Gretna, LA

Louisiana · St. Charles Parish · New Orleans-Metairie Metro

Gretna is a small city in Louisiana with a population of 17,468. Residents earn $46,045 per year, which is 39% below the national average.

2.7 /5.0

C+ Fair

17,468 Population 4,324/sq mi density

$46,045 Median Income $29,250 per capita

$242,600 Home Value $237,862 Zillow

$1,017 Median Rent 51.0% income on rent

70°F Avg Temperature 317 sunny days/yr

671 Violent Crime/100K 4,044 property/100K

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Overall

2.7 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

C+

Economy

2.9 / 5.0

$46,045 median income, 4.0% unemployment

B+

Affordability

3.7 / 5.0

$242,600 home value, $1,017/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

671 violent crimes/100K (77% above avg)

Education

3.1 / 5.0

26.0% bachelor's degree or higher

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Haunted Places Near Gretna, LA

22 reported haunted locations found near Gretna, LA.

Name	Description
Beauregard House	The Beauregard-Keyes house is known to be haunted more by Paul Munni, who was a world-class chess master, who went insane. As a matter of fact, Charles Dickenson said that Thomas Jefferson, and Paul Munni were the only two geniuses that America ever produced. In a fit of mania, Munni ran, in the nude, down Ursaline with an axe, looking to kill anyone unfortunate enough to cross his path. When not playing chess, he liked to play the piano. It is the piano, and his screaming that can be heard a...
Bottom of the Cup Tea Room	A ghost called Julhunts the place. People see the back of her turn around the corner or feel her brush past them.
Bourbon Street	Apparitions of a mob beating each other up with curtain rods.
Hotel Provincial	Briefly turned into a hospital during the Civil War. Many soldiers died there, and of course, haunt the hotel, specifically, building number 5. A young girl on vacation with here family stepped out of the shower, and had to step over a bunch of "towels"...then she noticed they were bloodied bandages and sheets. A security guard stepped out of an elevator, only to have the room before him transformed into one of the hospital wards, full of wounded soldiers.
Lafitte Guest House (1003 Bourbon St.)	A mother and her two children died here in Room 21. The first daughter died from yellow fever. Years later, the other daughter hangs herself in the same room. The mother of the two children spends that rest of her life grieving over her loss. She later dies alone and heartbroken in the same room. It is only the mother's spirit guests and employees her crying from the room. People get the overwhelming feeling of grief and despair upon entering this room.
Lalaurie House	ghosts including a tall black figure, Madame Lalaurie, and other spirits haunt this place.
Lamothe Hotel	A witnesses once stayed in a room in the cottage off the house. Almost immediately after shutting off the light to settle into bed, a woman emerged from the closet area and drifted up to the his bed. After minutes of telling her to "go away" she finally slowly vanished. He stayed up until sunrise because he was so upset.
Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre	In the courtyard a young bride, on the day of her wedding day, Jumped from a side of the building overlooking the courtyard. Some (including myself) have seen her standing at the place where she jumped. Also there have been experienced cold spots in the courtyard, and in the fountain (at night) you can kind of see the reflection of the girl standing where she fell. Another one is on the second story in the theatre. People have recounted stories when they went to get in their seats but an old ...
Le Richelieu Hotel (1234 Chartres St.)	this site at one time was used as an execution ground. In 1802, when France took back Louisiana from Spain, several Spanish soldiers were shot for treason on this site. The ghosts of some of these Spanish soldiers have been reports to walk the grounds of this hotel.
Myrtle Inn Plantation	A slave poisoned her owners wife and two children to make them sick and nurse them back to health she would not be sent to the fields. She over dosed the poison and the three were dead she confessed and was hung by a mob and there spirits are seen in various places. The judge’s wife is seen in the staircase. The children in the rooms and the front lawn seen playing. The Slave has been seen around the house and the owners claim to have picture of the slave ghost. There is also a strange hand...
Pirates Alley	The ghost of the famous pirate Jean Lafitte is sometimes seen around 3:00 a.m. walking up and down the alley named after him.
Pontchartrain Hotel	On a visit to New Orleans we stayed in the Pontchartrain Hotel in the Garden District. Cold spots have been felt, and the elevators stops at different floors all on its own.
Prince Conti Hotel	The Bombay Room inside the (830 Conti St.) - the ghost of a Storyville Madame haunts the bar area and kitchen area here. She has been seen at booth number three in the bar. She has walked in and out of the bar area. Unexplained occurrences have taken place in the kitchen. A dishwasher will turn itself on/off, sometimes not even going on when it's supposed to.
St. Louis Cathedral	Occasionally on early morning rain storms, the spirit of Pere Dagobert can be heard singing the "Kyrie". The voice travels from St. Lois Cathedral to St. Louis Cemetery #1. The procession was from a funeral mass He conducted in 1769 for a group of townspeople who led a rebellion against the Spanish occupation. They were executed for insurrection against the crown and their bodies were left to rot in Jackson Square as an example. Pere held a mass for them and had them buried to the delight of ...
The Andrew Jackson Hotel (919 Royal St.)	This old "adults only" hotel was once the former site of an all-boys boarding school that was completely destroyed during the infamous New Orleans fire of the 1700's. Five boys died in this fire. Guests have reported hearing the boys laughing and playing outside in the courtyard of this hotel. Others have reported seeing an apparition of a General resembling Andrew Jackson.
The Bourbon Orleans Hotel 717 Orleans Ave (Located in the Vieux Carre')	Confederate Soldiers have been seen walking down halls cold spots in the ballroom. There is guestroom that people hear a little girl crying, when employees go in there is nobody there. Then of course there is basic stuff, Hotel guests that feel a presence at the end of their beds, upon turning on lights the sheets are rumpled as if someone were just sitting there.
The Castle Inn	Its a fantastic Bed and Breakfast in the Garden District or New Orleans. It has a couple ghosts; a black man who burned in the wood shed that "smokes," and a little girl who just wants to play. It is a fantastic Bed and Breakfast, and you can request the most haunted of the rooms. (Mostly on the 3rd. floor).
The Fairview Hotel	In the old section of the Hotel there are ghosts wandering about. I have a picture of ghosts in the room that my daughter took when staying there, on the 11th floor, in July, 2001.
The French Quarter	French Quarter-this is haunted for vampire hauntings by some people in the French quarter at night in this one ally where he killed all of his victims. When the cops found them there was no blood left in there bodies. He comes after female victims of all hours of the night. He has long, curly, brown hair. With 1800's clothing style so beware and attempt with caution.
The Morgue bar and lounge	The building which currently houses The Morgue bar and lounge, 626 St. Phillip Street, was built in 1849. It was originally used as the city's first integrated mortuary, particularly during the huge Yellow Fever epidemic of 1853. Ten thousand people perished in New Orleans that year alone. Though paranormal activity has been recorded in the main bar area, the most well known haunting here is of the mortician's daughter. She used to steal jewelry from the dead.... and still 'borrows' items fro...
The Super Dome	During Hurricane Katrina, numerous people were killed in the Superdome. There were two suicides, people were raped and murdered, and others died from natural causes. Apparitions roam around during games and at night or through the day.
Vieux Carre	Place D'Armes Hotel - Guests have been awakened in the middle of the night by a knock at the door. Upon answering the knock they find a small girl in old fashioned nightclothes asking if they have seen her grandmother. She then fades away.

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