You're going to be here. Welcome to the new episode of American Hauntings, the podcast dedicated to the history,

hauntings, legends, and lore of America's past.

So is hosted and produced by Cody Beck and written and performed by Troy Taylor.

That's me.

And we are now in our fourth season, Haunted New Orleans.

If you're tuning into the podcast for the first time,

we suggest you start listening

to the Haunted New Orleans season with episode 53,

which is where this season begins

and when we set the stage for the many dark tales ahead.

In each episode of the season we'll be revealing the history, mystery, spirits,

scandals, and sins of New Orleans, a city we believe is the most haunted in America. So fluff up the pillows,

turn down the bed, but don't bother double checking the lock on the door because

the ghosts are already in the room with you. New Orleans is a city that is known for being out of the ordinary.

People come to New Orleans in search of the unusual, which includes the unique history,

often bizarre customs, local cuisine, famous drinks, and the

unusual inns and hotels.

Sure, you can stay in a French quarter version of a chain hotel

and feel like you've stopped off at some anonymous exit

along the interstate in Kansas, or you could even

stay in some fancy high-rise hotel across Canal in the old American Quarter, but why would you?

There are dozens and dozens of old historic hotels, inns and mansions that have been turned into bed and

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