In New Orleans, truth is stranger than fiction.

A different side of New Orleans.

Red Sash Tours offers an authentic and captivating look at New Orleans' fascinating history and culture. Owner and operator Sally Asher is an award-winning writer, author of multiple books, and in-demand lecturer. Her thoughtful and carefully curated tours prove that truth is always stranger than fiction, especially in New Orleans.

  • St. Louis #3: Angels & Architecture

    It’s been written that this cemetery has so many angels that one can “almost hear the beat of their wings.” Twice the size of St. Louis #1 and #2 combined, St. Louis #3 is the final resting place of many notables, including the famed architect whose ship went down in a hurricane with over a hundred prostitutes and circus performers, the secret photographer of Storyville, the city’s red light district, the Poet Priest, the Angel of the Delta, and some legendary chefs who collectively advanced the Civil Rights movement, restored horse racing in New Orleans, and (for better or worse) introduced the turducken to the United States.

  • Greenwood: Iron Will

    Home to the largest assemblage of iron tombs in the city, Greenwood is filled with unique monuments and funerary symbols as well as local and national celebrities, such as a Pulitzer-prize winning writer, the roller-skating duck lady, the man who spiced up New Orleans, and the burlesque dancer whose claim to fame was dancing with seven boa constrictors at once (and occasionally an iguana).

  • Metarie Cemetery: Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.