of the hotel who has
never left.
Walk down Iberville toward Rampart until you get to Bourbon, make a right and
then a left when you get to Bienville. Soon, you’ll be right in front of Arnauds.
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Arnaud’s Restaurant 813 Bienville Ave
Arnaud’s is a New Orleans tradition. The bar dates
back to the 1700s. Stop and grab a bite or just
take a peek. Say hello to the host. If he has time, I
betcha he has a few ghost stories. He might even
tell you about the original owner, Count Arnaud,
the man who wears a tuxedo and shows up in the
middle of the restaurant smiling over the people that
are eating. The restaurant also has a few ghosts that tend
to show up in the bar to drink and carry on along with a female ghost dressed in her
Sunday’s best and who just disappears. Don’t be shy about chatting up wait staff,
hosts, or bartenders, in New Orleans. We all love to tell stories.
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Continue down Bienville all the way to Rampart (about 4 blocks) and cross to the
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. Watch out, Rampart & Basin are busy streets.
Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1 425 Basin St
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The St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is said to hold the grave of New Orleans’ own voodoo
queen Marie Laveau and is New Orleans’ oldest existing burial ground. The St. Louis
Cemetery No. 1 is one creepy place with brick piles where graves once stood and
worn down marble faces. Most of the graves are crumbling. And if you find Laveau’s
tomb, you’ll see offerings left on her grave-site, some by curious tourists, others by
practitioners of Voodoo that still revere the long dead priestess. The cemetery was
founded in 1789 and a lot of the graves are still intact. Though it is said that over 100K
bodies have been buried in the cemetery, the graveyard is only one city block wide. It
is whispered that Marie Laveau herself haunts the graveyard appearing each year on
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St. John’s Eve. You’ll know her by the handkerchief she
wears around her neck. Visitors have claimed to have
been assaulted, slapped, and tripped, within the one block
area of raised tombs. I also must insist that you do not visit
this cemetery at night. Every native New Orleanian knows
that it isn’t only the ghosts you have to worry about in this
cemetery. There are some shady living beings that also
haunt the graves preying on tourists that wander
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cousin actually works there as one of the
museum’s curators and will tell us stories
about weird happenings and how most of
the staff will not work alone. The house
has been completely renovated and all
the ghosts seem to be at peace within the
house. Most of the spirits are considered to be from the house’s origin. It is reported
that the ghosts will sprinkle lavender and rose around the front parlor and will light
fires during the winter. American Horror Story, Coven, was shot at this location.
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Keep on walking down Saint Louis until you get
to Charters and then make a left. You’ll see the
Cathedral looming ahead of you. But, before you get
to the Cathedral, make a left on Saint Peter’s and
look up at the pretty facade of Le Petit Theatre…
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by a ghost called Caroline, who will help
employees of the theater find missing
objects. It is reported, if you ask her directly
where something is, you’ll find it sitting in
the middle of the aisle when you come
back. Caroline was an actress who fell
from the balcony while “engaging with
her director.” She was dressed for her
performance in a white wedding gown.
There are also a few other ghosts, the
Captain, who is seen during rehearsals by
the actors as he watches from “his seat”
in the balcony. The other is known as
Sigmund, who was a stage carpenter and
plays “pranks” on the set.
Now walk across the street to the Cathedral. Depending on the hour, you might be
able to poke your head into the Cathedral, but she is a beauty to just look at from
across the way in the area of Jackson Square.
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The cathedral you see is not the
original cathedral. It is the third building
constructed on the spot from having
been destroyed twice before, once in
a hurricane in 1722, and the second by
the fire of 1788, called “The Good Friday
Fire” that destroyed most of the French
Quarter. It is reported that the ghost of Pere Antoine, a friar that served the poor,
but also tried to establish an “Inquisition” in New Orleans, is still making his way
throughout the church. The ghost of Pere Antoine is recognizable because he still
wears the garb of the Capuchin (think typical monk garb, but black not brown, and
sandals) and sports a white beard. The ghost of Pere Antoine is so widely reported
and seen outside of the cathedral that some devout Catholics claim that he is a saint
and still walks the Earth. Most of his sightings are interactions, catching women
that trip in the streets, taking cigars and watching the children’s choir perform. You
can see Pere Antoine’s portrait in the cathedral’s vestibule. It is also reported that
the cathedral is haunted by other priestly ghosts, including Pere Dagobert, another
Capuchin monk. The towers and the
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Bourbon Orleans Hotel 717 Orleans St
Before the Bourbon Orleans was a hotel, it was the historic Orleans Ballroom and
Theater and then later converted into a convent in the late 1800s. Like the Hotel
Monteleone, the Bourbon Orleans hotel is ranked as one of the most haunted
hotels in New Orleans and has been featured on psychic reality shows. The specific
entities that haunt this hotel include a confederate soldier that haunts the 3rd and
6th floor along with a few nuns and children.
