LALAURIE MANSION

When Delphine Lalaurie married for the third time in 1832, she and her husband moved into this brand new house. Coming from the Creole upper middle class, the couple was appreciated for its social events. One day, a slave was killed when she fell from a balcony, which fueled the rumor that^Mrs. Lalaurie mistreated her slaves. The code in force protected slaves and threatened masters with imprisonment if they mistreated them. The authorities searched the Lalaurie's house, but nothing unusual was found. In 1834, a fire broke out in the house, and the neighbors, while helping the Lalauries to save their furniture, discovered seven slaves chained and bearing signs of abuse in a small room without light. An outraged crowd gathered in front of the house, but the couple managed to escape, perhaps to Europe. Since then, the house is said to be haunted by the screams of the slaves who were tortured there. In fact, locals rarely refer to the house as Lalaurie Mansion, preferring the term "the haunted house". The American Horror Story series dealt with this place, but preferred to film it at the Hermann-Grima House. To discover Lalaurie Manor, the local company Ghost City Tours organizes haunted tours that are worth their weight in gold (the visit of the house is included in three separate tours, including The Bad Bitches of New Orleans Ghost Tour offered nightly at 8:30 p.m., reservations required).