New Orleans can't wait for Mardis Gras so with any excuse for a party they give Halloween the Big Easy treatment.
October 29 - 31 sees the BourboCam Live's Annual Costume Contest on Bourbon Street; if you are not able to be there in person, you can catch the action live from Bourbon Street, where a
webcam records the virtual party! Its interactive, in that party hosts relay email messages from viewers around the world.
NOLA.com : Haunted New Orleans publishes a list of Halloween events planned in New Orleans for October.