10/31/2026
Where the eccentric is celebrated and the mysterious feels right at home. Happy Halloween from New Orleans.
Photo 1: A French Quarter skeleton in a gas lantern. Photo by KREWE Photographer, Sierra Long.
Photo 2: Donald Stout Jr. at the bottom of a window in 1972. Sourced by NOLA.com.
Photo 4: A parade for every season. Sourced by Krewe of Boo.
Photo 5: A very large handmade pumpkin from 1986. Sourced by NOLA.com
Photo 6: Léda Hinks Plauché Costume Collection from the 1930s.
Photo 7: Painted French Market pumpkins. Sourced by City Archives New Orleans.
Photo 8: An eerie St. Louis Cathedral in the fog. Photo by Valerie Esparza.