Whitney tells the story of the enslaved people who lived and worked there. It also includes the history of the early owners, the Haydel family.

Laura is a French Creole plantation tour that has true, first-hand personal stories discovered in archives in the U.S. and France. It details the lives of 4 generations of Louisiana Créole women, children both free and enslaved people, who lived and worked on this 1805 sugar plantation. A 75-minute, fully guided experience led by knowledgeable, passionate interpreters. It also includes the Big House, gardens and original 1840s slave cabins, inhabited by descendants of enslaved West-Africans until 1977. Behind the scenes curated group visits of the new exhibit From the Big House to the Quarters: Slavery on Laura Plantation delve into the subjects of slavery research and women in Créole Louisiana.

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. Joseph Plantation was a wedding gift from her father Valcour, who was one of the wealthiest men of his time.

• Admission Ticket Included

This historic site is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history its inhabitants left behind. With an emphasis on its time as a working sugarcane plantation and view the
iconic Allee of Oak Trees.

• Admission Ticket Included

To close out the day, you will take a 45-minute ride back to the city on the Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge overlooking Lake Pontchartrain before heading back to your hotel.

• Admission Ticket Free