The Tragedy at the UpStairs Lounge
During the early 1970s, the UpStairs Lounge was a thriving gay bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The UpStairs was a safe space where the LGBTQ community could congregate amidst the deep hatred and oppression they faced in the Christian South. ...
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The Hauntings at Loyola University
You can’t even get an education in New Orleans without getting spooked! Students at Loyola University New Orleans have been getting their learn on since 1904. Loyola is a private Jesuit University, founded by members of the Society of Jesus, some o ...
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The Ghosts of Le Petit Theatre
Why do so many theatres seem to be haunted? Must be that ghosts have a taste for the fine arts. Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans has enough spirits floating around to fill up the seats. The theatre staff say that at least 40 wandering souls reside in ...
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The St. Louis Cathedral & the Haunted Alleys
The St. Louis Cathedral is the oldest continually operating cathedral in America. Three different Catholic churches have stood at the current site of the St. Louis, the first being built in 1718. But it wasn’t until 1793 that the church was raised ...
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The Beauregard Keyes House
The Beauregard Keyes House in the French Quarter has seen it all. The residential home turned museum has withstood the test of time, seeing everything from Confederate generals, to bloody mafia hits, and even serving as the relaxing residence of a re ...
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The Hermann Grima House
Most haunted houses can be quite daunting, as most tend to perceive ghosts as rather unwelcoming, if not outright hostile. Though, there are some exceptions to the rule. The Hermann-Grima House's ghosts are said to be the friendliest ghosts in New Or ...
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The Hotel Monteleone
When Antonio Monteleone came to America from Sicily at the turn of the century, little did he know that he would end up building one of the most unique hotels in the world. The Hotel Monteleone is a beautiful Beaux-Arts style hotel in the French Quar ...
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The Old Absinthe House
The Old Absinthe House on Bourbon Street is a New Orleans icon. The absinthe they serve is the real thing too, not some cheap imitation. Among the oldest bars in New Orleans, the Old Absinthe Bar goes back to 1752, though it was out of commission for ...
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Storyville – The Ghosts of NOLA’s Vintage Red Light District
Storyville was the red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1897 to 1917. It was erected by municipal ordinance following the New Orleans City Council's new mandate to control and eventually tax teh world's oldest profession. The idea ...
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Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop – Phantom Pirates & Ghostly Contraband
A big thing you have to understand about the hearty lads and corsairs that used to love to Crack Jenny’s Teacup on every port is that some of that gangplank gangsters were bankrolled by the state. Back when lad, lass, lassie, and landlubber alike p ...
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