New Orleans is famous for its delicious cuisine, decadent drinks and jazz music; but this city also features haunted spots that will send chills down your spine.
After losing his home to gambling, Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan committed suicide at Muriel’s. His ghost still haunts the second-floor bar, though not as an identifiable human figure.
LaLaurie Mansion
Location: 1140 Royal Street
Fans of American Horror Story might recognize Madame Delphine LaLaurie from American Horror Story as the socialite who is believed to have killed her slaves at her palace. Since her house has become a regular stop on ghost tours of New Orleans due to her grisly past, ghost hunters have reported hearing tortured shrieks, moans and chains being dragged behind it; many even smell burning flesh at night! When standing outside this house many have experienced an overwhelming negative energy that overtakes them as soon as they step foot inside it.
Muriel’s
As you enjoy New Orleans cuisine and drink Hurricanes at Muriel’s Jackson Square restaurant, keep this in mind: you might just be sharing space with ghosts! One such haunted spirit named Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan died at his home in the early 1800s after becoming frustrated after losing a poker game, taking his own life after failing to obtain another loan from creditors. This ghost can often be seen by guests, often haunting its second-floor Seance Lounge.
He can often be heard knocking on walls in the room and appearing as a glowing light, and is considered harmless by restaurant management. They always ensure a table is reserved for him with wine (red) and bread to ensure he feels welcome back at his old home. Though this ghost does sometimes knock over glasses, no threats have ever been presented against any diners as of yet.
Woldenberg Park
New Orleans is known to contain numerous haunted houses. While New Orleans’ world-famous hotels receive more publicity, many smaller bed and breakfasts and boutique hotels are filled with paranormal activity as well.
Woldenberg Park in New Orleans is one of the city’s most haunted places, having once served as a large riverfront plantation’s headquarters and witnessed an infamous massacre involving hundreds of slaves who died, including a young girl tied handcuff-free to an iron stove; her ghost allegedly still roams its grounds today.
Yellow fever epidemics devastated New Orleans, leaving hospitals and cemeteries overflowing to capacity, leading to makeshift morgues being established throughout the French Quarter in homes and businesses as homes became makeshift morgues. Some believe ghostly laughter or tortured cries still haunt these locations today; Hotel Monteleone reports having ghostly laughter or tortured cries echo through its halls from time to time.
Jackson Square
Although New Orleans’ world-famous hotels may get all of the credit for being haunted, its charming bed and breakfasts and boutique hotels are no less filled with paranormal activity – in some cases even more so!
Haunted places often feature plenty of water nearby, and New Orleans is no different. Surrounded by Lake Pontchartrain, the Mississippi River, canals and tributaries – creating wind corridors where spirits may use to move about freely – New Orleans provides an environment ideal for ghostly activity.
Muriel’s Jackson Square is said to be haunted by multiple ghosts, with Jourdan frequently appearing at its Seance Lounge Bar for dinner. His presence can often be felt through knocking on walls or shadowy figures; however, Muriel’s staff reassure patrons that Jourdan is harmless and even has his own table reserved at Muriel’s with bread and wine! You might recognize this terra cotta and marble structure from Runaway Jury movie!