The Yellow Fever epidemic hit the area when the hotel was the convent and a large
amount of children died at this location. A small girl child
has been reported on the 6th floor playing
with her ball. A nun is said to haunt room 644.
There are also reports of a lonely dancer that
twirls under the ballroom’s chandelier and
hides behind the curtains.
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Most of the activity comes from what is called the Seance
Lounge, which is open for private parties in the upstairs
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ghosts knock on the walls and a woman’s voice is heard now and again.
Downstairs in the Courtyard Bar at times glass is flung from off the bar to
shatter on the wall. There is another ghost the owners consider to be Pierre
Antoine Lepadi Jourdan, the man who restored the property after the Good
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Haunted Bars in New Orleans:
1. Pat O’Brien’s - Known as Pat
O’s to locals, the piano bar
and upstairs ladies room are
haunted.
Mississippi
RiverPub - Known as
2. The Bourbon
The Pub to locals, patrons have
reported being “hit on the bottom
of the foot” in an odd recreation
of an S&M technique called
Bastinado.
3. Alibi Bar - Not a recommended
stop on the tour, this is a DIVE.
Patrons have reported silverware
and glassware flying off the bar.
4. O’Flaherty’s - A ghost dubbed
Angelique can be seen peering
down from the balcony.
5. The Dungeon - Does not open
until midnight and is one of
NOLAs most extreme bars. The
bar is rumored to be owned
by an actual vampire. Rumors
of haunting might just be a
marketing ploy.
Head North past Bourbon, the Sultan’s Palace will be on the left on the
corner of Dauphine and Orleans.
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Most Haunted Hotels in
New Orleans:
1. Provincial Hotel
2. Bourbon Orleans
3. Le Pavilion Hotel
4. Hotel Monteleone
5. The Lamothe House Hotel
6. Le Richelieu Hotel
7. Hotel Maison de Ville
8. Andrew Jackson Hotel
9. Dauphine Orleans Hotel
10. Omni Royal Orleans
11. The Place D’Armes Hotel
12. Lafitte Guest House
THE GARDETTE-LAPRETE HOUSE 716 Dauphine St
The ghost of the sultan is one of the most famous New Orleans French Quarter
ghosts. The murdered Turk is still said to wander the halls of the four-story house
that he occupied before he was brutally murdered.
Visitors and residents of the home have reported hearing the “tinkle of Oriental
music” and the odor of incense floating around the house. Residents have also
reported hearing shrill screams coming from different parts of the home.
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The sultan himself is the main player of this particular haunting though. He is
seen walking around the house looking confused and often seen by onlookers
from the sidewalk below as he peers out of the windows. He is distinguished by
his foreign “oriental” dress.
15. The Columns Hotel
Head East on Dauphine and make a right on Dumaine St. Corner of Bourbon & Dumaine.
13. Villa Convento Guest House
Cafe Lafitte in Exile 901 Bourbon St
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Cafe Lafitte in Exile is well-known, or
more appropriately renown, as one of the
oldest gay bars in the country. Because of
its longstanding gay patronage, the ghosts
that haunt this establishment are said to be
gay also, including a poltergeist-type spirit
dubbed Mr. Bubbly. Mr. Bubbly likes to pinch
guests on the petunia and loves to wave at
tourists from the balcony. The bar is also
said to be haunted by a few famous ghosts,
specifically, playwriter Tennessee Williams
and author Truman Capote. Williams can
be spotted in his usual spot at the far end
of the bar and Capote is often spotted in the
stairwell looking to chat it up.
