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Getting lost in a haunted corn maze was one of the more terrifying experiences of my life. It was just me, my friends, scary dudes with chainsaws, and endless miles of corn rustling in the crisp Louisiana night. At one point, I seriously thought we’d be stuck there forever. I sat in a strobe-lit clearing, lost and overwhelmed, and accepted that this was my life now.
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During the middle of the 19th century, there was an outbreak of yellow fever. In New Orleans, the total number of dead bodies became so great that residents began opening up their houses to act as makeshift morgues. Allegedly, the deceased spirits that were housed in this particular morgue still haunt the halls. The mansion is two doors down from the Gallier House Museum and only a few minutes from another ghostly legend, Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop. It’s a frequent stop of many local walking tours focusing on the city’s haunted legends and mysterious past. Opened last year on the site of the former (and legendary) House of Shock, Nightmare is one of New Orleans’ newest haunted houses, and it's already proving itself.
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Ghost City Tours has been New Orleans' #1 Tour Company since 2014. The woman who became infamous as the 'Cruel Mistress of the Haunted House' was born Marie Delphine Macarty. She was born on March 19, 1787, to Louis Chevalier Barthelemy de Macarty and Marie Jeanne Lerable. One of our guides was lucky enough to experience something at the Haunted House on Royal Street.
After the Devastation: What Happened to Madame Delphine LaLaurie?
From our New Orleans Cemetery Tour to the 5-in-1 Ghost and Mystery Tour, every ghost tour we offer lasts about two hours and runs, rain or shine. Our ghost tour guides are always asked, whatever happened to Madame LaLaurie? After she left New Orleans, we know she went back to France. Her ship docked in Mobile before continuing the journey to Paris. (Does the arrogant Delphine seem the sort to hunt game?) Other stories report her returning to New Orleans, later in life, under an assumed name.
One king-size bed, two queen-size beds, and five single beds. The local town (none other than Salem) offers even creepier delights than the house itself. A very well-priced stay if you take advantage of the 12-guest allowance. A queen-size bed and two single beds across two bedrooms (rooms in a house shared with host). This historical home is surrounded by beautiful gardens which were once a Civil War field during the Battle of Gettysburg – great for exploring.Budget range?
Haunted Restaurants & Bars
The hotel’s legendary Carousel Bar is allegedly a favorite spot for ghosts to appear and quickly disappear—if you have enough cocktails, you’re likely to spot something unexplainable as well. French QuarterThe ghosts at the Andrew Jackson Hotel are said to be some of the most engaging spirits found in the city. According to legend, back during the building’s days as a boys’ boarding school, five students died in a fire and have spent their afterlives playing and causing mischief ever since.
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In truth, we may never know what exactly happened within the walls of The LaLaurie House. People were so enraged, that they gathered to ransack and burn the mansion, while Madame LaLaurie and her husband fled to Paris. It’s thought that Madame LaLaurie died in Paris, but her body was secretly returned to New Orleans and currently rests at St. Louis Cemetery, but this hasn’t been proven. It’s the story of what went on within the walls of the LaLaurie House that gives it its chilling reputation. In 1832, Madame Delphine MacCarthy Lalaurie and her third husband, Dr. Leonard Louis Nicolas LaLaurie, moved into the mansion.
There’s even a séance room that guests can visit that honors Jourdan’s spirit. THE MORTUARY is an icon of old New Orleans at the very dead end of world-famous Canal Street. Less than 3 miles from the enchanting French Quarter on the cemetery streetcar line, this magnificent mansion was originally built in 1872 and operated for about 80 years as an actual MORTUARY. People who come to relax and knock back a few at Jimani Bar are said sometimes to feel or hear the presence of those that lost their lives in the fire. Patrons to the Jimani Bar claim the spirits send a message that they do not want to be forgotten.
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Katrice was an absolute professional when dealing with less than ideal participants and the general rowdy public. She was engaging, educational, and the highlight of our night. We loved hearing the history and the stories as we walked the quarter.
On June 11, 1800, Delphine Macarty married Don Ramon de Lopez y Angullo, a Caballero de la Royal de Carlos (a high ranking Spanish officer) at the St. Louis Cathedral. The accounts differ on what occurred on the journey, but what we do know is that Don Ramon died in Havana en route to Madrid. The tour guide paused, simply because she hadn't gotten to the part of the story about the little girl at all. But these girls were young enough to be probably not aware of Madame Delphine and the devastating tragedy some decades earlier. Moreover, it was unlikely that the teachers themselves would tell six, seven, or eight-year-olds about the starvation and immoral torture of slaves some decades before. One must wonder if the young girls were playing pranks on each other, or if their claims that some phantom woman had scarred them was true.
Almost all of those stories didn't even show up until the 1940s. If they were true, surely they would have been mentioned in previous newspapers or other various accounts. It isn't outside the possibility that the townspeople found slaves in poor conditions inside the LaLaurie House. He warned her about the laws regarding the treatment of slaves.
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