Haunted Places in Louisiana

Louisiana is very much paranormal capitol of the world. From New Orleans to Baton Rouge, St. Francisville, Vacherie, Alexandria, Shreveport, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Chalmette, Gibsland, and more! We're looking at the most haunted places in Louisiana! Watch out for haunted locations around the Louisiana state.. haunted hotels, plantations, mansions, battlefields, and more!

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is burial site of voodoo queen Marie Laveau & other historical notables. Built in 1789, this cemetery house 100,000 of the city’s dead. Today many of them are believed to still walk the cemetery’s grounds.
[425 Basin St, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States]

Myrtles Plantation, St. Francisville

Built in 1796 by General David Bradford, it is touted as "one of America's most haunted homes." Ghosts of slave Chloe and former residents are photographed and reported to haunt the Myrtles Plantation.
[7747 US-61, St Francisville, LA 70775, United States]

LaLaurie Mansion, New Orleans

LaLaurie Mansion, 1800s neoclassical building, was once the home of the prestigious Madame Lalaurie and her family. It is said, Mrs. Lalaurie was extremely cruel and inhumane to her slaves, chaining them up to walls and performing unnecessary surgical procedures on them. People claim that the LaLaurie Mansion is cursed and haunted by slaves.
[ 1138 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70116, United States]

Oak Alley Plantation, Vacherie

Oak Alley Plantation is one of the most photographed plantations on River Road outside of New Orleans. Staff have seen a ghostly shadow and heard the distinct sounds of an invisible horse and carriage coming up the alley.
[3645 LA-18, Vacherie, LA 70090, United States]

Louisiana's Old State Capitol, Baton Rouge

The Old Louisiana State Capitol, known as the State House, is a historic government building and now a museum. It has the aura of lurking spirits in unrest. The resident ghosts are Sarah Morgan and Pierre Couvillion, a congressman during the mid 1800s.

Bentley Hotel, Alexandria

Bentley Hotel opened in 1908 and served as elegant lodging. Today ghosts of Joseph Bentley (who built the hotel), a young girl who fell to her death down the elevator shaft, man that died from a fall off the grand staircase and few others are said to haunt this place.
[200 Desoto St, Alexandria, LA 71301, United States]

Pat O’Brien’s, New Orleans

Women’s restroom upstairs and the piano bar are said to be the two most haunted areas in Pat O’Brien’s bar. Staff reports instances of phantom footsteps, sound of piano keys, chairs and tables curiously moved around and objects disappear & reappear without explanation.
[718 St Peter, New Orleans, LA 70116, United States]

Calcasieu Courthouse, Lake Charles

The beautiful and charming Louisiana woman Toni Jo was tried, convicted of murder, and sentenced to death in 1942. The courthouse employees say they have heard the whispering of a woman’s voice, footsteps roaming the hallways, and even some terrifying high-pitched screams.

Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport

Ghosts of Elvis Presley, young girl in a blue dress and a man who loves to play with women’s hair were spotted at Shreveport Municipal Auditorium. Staff and visitors have reported seeing the door above the foyer open and close on its own.
[705 Grand Ave, Shreveport, LA 71101, United States]

Arnaud's Restaurant, New Orleans

Arnaud's Restaurant is most haunted eateries in the nation. Guests have reported seeing ghosts of Count Arnaud dressed in his black tuxedo, woman in a hat and well-dressed ghostly gentlemen.
[813 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States]

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