Photo by David Rivera
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Make a left on Bourbon and head East. You can’t miss the blacksmith shop.
Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop 941 Bourbon St
The building, now a bar, got its name because it was once owned by the
pirate, Jean Lafitte, and was his blacksmith shop until he was run out of the
area by the authorities. Since you can go in Lafitte’s and poke around, look
into the fireplace, which is said to be the focal point of many occurrences,
and dark hauntings, according to staff and patrons. Lafitte has also been
spotted sitting in the back drinking his favorite beverage and smoking a
cigar. If you smell cigar smoke, Lafitte is nearby.
Photo by David Rivera
Lafitte’s Blacksmith shop looks out of place from the buildings that surround
it. Yes, it sports the traditional New Orleans shutters, but that is about the
only traditional look about it. The squat two-story building is just a little plain
house in the middle of grand French Quarter homes and businesses. But
the building, while plain, is considered the oldest structure in New Orleans,
reportedly constructed in the early 1700s The building is one of only a few
of the original French structures remaining in the Quarter.
Look into the fireplace at Lafitte’s you
might see eyes staring back at you!
Leave Bourbon and head down St. Phillip toward
Decatur. Left on Chartres to the Provincial.
Hotel Provincial 1024 Chartres St
The Hotel Provincial is a lovely, upscale hotel in the heart of the French Quarter. The
hotel is made up of five buildings that each have a lengthy history of their own.
Guests have reported seeing the horrendous view of the military hospital for
just a second when the elevator opens to the second floor. Ghostly doctors
and patients are seen often reaching for help and moaning their distress to
guests.
Hotel Provincial has been named one of the top ten haunted hotels in the U.S.
Photo by David Rivera
Some of the buildings were used as a Civil War Confederate Hospital where
many soldiers died from their war wounds. Building 500 is said to have the
most manifestations of hauntings. The building is said to be haunted by
soldiers from the 18th and 19th century.
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General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Civil War general in disgrace.
Thousands died under his command and he was forced to retreat. The battlefield
is said to still haunt his residence and owners have reported seeing General
Beauregard himself in full Civil War dress whispering “Shiloh” the name of the battle
that disgraced him.
The house has been in existence since 1826 and the Confederate General occupied
the home from 1865-66, not a long time, but enough to make quite an impression
on the home. An actual battle is supposed to recreate itself in the main hall of
the house described as “Men with mangled limbs and blown-away faces swirl in
a confused dance of death,” by Victor C. Klein, a New Orleans ghost author. But
current museum employees claim these accounts are merely an author’s fantasies
and the house is actually only haunted by a few friendly spirits including the spirits
of a few animals that don’t want to leave their old home.
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Cemetery Hot Spots
1. St. Louis No. 1
Basin Street in the
Quarter
2. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
Across from
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Head East to Gov. Nichols and make a left. On the corner of Royal is the LaLaurie
Mansion.
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1140 Royal St
Our tour ends at the LaLaurie Mansion. This is THE haunted destination in New
Orleans. The LaLaurie Mansion has one of the most sordid and macabre histories,
tales of murder, death, torture, and mutilations, all by one couple, the LaLauries.
The LaLauries were part of the social elite of New Orleans in the 19th century
culture and were celebrated until their extracurricular activities were discovered.
After the couple was forced by a lynch mob to flee their home, the mansion has
become a few different venues, a saloon, a girl’s school, music conservatory,
apartment building, and furniture store. The home has been owned by actor
Nicolas Cage and is now currently a private residence.
3. Metairie Lakelawn
Cemetery
5100 Pontchartrain Blvd
4. St. Roch Cemetery
725 St. Roch Ave.
(Gentilly)
5. Chalmette Battlefield &
National Cemetery
(Chalmette, LA)
6. OddFellows Rest
5055 Canal St.
7. Greenwood Cemetery
5242 Canal Blvd.
8. Valence Street Cemetery
(S. Saratoga & Danneel)
Agonized screams have been heard coming from the home along with the figure
of a slave girl running across the roof have been seen. Attacks by ghosts have
also been reported. Black men in chains that grab for you as you pass, a matron
woman standing above a baby’s crib. The property is said to be cursed and
everyone that has owned it supposedly ends in ruin, for example, Nicolas Cage’s
current career and subsequent bankruptcy even the LaLaurie house was taken
from him by the bank.
