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Facade Forward: The Making of The Mortuary

October 12, 2026 No Comments

How local entrepreneur Jeff Borne transformed a 150-year-old building into one of New Orleans’ signature haunted attractions while preserving its historic integrity. Every year when a crisp, cool scent begins wafting through the humid, late summer air, The Mortuary Haunted Mansion – which lurks at the edge of a vast […]

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Though she was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kim Ranjbar took her passion for the written word and dragged it over 2000 miles to flourish in the city she loves. For well over a decade, she's been eating, photographing and writing about food (and more!) in New Orleans, her work appearing in local publications such as French Quarter Journal, Where Y'at Magazine, New Orleans Living Magazine, NewOrleans.com and Louisiana Kitchen & Culture.

After over 20 years as a transplant — surviving hurricanes, levee failures, oil spills, boil water advisories and hipster invasions — Kim hopes to eventually earn the status of local and be welcomed into the fold.

Feel free to contact her at kimranjbar@gmail.com

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