Red Sash Tours

This tour was WAY better than I thought it would be. Only cemetery in New Orleans that locals use as a public park. Used to be a race track back in the day, and now a cemetery because someone bought it with pettiness after the civil war. I knew I wanted a tour of this place because I wanted to see Anne Rice's tomb (Ive read her Mayfair witches books), as well as all the millionaires plots. There was so much more though, such as "hotel row," the hunched over angel, as well as the guy that started Popeyes. Learned about the different things to look out for and what they mean in cemeteries such as an angel pointing up means "accention," the first three letters of the greek alphabet are on some tombs as well as alpha and omega which means the beginning and the end, and four angels that mean faith, hope, grace, and charity, as well as the difference between a 1, 2, 3 people plot and what they do with them after a year and how they all pile up below with just the bones (40 inches below). (You just need to take a tour to have them explain). Crematorium plots, land above ground so they aren't buried beneath (grass from Greece), and a bunch of millionaire and mosuleum plots. Even one that looks promiscuous. SO many stories which are all awesome! This is a MUST DO when in New Orleans!

Sally went out of her way to take us on a tour of the Metairie cemetary. She is an absolute wealth of knowlege, funny, a good story-teller and just a pleasure to be around. The cemetary had so many gorgeous tombs and we just had an extraordinary afternoon. I highly highly recommend booking with Sally instead of the tour companies. You'll be spending your time with someone who is passionate about what she does and literally is writing the book on this place!

Sally was an amazing tour guide and teacher! We toured the St. Louis Cemetery #3 and she was a true expert. I will definitely buy her book 'Stories from the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans.' She's articulate and passionate about her work and the tour was enjoyable and memorable.

I reached out to Sally to book a review for the Metairie Cemetery and she booked us for a trip with Glenn. He was absolutely AMAZING! First off, the communication was top notch- he messaged me the day before the tour with all the information and even moved our time around to account for some poor weather forecasts. The tour itself was super informative. We couldn't believe all of the amazing information Glenn was able to give us! We really loved the two hours we got to spend in this gorgeous cemetery. I'm going to be recommending Red Sash to everyone and the next time I'm in NOLA I'm definitely booking another tour! Thank you for the exquisite experience!