9. The St. Patrick
Cemeteries 1, 2 & 3
143 City Park Ave.
There have been reports of the current caretakers of the house getting repeated
phone calls from the main house’s number even though
the number was disconnected after Cage lost the home
to foreclosure. The maids have also reported seeing the
shape of a body pressed into the duvet right after they
made the beds in the morning. Most residents of the
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11. St. Louis Cemetery No. 3
3421 Esplanade Ave
10. Cypress Grove
The Fireman’s Cemetery
(Behind St. Patrick’s off
Julia Street)
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4. The Hermann-Grima House
820 St. Louis St.
3. St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
425 Basin St.
2. Arnaud’s Restaurant
813 Bienville Ave
1. Hotel Monteleone
214 Royal St
10. Cafe Lafitte in Exile
716 Dauphine St.
9. The Gardette-Laprette House
716 Dauphine St.
8. Bourbon Orleans Hotel
717 Orleans St.
7. Muriel’s Jackson Square
801 Chartres St.
6. St. Louis Cathedral
615 Pere Antoine Alley
14. The LaLaurie Mansion
1140 Royal St.
13. The Beauregard-Keyes House
1113 Chartres St.
12. Hotel Provencial
1024 Chartres St.
11. Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop
941 Bourbon St.
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Most Haunted Eats in New
Orleans. The Haunted
Restaurant Guide!
1. Brennan’s - Haunted by a man
that hung himself, ask to dine in
the Red Room
2. Antoine’s - The owner Antoine
Alciatore visits nightly
3. Arnaud’s - Count Arnaud is seen
often in the dining room
4. La Louisianne - You might feel
a cold breeze or sense the
presence of another being
5. Muriel’s - Check out the Seance
Lounge for some creepy visiting
spirits
6. Court of Two Sisters - Enjoy
the Jazz Brunch or visit with the
original “two sisters” who sit in
their courtyard still to this day
7. The Bombay Club - The place
where you can meet with an
original Madame from Storyville
8. Cafe du Monde - You might be
served by a ghost waiter that will
take your order and then vanish
9. Pat O’Brien’s - The piano bar is
a hot spot for “cold spots” and
eerie footsteps being heard
10. Louis XVI - Not only can you get
some tasty French cuisine you
can spot a ghost following your
waiter around
Thank you for participating in the Haunted New Orleans French Quarter tour
created just for the RT Convention New Orleans attendees. The tour was
created by New Orleans native, and blogger, Rachel Rivera who owns and
operates the site, parajunkee.com. Besides being obsessed with Paranormal
and Urban Fantasy reads, Rachel is also quite obsessed with non-fiction
paranormal, ghost stories, and New Orleans history. Her obsession was
fueled after living in a haunted house for almost three years. Living with a
ghost that would regularly make itself known by opening cabinets, knocking
on doors, and physically assaulting any adolescent visitors, does wonders to
fuel an obsession.
Rachel put this book together because she has taken a few haunted tours
that only visit a small percentage of the haunted sites in the Quarter. By doing
it yourself, you can see all of the Quarter’s most notorious haunted locations
and take your time while doing it.
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Medium Well by Meg Benjamin
Real estate agent Danny Ramos has always had a
knack for selling homes, but when his boss saddles
him with a neglected carriage house, Danny discovers
that his abilities are more than simple intuition...
On his first visit to the house, Danny is confronted
with visions of a violent murder. His assistant, Biddy
Gunter, doesn’t seem affected, and Danny starts to
think he’s going crazy—until he gets a visit from his
mother, who suggests that Danny’s uncanny talent
to sell old houses may stem from his family’s psychic
inheritance.
When Biddy reveals to Danny her own strange
dream about the carriage house ghosts, they team
up to investigate and discover both the house’s dark
history and their own unexpected attraction. But
as the hauntings turn from unsettling to downright
dangerous, Danny and Biddy need to figure out how
to rid the house of its ghostly inhabitants, before their
budding romance meets an untimely end…
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This book is sponsored by the following companies,
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Design:
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Original Photography:
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