Real Haunts in Louisiana

Bourbon Orleans Hotel

717 Orleans St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

New Orleans has a colorful past and hundreds of ghosts. The Bourbon Orleans was a convent in the 1800s when yellow fever struck the city. Many of the ghosts that walk the halls of the hotel are those of children and young women who died during the epidemic. One of the spirits is a Confederate soldier. Many elaborate social events took place in the Grand Ballroom. People see the apparition of a woman dancing under the chandelier in the ballroom. People have heard draperies in the room rustling as though someone was behind them. Read more…

The Old Absinthe House

(504) 523-3181

240 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA

The 200-Year-Old Haunted Old Absinthe House As a popular tourist destination, New Orleans enjoys one of the premier street fair spectacles in existence every February with the infamous Mardi Gras. Thousands upon thousands of people immersed in total revelry take adequate and proper use of the supremely lax public drinking laws within the city limits. Popular crafted street drinks such as the Hand Grenade, Hurricane, and Crawdad Bloody Mary make the good times even greater. One of the more hidden gem cocktails for the swarthy city streets is an Absinthe Frappe, which of course is composed largely of absinthe. Read more…

Nottoway Plantation

31025 Louisiana Hwy. 1, White Castle, LA 70788, USA

Is the Nottoway Plantation Haunted? The Nottoway Plantation is one of the largest plantation houses in the South. Built in 1858-1859, it has 64 rooms and resides on the Mississippi River. The ghost of a coachman is said to still keep watch over the plantation. The story goes, the young slave stayed at his post ensuring the safety of the occupants during a Civil War attack. // The Nottaway’s Ghost Coachman Guests have heard ringing bells, presumably for the coachman, and other odd experiences. Read more…

St. Vincent’s Guest House

(504) 302-9606

1507 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

In the 1860’s, the Civil War and Yellow Fever were both killing at epidemic proportions. No state in America had it worse than Louisiana, and no city had as many sick as New Orleans. As the death toll climbed, more and more children were left without family and homes. The ones that didn’t get sick themselves needed somewhere to go. Founded in 1861 by an order of nuns, the Daughter’s of Charity opened the Saint Vincent Infant Home for Orphans. It didn’t close until the 1970’s where it was home for unwed mothers and children. Read more…

Dauphine Orleans Hotel

(504) 586-1800

415 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA

In most paranormal circles, it’s generally agreed upon that residual energy from any number of events taken place in a particular setting can leave supernatural imprints. For example, a violent or untimely death in a house can later lead to it being haunted. In a place like New Orleans, the believed number of haunted establishments is absolutely staggering. One such place has the esteem of being dually haunted in respect to its hotel and bar. Read more…

Le Pavillon Hotel

833 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA

Le Pavillon Haunted Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana The Le Pavillon hotel opened in 1907 on the corner of Poydras and Baronne in New Orleans, LA. It’s a a 10-story hotel that was originally called the New Denechaud Hotel. The hotel changed ownership several times and today is known as the Le Pavillon and often referred to as “The Belle of New Orleans.” With such a rich history the hotel has picked up many ghost stories over the years. The Le Pavillon is said to be one of the most haunted hotels in the city of New Orleans. Read more…

New Orleans Ghost Adventures Tours

504 475 5214

620 Decatur St #1a, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

The Ghost Adventures Tour is a historically accurate tour led by real local New Orleans historians. Read more…

Biscuit Palace

730 Dumaine St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

The Columns Hotel

3811 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA

Myrtles Plantation

7747 Hwy 61, St. Francisville, LA , USA

Haunted Myrtles Plantation Built in 1796, The Myrtles Plantation is located near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the 1970’s, the mansion was converted into a Bed & Breakfast. Those who visit are treated to the splendor of 1790’s southern architecture, with the grandeur of a traditional plantation-style home. In addition to opulent chandeliers, a vast veranda, and ornamental furnishings, the Bed & Breakfast also offers a ghastly history full of violence and scandal. Visitors experience the mystery firsthand via daily guided tours… and firsthand while they sleep. History of the Myrtles Plantation AKA Laurel House Myrtles Plantation in St. Read more…

Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans

5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124, USA

In New Orleans, the historic and classically gothic style cemeteries are one of the more enticing sights to see in the city. Many people cannot explain it and sometimes confess to feeling slightly awkward about it, but touring a cemetery in a visiting city provides something of disquieting thrill that they cannot explain. Naturally, a city as old as New Orleans is just about the most perfect place to take a cemetery ghost tour or venture off on your own and explore some of the most breathtaking and eerie graveyard sights you’ve ever seen. St. Louis Cemetery No. Read more…

LaLaurie Mansion

The LaLaurie Mansion, 1140 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

New Orleans has been steeped for more than three hundred years in music, magic, bloodshed, pirates, battles, and revelry, creating a mystique that seems inseparable from the city itself. Some paranormal theorists believe traumatic events can leave an imprint on a location, while others argue that hauntings grow from rumors. Few places in New Orleans capture both sides of that debate like the infamous LaLaurie Mansion. On the corner of Governor Nicholls Street in the historic French Quarter, the LaLaurie Mansion is one of the city’s most infamous landmarks. Read more…

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Real Haunts in Louisiana