Laura Plantation Tour: Explore Creole History
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Discover the captivating history of Laura Plantation, a Louisiana Creole sugar plantation. Explore the lives of the family and enslaved individuals who shaped this iconic estate.

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Laura Plantation: Louisiana’s Creole Heritage Site - Take a guided tour offered daily in English and French.
    Your tour includes the Maison Principale, gardens, and original 1840s slave cabins. Hear stories of four generations of one Louisiana Creole family, free and enslaved.
What's Included
  • Local guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Step past the legends of the Southern United States and delve into the intricate and personal ties among four generations of a single Louisiana Creole family, some of whom were free, others enslaved at Laura: A Creole Plantation. This significant sugar plantation, located on the shores of the Mississippi River and only an hour’s distance from New…

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Location
Laura Plantation: Louisiana's Créole Heritage Site
Louisiana 18
YOU must drive yourself to the plantation. Ticket does not include transportation to/from the plantation. Do not take taxis, Uber or Lyft. If you take one of these services you will not find one to take you back to city. Plantation is located in a rural area.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Christopher
Oct 9, 2024
Insight into relations between owners and slaves on a sugar cane plantation - This was such a rich and powerful experience. Pam, our guide, took us expertly through the history of four generations of owners and slaves during the nineteenth century. Her story-telling skills were so compelling as she explored the complex relationships between owners and slaves and considered the aftershocks that continue to impact on our society today. Don’t expect to spend hours examining the exquisite second empire furniture; do expect to feel confused and outraged by the juxtaposition of owner and slave lives and think about the healing that still needs to take place.
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Nicolevb2578zh
Oct 9, 2024
Great exprience! - We had Laura as our tour guide (how fitting!) and she was such a joy to meet and learn from! She's an amazing storyteller and it truly felt like we were getting the insider story from an expert on the subject. She showed us the good, the bad, and the ugly while answering any questions we had. The way Laura told us the history of this plantation made us feel like we were watching a soap opera! We were never bored and on our toes the whole time. She also handled the more gruesome parts of the plantation's history with grace and appropriate solemnity. The house is beautiful and it was refreshing to see such a colorful Creole house while learning about Creole culture. Very informative tour with a very fun, knowledgable, and sweet guide!
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Melb13151304
Oct 4, 2024
Visit Plantation Laura October 2024 - Excellent guided tour in French commented by Joseph. The story of the plantation is very interesting and told from the point of view of both the owners and the slaves.
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Jean-yves321
Sep 28, 2024
A highly recommendable visit - The tour in French, piloted by Joseph, creole smiling and super documented, teaches us a lot about the daily history of Louisiana and the slaves-a cruelty without name from all these good Christians!!! The places are very nice to visit...
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K2439tgsuzannep
Sep 27, 2024
Great pit stop - Our guide Pam is such a gifted story teller/tour guide. We learned about the work of the plantation, the family who ran it, the people who worked for them and how their lives intertwined.
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Yansolo59
Sep 27, 2024
Must-see Laura Plantation - Very nice visit and moving of this Creole plantation. Amélie and her incredible French (and this little accent so pretty) takes us into the history of the Duparc-Locoul family. Nothing is hidden from the terrible stories of slavery. Really nice and unmissable.
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Carolynwhitecourt
Sep 26, 2024
History - Our tour guide was very informative and friendly. All our questions got answered. It was a good tour. We recommend this plantation tour.
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Derek_h
Sep 23, 2024
Slavery is still a thing today. - The contrast between the lives of the owners and slaves was excellently explained. And how the unfairness continues today.
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Maetzchen
Sep 21, 2024
Small plantation with exciting history - With Kyla. A very educated creolin. A lot of detailed information is given about the history of the plantation owners, the house and the history of the slaves on the plantation. She could answer all the questions and it was truly very exciting. A perfect English without dialect, very easy to understand even for non-Amis. Highly recommended!!!
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815beni
Sep 21, 2024
Must see when visiting New Orleans - This tour was amazing. Caroline did such a good job at telling the history and story of the plantation, good and bad. If you really want to get a real picture of what life on the plantation was like from all perspectives, I highly recommend the Laura plantation! We booked the first tour at 10:00 a.m. so that it wasn't as hot as it would be later in the day. And it's not wheelchair or stroller accessible since we have to climb up and down stairs into the house.
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