In the United State's South, plantation homes and properties are major attractions for both tourists and history buffs, and these plantations also serve as significant historical sites. Louisiana is ...
Did Evelyn Duval, the wife of a Louisiana plantation owner, elope with a runaway slave in 1847? No, that's not true: This story is full of precise details, which lend an air of authenticity - but the ...
In 2014 the Whitney Plantation opened its doors to the public as the only plantation museum in Louisiana with a focus on ...
Yes, Spirit. I’ll go …” recently arrived at the Whitney Plantation in Wallace. Created by Leia Lewis, an educator, artist and ...
Whilst the 300-mile road trip can be done in a week, a fortnight or more best suits the southern laidback spirit to truly ...
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, archbishop of Washington, will celebrate a Nov. 15 Mass at 4:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic ...
Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about a special event this Veterans Day to honor enslaved men who fought in the army ...
As a child growing up in South Louisiana, plantation home tours comprised family outings and school field trips. The tours were romanticized narratives of the Antebellum South, with visions of ...
Smith is surrounded by opulence and markers of white heritage like chandeliers, gilded frames, ancient oaks and botanical ...