Unlike other Louisiana plantations clustered near the mighty Mississippi River, the Laura Plantation tour features stories about the generations of female entrepreneurs who took the ...

Increasingly, plantations are developing exhibits that show more about the slave experience. Joseph Dunn, leading a tour of the plantation, talks about the economics of slavery.

In mid-June, we enjoyed a three-day tour of historic plantations along Louisiana’s River Road. We didn’t tour all the plantations, for there are too many to visit during such a short trip ...

Explore the bayous and byways of southern Louisiana on a new four-day tour offered by Gondwana EcoTours. Guided activities include a swamp boat tour of the Lake Martin wildlife refuge, home to ...

Mary Plantation may lend itself nicely to tours, Creppel said. The home, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, is one of the oldest surviving structures in Plaquemines Parish.

Louisiana Plantation Is A BB With Genuine Charm BY MATTHEW HATHAWAY. Updated February 15, 2010 11:44 AM. NAPOLEONVILLE, La. ... breakfast and a tour of the house.

Along Louisiana's River Road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Laura Plantation's 200-year-old manor house — devastated by fire 29 months ago — has been rebuilt utilizing more than 35,000 ...

We didn’t tour all the plantations, for there are too many to visit during such a short trip. However, we did visit five of 10 plantations included in New Orleans Plantation Country. Each is ...