The following is an edited excerpt from the first edition of Ghost Photography 101, by Fiona Broome. Orbs are probably the most popular evidence of ghosts and hauntings. Orbs are the easiest for beginners to capture in photos. They can be confused with dust, bugs, pollen, reflections and moisture… but not as often as you…
Category: US – Louisiana
Ghost hunting in Louisiana, especially New Orleans. Case studies and tips for ghost investigations.
New Orleans’s Ghosts after Katrina
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Highlights of my January 2006 research, right after Hurricane Katrina changed EVERYthing for NOLA ghost hunters.) Ghosts have always been at home in New Orleans’ French Quarter. However, since Hurricane Katrina in mid-2005, hauntings have increased dramatically, though the French Quarter was barely touched by Katrina. Despite the devastation…
New Orleans, LA, Ghosts – How Hurricane Katrina Changed Its Haunted Places
Were there more ghosts in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina? Here’s what I said when I investigated the French Quarter in January 2006. I’m not sure if NOLA’s ghost population increased, but evidence of ghosts certainly has. My trip to Louisiana in late January 2006 was different from what I’d expected. It wasn’t my only…
New Orleans, LA – Brennan’s Red Room Ghosts
Brennan’s Restaurant on Royal Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter is well respected as a world-class restaurant. “Breakfast at Brennan’s” has become a Louisiana tradition for visitors as well as locals who enjoy fabulous food in a relaxed but elegant setting. Upstairs at Brennan’s, the Red Room is famous for its ghosts. According to a…
New Orleans, LA – ‘Voodoo Queen’ Marie Laveau’s House?
These photos were taken during an April 2005 ghost tour of New Orleans’ French Quarter. This was a time when the Quarter seemed especially spiritually active, a few months before Hurricane Katrina changed everything. I can recall walking up to an artist just outside the cathedral, and telling her to be prepared to move on…
New Orleans, LA – Gov. Nicholls St. Ghosts
If you take a “ghost tour” of New Orleans’ French Quarter, pay attention to your innate psychic intuition, or your gut feeling. That’s what we did during an April 2005 visit to America’s most haunted city. I’d seen the infamous LaLaurie Mansion on Gov. Nicholls Street; my photos showed very…