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Home is where the haunt is: Meet the masterminds behind a few frighteningly first-rate front yard displays

It may be hard to tell with the Louisiana sun still beating down on us and the trees holding stubbornly onto their leaves, but fall is here, and with it come the ghosts and ghouls that will soon roam the streets this spooky season.

Though many people save their string lights and holiday decor for Christmastime, there are plenty who go all out for October’s festivities. On the following pages, we’re peeking into the front yards of three houses in Baton Rouge that really know how to bring the haunts with their Halloween displays.

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This Spanish Town yard is packed with vintage decorations and handmade creations for Halloween

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This article was originally published in the October 2026 issue of 225 Magazine.

Laura Allen
Laura Allen is a contributing writer at “225” and a junior at LSU. She is now the Editor-in-Chief of LSU’s student-run newspaper the Reveille, but she got her start as an entertainment reporter, covering anything from student organizations to local business owners. Her passion for highlighting the people and places that make Baton Rouge tick has carried over into all of her newswriting, and she hopes to pursue journalism after graduation.