Haunted New Orleans

Haunted New Orleans

Discover haunted places to stay, haunted houses to explore, and Halloween events in New Orleans.

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Haunted Places, Fall Activities, and Halloween Events in New Orleans

New Orleans's unique and sometimes dark history has made it a hotbed for paranormal activity. Here you are free to explore spooky spots, haunted hotels, Fall activities, and Halloween events in New Orleans.

HAUNTED NEW ORLEANS HISTORY

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Haunted NOLA: How the ghost of a heartbroken Bourbon Street Showgirl killed her lover

Before a law banned duels in the city limits, affairs of honor were held in St. Anthony’s Garden behind St. Louis Cathedral where it is said the ghostly sounds of gunfire and other paranormal activity occurs today. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Haunted NOLA: Some of the lesser known haunted and spooky stories of New Orleans

The Griffon House in the 1400 block of Constance Street. (Photo by Michael DeMocker,)

Haunted NOLA: Blood still drips from the attic of the Griffon House

A devilish figures holds a severed head on the side of a Jackson Avenue building not far from the original site of the Devil’s Mansion. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Haunted NOLA: When the Devil Lived on St. Charles Avenue

It is said the ghosts of Madame Mineurecanal and her terrier still appear on the streets of the Faubourg Marigny. (Photo Illustration by Michael DeMocker)

Haunted NOLA: The Marigny’s Madame “Mini Canal,” and her loyal ghost terrier

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Haunted NOLA: The Plague, the Promise and the Ghost Dog of St. Roch Cemetery

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So you think your NOLA pad is haunted? Here’s some things you can get to check

The Carrollton Courthouse behind which once stood the infamous Carrollton Jail. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Haunted NOLA: The Old Carrollton Jail & The Ghostly Prisoners That Can’t Escape

The Gardette-LePretre House, nicknamed the Sultan’s Palace, at Orleans and Dauphine in the French Quarter. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)

Haunted NOLA: Slaughter at the Sultan’s French Quarter Palace, Gardette-LePretre House

The ghost of Pere Dagobert can be seen walking from the front of St. Louis Cathedral, down Pirate’s Alley which runs along the west side and through the iron-gated St. Anthony’s Garden in the rear of the building.

Haunted NOLA: The ghost of New Orleans monk Pere Dagobert de Longuory is one of the most frequently seen (and heard) spirits

NEW ORLEANS HALLOWEEN

Handmade Halloween: Making your own costume is half of the fun

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Here’s a list of Halloween movies set in (and around) New Orleans

Eye-catching costumes were in abundance at Halloween New Orleans 36th anniversary main event and costume contest at the Fillmore in New Orleans, Saturday, October 26, 2019 with the theme Hallowdays. The annual LGBTQ friendly event has raised over $4.6 million since 1987 for Project Lazarus, an assisted living home for those with HIV/AIDS. HNO is one of the only 100% donation/volunteer event weekends left in the United States and its sole mission of its fundraising is to support Project Lazarus. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Elaborate costumes abound at annual Halloween New Orleans fundraiser

Members of the Krewe of the Rolling Elvi are seen during the Krewe of Boo Parade in the French Quarter in New Orleans, La. Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Let’s get spooky: a guide to Halloween in New Orleans

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