Seven Deadly Sins Tour

​Behind the elegance of Uptown New Orleans lies a history shaped by ambition, desire, rivalry, excess, power and neglect. The Seven Deadly Sins of Uptown uses Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Pride, Greed, Wrath and Sloth as a lens for exploring the people and forces that transformed this stretch of St. Charles Avenue. Along the way, guests encounter grand homes, hidden scandals, extravagant hospitality, a love affair that reached the Louisiana Supreme Court, international business intrigue, plantation wealth, sugar, slavery, rebellion, universities, an ambitious world’s fair, inherited fortunes and the consequences of neglect. This is not a traditional mansion tour. It is a journey through the layers of Uptown history, asking what people wanted, what they were willing to do to get it, and what happened after the money, power and property passed to the next generation. By the end, one final question remains: were the seven deadly sins only theirs, or are they ours as well?