Claire Adams hangs 20 decorative pumpkins on her front porch in New Orleans, each carved with its own personality, from spooky scowls and frow…

Claire Adams hangs 20 decorative pumpkins on her front porch in New Orleans, each carved with its own personality, from spooky scowls and frow…

Claire Adams hangs 20 decorative pumpkins on her front porch in New Orleans, assembling a Halloween gallery of grins, grimaces and spooky star…

Claire Adams hangs 20 decorative pumpkins on her front porch in New Orleans, assembling a Halloween gallery of grins, grimaces and spooky star…

Jacqueline Plewniak and her pumpkin displays around Metairie on Friday, September 25, 2026. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

Jacqueline Plewniak and her pumpkin displays around Metairie on Friday, September 25, 2026. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)

Jacqueline Plewniak and her pumpkin displays around Metairie on Friday, September 25, 2026. (STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER)