Ghost Hunter's Guide to New Orleans

This guide is designed for locals, new residents, and travelers seeking the haunted history of the Crescent City and nearby locations. Detailed descriptions and historical background for more than 70 locations guide readers to sites of tragic events where they might encounter ghostly apparitions.

Sites and spirits in the Garden District and French Quarter include the ghosts of voodoo priestesses, victims of the yellow fever epidemics, several well-known French Quarter restaurants, and the famous "Mad Madame" LaLaurie mansion, thought to be the most haunted house in New Orleans. A section on City Park, the Faubourg Marigny, and nearby Chalmette, the site of the Battle of New Orleans, is also included. A chapter dedicated to day trips suggests the paranormal possibilities awaiting travelers destined for the famous River Road plantations and Baton Rouge.