Bryan Bat — Louellen Berger’s Skeleton House
Halloween figure in Louellen Berger’s Skeleton House display · 6000 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, USA
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, taken 27 October 2013, the same photo as in the Street Art Utopia post. Full photograph shown.
A skeleton with spread, gauzy wings hangs on an iron fence beneath a sign reading “Bryan Bat” at New Orleans’ Skeleton House, the pun-filled Halloween display on St. Charles Avenue. Infrogmation / Wikimedia Commons, 27 Oct 2013 Checked The display is Louellen Berger’s: she started its “skeleton family” in 2002, and a local guide lists Bryan Bat in the 2026 lineup. Tulane News, 29 Oct 2021 · Tulane News, 17 Oct 2014 · New Orleans Mom, 30 Sep 2026 Checked
4 things to know
- A name on the fenceInfrogmation’s photograph records the winged skeleton and its Bryan Bat sign on the fence on 27 October 2013, on St. Charles Avenue up from State Street. Behind it stand Bon-o, Bone-y Raitt, Bone Jovi and a Grateful Dead skeleton, the rock ’n’ roll group Tulane News described in Berger’s yard the next year. Infrogmation / Wikimedia Commons, 27 Oct 2013 · Tulane News, 17 Oct 2014 Checked
- Part of a family that began in 2002Louellen Berger created her first Halloween skeleton, Lazy Bones, in 2002, and the cast at 6000 St. Charles Avenue has kept growing; 2020 was the one year the “skeleton crew” took off. Tulane News, 29 Oct 2021 · Tulane News, 17 Oct 2014 Checked
- Every figure is a punBerger gives each skeleton a punning name, such as TromBONE Shorty or Scary Garcia, and many years’ figures poke fun at trending news and pop culture. Bryan Bat follows the same pattern. Tulane News, 17 Oct 2014 · FOX 8, 20 Oct 2022 Checked
- Back in 2026A guide dated 30 September 2026 lists Bryan Bat among that year’s Skeleton House stars. It does not show whether the 2026 figure is the same physical prop as in 2013. New Orleans Mom, 30 Sep 2026 Reported
Where it is
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- The Skeleton House, 6000 St. Charles Avenue, Uptown New Orleans; the 2013 photo was taken on St. Charles Avenue up from State Street. Tulane News, 29 Oct 2021 · Infrogmation / Wikimedia Commons, 27 Oct 2013 Checked
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- Seasonal: the display typically goes up at the beginning of October and stays through Halloween. FOX 8, 20 Oct 2022 Reported
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- Seen from the sidewalk: the figure hung on the front fence, with the rest of the cast on the lawn behind. Infrogmation / Wikimedia Commons, 27 Oct 2013 Checked
Sightings
- 201327 Oct
Photographed by Infrogmation
- 202630 Sep
Listed in the 2026 lineup
Every stamp links to its source. The green stamp is a dated photograph of Bryan Bat on the fence (27 October 2013). The amber stamp is a local guide that lists Bryan Bat in the 2026 Skeleton House lineup; it is a listing, not a dated photo of the figure.
On the record
Must-See Halloween Decorations In and Around NOLA
“This year’s lineup is full of bone-afide stars, from Dolly De-Parton’d, Bryan Bat, and a SKELebration of the Knicks.”
You know it’s almost Halloween when…
“Louellen Berger created her first Halloween skeleton Lazy Bones in 2002 and the number continues to grow!”
New Orleans ‘Skeleton House’ celebrates 20 years of funny bones on St. Charles Avenue
“Berger’s Skeleton House, located at 6000 St. Charles Avenue, typically goes up at the beginning of October and remains up for display through Halloween.”
The facts
- Title
- Bryan Bat, the name on the figure’s sign. Infrogmation / Wikimedia Commons, 27 Oct 2013 · New Orleans Mom, 30 Sep 2026 Checked
- Display
- Louellen Berger’s Skeleton House, the Halloween display at her home at 6000 St. Charles Avenue. Tulane News, 29 Oct 2021 · Tulane News, 17 Oct 2014 · New Orleans Mom, 30 Sep 2026 Checked
- Maker
- Louellen Berger. Tulane News reported in 2014 that she makes all the skeletons herself and comes up with most of the ideas; no source speaks about Bryan Bat specifically. Tulane News, 17 Oct 2014 Reported
- Year
- Unknown. The figure is in place in the 27 October 2013 photograph, which shows presence, not a debut date. Infrogmation / Wikimedia Commons, 27 Oct 2013 Unconfirmed
- Place
- 6000 St. Charles Avenue, Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Tulane News, 29 Oct 2021 · FOX 8, 20 Oct 2022 Checked
- Medium
- A skeleton figure with gauze bat wings and a printed name sign, hung on an iron fence. Infrogmation / Wikimedia Commons, 27 Oct 2013 Checked
- Status
- Seen in the 27 October 2013 photograph; listed again in the 2026 lineup, without a dated photo of the figure. Infrogmation / Wikimedia Commons, 27 Oct 2013 · New Orleans Mom, 30 Sep 2026 Reported
- Our photo
- Infrogmation of New Orleans, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, taken 27 October 2013. Infrogmation / Wikimedia Commons, 27 Oct 2013 Checked
Related
- The Halloween Skeletons Are Busy (8 Photos): the SAU collection with Bryan Bat on the Skeleton House fence
All sources (6)
Press
- Tulane News: “Dem bones gonna make ya smile”, Sally Asher, 17 October 2014. Louellen Berger’s “skeleton family”, begun with Lazy Bones, and the punning names of the figures.
- Tulane News: “You know it’s almost Halloween when…”, Jill Dorje, 29 October 2021. The Skeleton House at 6000 St. Charles Ave., the first skeleton in 2002 and the year off in 2020.
- FOX 8: “New Orleans ‘Skeleton House’ celebrates 20 years of funny bones on St. Charles Avenue”, 20 October 2022. Twenty years of the display, its topical puns and its season from early October through Halloween.
- New Orleans Mom: “Must-See Halloween Decorations In and Around NOLA”, 30 September 2026. Lists Bryan Bat in the 2026 Skeleton House lineup.
Photos
- Wikimedia Commons: “StCharles Halloween Skeleton Bryan Bat.jpg”, Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.0, 27 October 2013. Our photo.
Street Art Utopia
- Street Art Utopia: “The Halloween Skeletons Are Busy (8 Photos)”, 20 October 2026. The SAU post with this figure.
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