
Soon, the son of grieving parents makes his presence known. Everyone sits around a round table, holds hands, and invites the spirits to make themselves known. There’s nothing extraordinary about the séance. In that mix is famed YouTube debunker Andy (Miranda Skerman), who wishes her experience at Nate’s séance would make great podcast material. Joined in the circle are about a half-dozen clients hoping to come face-to-face with someone from their past. Īs the film opens, Nate (Michael Minto) conducts a séance in his home. A skeptic steps into the dangerous world of ghosts and spirits in director Christopher James Cramer’s comedy/horror, The Séance. Sadly, there are billions of dollars for those who claim they can actually “reach out” to them.

However, there are millions of reasons why ordinary people want to reach out to their loved ones who have passed on. Other possibilities include previous patrons and owners of the property during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s or that it’s Jourdan trying to get across to the other side or desperately trying to communicate with mortals he considers to be his family.I’ve never been one to believe in ghosts, apparitions, or the spirit world (which is ironic for anyone who knows me). Perhaps some servants stayed behind to take care of him and go downstairs to throw glasses to release some angst. Three times since March of 2001, glasses have flown from behind the bar 12 feet across to the brick wall and shattered. We also have a slightly mischievous ghost in our Courtyard Bar that roams the property.

Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan never left his true love and home in New Orleans he continues to reside here to this day.Īlthough Jourdan is considered to be our main resident, he’s not the only spirit amongst us. Patrons and employees of Muriel’s have also witnessed objects being moved around throughout the restaurant. Our Seance Lounges on the second floor are named as such because it is believed that this is where Jourdan spends the majority of his time. His ghost doesn’t appear in human form, but instead as a glimmer of sparkly light wandering around the lounge. Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan is still with us today in spiritual form on the same piece of property that is now Muriel’s. The shock of the loss was so intense that before having to vacate the premises and hand over his beloved treasure, he tragically committed suicide on the second floor in the same area where Muriel’s Seance Lounges are situated today. In 1814 he wagered his beloved home in a poker game and crushingly lost the one thing he treasured most in life.

Although Jourdan dearly adored his beautiful home, he was a man that could never quench his thirst for the thrill and excitement of gambling. Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan built his dream home, restoring it to the original grandeur for his family and himself. Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan purchased from Marigny. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo, the Presbytere, and a piece of property Mr. Among the new buildings in Jackson Square were the St. The Spanish replaced what was left of the wooden buildings with thick brick walled structures that included courtyards, arcades, and wrought iron balconies. During the tragedy, a portion of Pierre Phillipe de Marigny’s mansion was burnt.ĭuring the next decade, the city of New Orleans was in a rebuilding process, trying to recover from the fire that swept the French Quarter. On March 21, 1788, the Great New Orleans Fire started on Good Friday and burned 856 of the 1,100 structures in the French Quarter, including the city’s main church, original Cabildo, the municipal building, the army barracks, armory, and jail.
