New Orleans holds seven of Louisiana's ten most haunted places

With Halloween approaching, seven New Orleans places rank among Louisiana's ten most haunted in HauntBound's 2026 index, including Hotel Monteleone at #1. The index ranks 103 Louisiana sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

Hotel Monteleone ranks #1, and its seven separate published accounts are the most of any Louisiana site. Antonio Monteleone, a Sicilian immigrant cobbler, bought the 64-room hotel in 1886, and five generations of his family have run it since, once hosting Truman Capote. Guests report figures in early 20th-century clothing in the hallways, and a 2003 investigation identified a dozen presences there.

Beauregard-Keyes House ranks #4. Joseph LeCarpentier built the mansion in 1826; Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard later rented it, and novelist Frances Parkinson Keyes restored it. Seven separate published accounts describe activity there, the earliest dated to 2010. Lore says Beauregard's apparition paces the parlors; retellings add his wife Caroline, though she died in 1864, before his rental began.

Also in the top ten: the Andrew Jackson Hotel (#5), Arnaud's Restaurant (#7), St. Louis Cathedral (#8), Hotel Villa Convento (#9) and Dauphine Orleans Hotel (#10).

Outside New Orleans, Hotel Bentley ranks highest, at #2.

"We rank by evidence, not legend: independent published accounts, documented history, and how far back the reports go. We don't claim ghosts are real, or that they aren't. We document where the reports concentrate, and we show our work," said Ben Fineman, editor of HauntBound. The ranking shows each site's documented record.

Visiting:Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., is a hotel.Beauregard-Keyes House, 1113 Chartres St., is a museum.The Andrew Jackson Hotel, 919 Royal St., is adults-only.Arnaud's Restaurant, 813 Bienville St., serves dinner and brunch.St. Louis Cathedral, 615 Pere Antoine Alley, is free.Hotel Villa Convento, 616 Ursulines Ave., is closed for renovation until October 2026.Dauphine Orleans Hotel, 415 Dauphine St., has a public bar.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/louisiana/The fact sheet, with New Orleans numbers and cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/louisiana/Photo: Hotel Monteleone, Beauregard-Keyes House and St. Louis Cathedral, on the fact sheet.Venue contact: hotelmonteleone.com and bkhouse.org (Beauregard-Keyes House)A short version follows.

HauntBound (hauntbound.com) is a family-friendly field guide to more than 6,000 documented haunted and historic places across the United States, ranked by published evidence rather than legend. No venue pays to be listed or ranked.

Media contact: Ben Fineman, Editor, HauntBound, editor@hauntbound.com

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