A life-long New Orleanian, Sharon Keating is a lawyer by profession. She is also a student of the colorful history, unique customs, and varied architecture of New Orleans. She has served as a licensed tour guide for the City of New Orleans and has volunteered for several tourist information organizations. Sharon is the author of New Orleans in Photographs, and New Orleans Then and Now, and was a contributor to the website New Orleans for Visitors. Sharon has had many years of experience hosting numerous galas and fundraisers in her 150-year-old haunted home, along with Cornelia, the party-loving ghost. She is very familiar with both liquid and otherworldly spirits.