They soon learned that she had been torturing hundreds of people and children in her mansion. Firefighters discovered chained and brutally tortured slaves in a chamber in the home. However, when a fire swept through the house, her respectable reputation burned to a crisp. The highly influential, French-Creole Delphine LaLaurie was a well-respected member of society known to throw lavish parties. Mystery, intrigue and bone-chilling true crime stories have surrounded this home since the 1830s. Experience the paranormal activity at Arnaud's Restaurant. Aside from occasionally surprising waiters (and causing them to drop their trays), the spirits are friendly enough and simply add to the charm of this 100-year-old establishment. Another group of well-dressed ghostly gentlemen enjoys themselves at the bar after hours. Meanwhile, guests have reported seeing a woman in a hat casually stroll through the dining room only to disappear into a wall, apparently seeking to ascend the staircase that was once there before the wall was added. Count Arnaud, himself, appears in the main dining room dressed in his tuxedo, surveying the guests and smiling at the energetic atmosphere. The ghosts at this upscale restaurant are some of the classiest you’ll find. Note: Visitors to the cemetery must be accompanied by a licensed tour guide. Take a cemetery tour to get insider knowledge. Built in 1789 and situated close behind the French Quarter, the cemetery spans only a block but supposedly houses 100,000 of the city’s dead, many of whom are thought to still walk the cemetery’s grounds. Laveau is one of the many famous residents buried in-and said to haunt- New Orleans’ oldest cemetery. Hoards of followers have left offerings and marked three “X’s” on her crypt in hopes of having their wishes granted. 1 belongs to Voodoo priestess (or mambo) Marie Laveau. There is no question as to which tomb in the St.
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